Dausk

Wow, this is the first time I've read something I 100% agree with here. For quite a while, I had been trying to make sense of why I began disliking the story after Blacksteeple Castle, and this is a pretty succint summary that matches my reasoning. The questions surrounding everything introduced just continue to pile on and are never answered. As you said, the characters begin feeling unutilized, unnecessary, and undeveloped, dragging the story and worsening the experience. For me, its gotten to the point where it begins seeming like filler content to pad between gyms. I definitely think that the story has to slow down, begin explaining, and stop leaving too many things shrouded in mystery at once. I absolutely love the effort that has been put into improving how everything looks, but reviewing the dialogue should definitely be given higher priority in my opinion.

Anyone else thinking about how the Grookey line will be busted with Grassy Terrain? I hope Jan finds a way to circumvent that.

@Adam. I had the opposite experience, I really liked everyone early on but felt that the characters began degrading after Blacksteeple Castle.

@bruhtoniumDefinitely agree with you on that, that's where the game peaks in my opinion. I also went through a similar thought process after replaying it, but I personally found the cheesiness to be more widespread than just Melia. @trogisfatI also agree with this, the game is nearly finished and we still don't know their motivations. I do think that Bladestar's introduction was too late and their arc ended too early. I am not against the time travel itself but how it was established and how its been utilized up to this point.

The more I think about it the more I am disappointed by the direction the game's story and characters ended up going, especially since every other aspect of the game is great. I was in the process of writing all my complaints, but thought that perhaps I was being too unfair and nitpicky; and decided I would wait until V13 comes out to finalize my opinions. So I thought I would ask this question in order to gauge if it's an opinion shared by many others here. Are you satisifed with Rejuvenation's story and characters? Do you have any major issues with them?

For Reborn, the elite four will likely consist of El, Bennett, Anna, and Heather. Don't think Fern will try to kill the player and Solaris will probably not join the player unless Lin has some ulterior motive, but I do think the other ideas you mentioned will come true in one form or another. For Rejuvenation.... No clue, I've found it futile to try to predict its story, since for all I know Jan will reveal something new in whim.

Does anyone have any idea (or theory) about the potential relevance (or significance) of gardevoir and absol in the dual prophecies?

After using an escape rope inside the ruins in Carotos Mountain, my character is stuck facing upward permanently. I reverted to a previous save and attempted to replicate the bug but was unsuccesful.

You need to place a "cursed candle" on the northernmost gravestone. It can be found in a chest in the wispy ruins (I believe it's the one that requires 5 badges.)

@Crystalrage Just checked in RPG Maker, the book has nothing in it. Perhaps they forgot to remove it or maybe it will be used for something later (or they just needed to something to add to the room).

When challenging the virtual e4 in west gearen, if you choose "Take a Break" following a battle, the next time you begin a battle, your actual team will be used instead of your virtual one.

If you attempt to go ahead without your partners in eclysia pyramid (during the puzzle), the special key (A) will stop working, making you unable to proceed unless you revert to a previous save

It appears that the dragonite letters that I had gathered in the goldenleaf area have disappeared, as I remember collecting all four letters (and revisited their locations) but dragonite keeps asking for four letters. Additionally, when prompted to feed Mima (the miltank in Yui's ranch) sitrus berries, I was able to continuously feed her berries despite not having the required amount (8, and I had 5).

Wait What???

I hope that he does the aqua gang quest before attempting shade, otherwise his chances of winning are very slim.

I did see the rainbow field while battling charlotte but never found out what it did (Guess I have to check now). I also hated the mirror field with serra, even though I never battled her in the earlier versions. Must've been really painful, it took me over 3 hours to beat her in this version. (Now everytime I see the crit message, I have flashbacks to that battle)

After playing through reborn and experiencing different fields, I am now curious about your favorite and least favorite field in the game and why you like/dislike them (Any fun or painful experience you've had)?

I'll cry if he never finds the mining kit