I think I'm far more interested in the story than the LI's. I don't do M/S stuff, but also she and Alaina are conspiring about something which makes me not trust them. I hope the MC is going to bring up the visions with them at some point and demand answers from them because other than getting angry with Alaina in the tent for lying about the flower, he seems to have forgotten (so far) what he overheard in his visions. Cass is up to something. Absolute snake in the grass and not hiding it well, if at all. I don't trust her one bit. She's plotting something and will use the MC to fulfil whatever it is. Elin is... fine. Kind of the standard young, inexperienced sister that's in love with her brother, character. I'm hoping we will eventually meet Alessa since she was with Val in the beginning. And I hope we can keep our promise and return to the tavern girl or bring her to the capital or something.
All-in-all, a pleasant start. Can we get the ability to name saves, since we will have multiple paths?
I played Monkey Business, the other game from this developer, and I honestly didn't like it, it seemed to focus on being funny, having a little comedy is good, but I don't like it when it's the focus.
Imperial Chronicles has the potential to have a good story, I'm hoping the story doesn't become a joke just to try to make us laugh, I won't find it funny.
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About Alaina and the others, I won't hold back on them, I'll trust completely, do you remember the prophecy that the "girl" prophesied to you at the beginning?
I think Alaina was protecting the MC, keeping him away from his father, so the king wouldn't get too nervous with him around and end up killing him, and Cass must be Alaina's spy, the person Alaina informed his mother about during "the vision".
I think the MC will be "forced" to kill his father, and will end up making the prophecy come true.