Well yeah I'm aware of that. But in this game there are scenes that would seem to indicate that something is preserved in their consumption. Like, if you look at the scene where Mia is healed by the MC after consuming Jake, he speaks out to Jake as though he was still there (which would be weird if he's just talking to himself), then comments that Jake's presence seemingly disappeared. That's what I was referring to. I know he consumes their memories and personality to the point he can mimic them perfectly, but it appears as though something about Jake is fundamentally preserved after he was consumed, basically the part of Jake that makes him distinct from the MC. You could call it his soul or consciousness, not sure what exactly there is, but Jake isn't entirely subsumed by the MC. He's still there, deep inside him. Not necessarily still alive, but not exactly dead either.