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3 hours ago, kithas said:

Yeah, I think it would be more realistic in that case if he used his full team in that battle (being unbeatable except very specific builds probably).

On the subject of the MC being "a doormat" I think it is because it's the bare minimum for the players to insert themselves (or their proxy) into the story, that's how it has always been. If the MC punch everyone in the face just because you would, the people who wouldn't would say it's too aggressive. I think this way you can insert mentally the bits lacking there for immersion. I don't think people would say only a sentence and be static in the same place all the time, right? But I can insert a real world alternative right there, and I can insert the MC throwing insults or punches to everyone I don't like. Obviously more extreme actions like "being a late teenager/young adult who stabs every minor criminal/blue collar grunt for the local team" would be game-breaking (and probably even worrying, I don't think anybody would think what Titania did was good even if she were in a very bad state of mind at the moment) but I think the doormat MC is there, both in the main games and here to allow immersion. 

 

I'm not really talking about "choice" just little details that make us look more like a threat. For example 

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in the zone where you have to free the police officers there's a grunt standing to the far right just after the entrance. You battle him and he just stands there like nothing happened. What was the point of fighting him ?

Also the guys who scam you for 500p at the beginning when you find them in the house. You beat them and they just say oh well... bye bye and you can't do anything.

It's not really important but it's a bit frustrating.

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1 minute ago, Vinnie said:

Reborn already gets a lot of flack for being very dystopian, I'm not sure if this would be a good idea.  Killing certain grunts would ruin certain events as well.

Maybe not kill them but you could knock them out or something. 

Are we supposed to be 10 years old too ? If yes then I would understand.

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In one of the first scenes in the game we see somebody being tortured. Every time I'm facing a grunt or a thug they just talk shit in front of my face with no pokemon left and I can't do shit ? Every other character treats you like shit and you just have to take it. Let me burn some grunts alive at least. The world is dark and I'm a fucking saint wtf ?

The guys I beat just walk away like nothing happened. At least make them run smh.

 

Aside from that great game.