Structurally speaking, Giant Beasts of Ars episode 4 is similar to last week’s episode, but the execution is much more successful. The party is still hanging out in the village, meeting new people, adding folks to the crew, and fighting monsters, but each of these elements feels more fleshed out here than in episode 3.
First and foremost, I think Romana is a more interesting character than Meran. You could say that’s because I’m biased towards women who would rob me of all my worldly possessions and smirk while doing it – and you’d be right – but she does provide a bit of team friction in a playful way (the kind most RPG adventuring parties thrive off of) by getting under Jiro’s skin. Her playing naive and sandbagging a bit before cleaning up while gambling is not only a fun character moment, it leads…
