>>288764756
Because the story is more interesting that way

>>288764798
Eh. FSN always left me unsatisfied. Zero and Strange Fake have an actual battle royal/war which finally scratched the itch left by FSN.

>>288764837
Because the whole point of FSN is that the battle Royale is fake and gay and the conflict between servants is just a pretense for human sacrifice. The routes are told sequentially because they build on each other. The first route plays the war straight but arrives at a premature conclusion with many questions unanswered and problems unsolved. The second route begins pulling the curtain back and centers around a villain willing to bend and break the rules. Then the 3rd route allows the whole charade to collapse but in the process tells a more complete story with more closure.

Future fate works focus on the battle royale because that's what was popular with secondaries watching the DEEN anime but it was never the focus of FSN.

>>288764756
It's a way for Nasu to preserve dignity. Few characters lose legitimately in FSN, even when they are obviously weaker anyway.
>>288764837
FSN was a story about Shirou primarily. The grail war is just a pretext, which is why every sequential route breaks it down. It really starts from the moment Gilgamesh appears, but you know what I mean. It was a story about human ideals and how those reflected in the heroes.

Strange Fake and Zero were more focused on the war itself. Of course, they both still address the human-servant relationships and have themes of their own. (Zero is all about shattering hubris like a greek tragedy, while FSF plays on UBW's adage of a fake overcoming the original)

Notably, these are about the only truly successful Fate works. Because others like Apocrypha famously missed the point and went way too far into the servant battle side of things.

>>288765019
>Future fate works focus on the battle royale because that's what was popular with secondaries watching the DEEN anime but it was never the focus of FSN.

What do so many people misunderstand about FSN?

>>288765019
Based actually explainer
>>288764837
Everything by urobutcher is shallow garbage

>>288765235
They wanted the cool because they did not care for Shirou's charcter. I know I certainly didn't

>>288764756
There is not a single competent Master. Thats why .

>>288764756
Because the Servant Master Donne room actually matters.
I had a friend watch F/SF and he’s somewhat thrown off by how powerful everyone “suddenly” is.
Little does he know what’s to come in the eventual S2, lmao