I heard about the prequel thing. But I guess being a mercenary doesn't give much in terms of pension. No choice but to join the fray again or so the story says.
But it's just how I like my action games: shiny, over the top, just carnage in your hands. I was put off it at first, but it grew on me.
...I will never get used to people asking me to continue a fic via review on another fic.
EDIT: Redesign of LingYin second shift