Lucien's like one step away from making snuff films, there's legit no redemption from him.
Brent became sympathetic to say goodbye to him and open up the larger story. Otherwise, he'd continue to be the boogeyman who screwed up Nikki's life/ continued making threats at the mc. Honestly, it feels like the men in this world are good or evil while the men around the women shape the women's morality.
Yeah, I think I basically said as much in my comment you replied to, or at least that's how I meant it. Trust me, I don't really spend too much time on this earth giving sympathy to the devil, it's far too common that victims don't get enough attention as it is. It's more like when I'm in a particularly thoughtful mindset, positively philosophical, which is what I meant when I said "really, really, really open" in my comment, as in you set aside your preconceptions for a moment. I could've put more reallys I suppose.
I still think it can be done, though, after all it's sort of kind of happening with our MC if you play the dark path; the game doesn't directly insult the audience with "please feel sorry for this monster", it just lets you watch the true ugliness of existence unfold and decide for yourself. For me, a little tinge of sympathy isn't completely out of the picture; it gives a story even more depth and really makes you think about things.
Speaking of the devil, not that Isabella is as evil as dark MC or Lucien, that's partly why I think a relationship with her would be so fascinating (and hot in a fucked up way.. o_o). She could be our succubus
