Review of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2

We are back to the war between technology and magic, a war with no end on the horizon, between the Empire and Sovereignty. In this season of Our Last Crusade, we are picking up straight from where we left off, with Iska and his group being on their vacation, and Alice's sister asking for a favor. This then flows into the rest of the season, building upon the world we were introduced to. As for the plot of the season, we are going further into the politics and conflicts in the two nations, which starts to involve more people and require larger scale actions to be taken.Through the season we see different angles for a lot of the plotlines, this is done both to make us the viewer question peoples actions, but also to shed light on the more complex parts of the plot. It also gives a great feeling of the world as a whole, since it is not just the main characters acting, but all the influential people as well. Though sometimes it feels slightly rushed, with it having a limited time to deliver the necessary plot details, which sometimes make it feel slightly off. But even with that is the plot overall still rather nice and is a good continuation from the previous season.

Character wise there is much focus still on the two main characters, Alice and Iska, with us getting to see their struggles and growth. Since we see both of them still having to face the struggles in front of them, both those long term and short term. This makes it clear that the characters evolve and have to work with who they really are. We also still see a fair amount of the side characters, with them having both larger and smaller roles, while still overall giving more life to the setting with their individuality. So the characters are very much like the previous season, with the old characters being much themselves, while still introducing new and promising characters.

Production value of the show is also very much the same as the previous season. With some things being done rather nicely, which is mostly the combat scene and the rest seeming to be at an average level at least. The biggest issue production wise is the lack of time, the season could really have used more screen time, which could have given them room for a better pacing. Because the rush that could be felt at points in the show, made it rather clear that something was cut, an explanation to an action, more overall details or just letting a moment sink in, this was something that really seemed needed and is the main thing that holds the season back.

Overall is it still a good season that continues the story that was told in the previous season. The only major issue seems to be that it could have been more with more time, but sadly wasn’t.