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Sejiren

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  1. Oh wow you are busting out a lot of episodes lately.

    That's a horrible part of the game right there, the first time it put me and Aya together there I was actually frightened. I hope Amaria and Eclipse will be okay. Reborn does actually do a lot to even give the normal Meteor goons some personality, if them having names instead of just being called "Meteor Grunts" didn't give that away.

  2. Ah yes, Terra. My favorite character. I'm physically not able to read her dialogue before my brains enters emergency mode and skips it.

    Good thing you don't suck at assembling a team and/or leveling up like I did the first time around, that rainbow clown beat the hell out of me.

    And now there is another route coming up, good thing it steals a little less time than route 1, at least if your game doesn't bug out and automatically selects not saving the game everytime you try without you noticing...

  3. I like to feel like I am an actual part of the story, and customizing my in-game avatar is a big part of that. Of course, that doesn't mean I should be able to go on a murderous rampage. Following a certain plot, but from the perspecitve of someone that could be you, is perfectly acceptable, given some choice for the (presumably silent) protagonist. Especially Pokémon games have a lot of potential, since the main characters are always rather unconnected to the plot except for stumbling into it by pure chance, unlike other RPGs with the protagonist having their own personality and background. But I don't enjoy these games less, since a good game will be a good game.

    But, if the game does go for the immersive approach, fourth wall breaking is a really bad thing to do and works only in rare cases. Someone who is in control of the game world subtly being hinted at by some lunatic on the street (e.g. Secret of Evermore), or the player getting directly involved as part of the plot (e.g. Earthbound), or trying to teach an underlying lesson to the player (e.g. Live A Live (not actually a full break of the fourth wall, but the message extends to the player)) can do that if it is done well. Addressing the player suddenly and without any conceivable reason can really break the mood.

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