Ner0nitas
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- Sep 5, 2019
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Hey, I'm in the same boat and I complain in my playthrough all the time that many things seem to be pure guesswork.I appreciate the thorough response, thankee. I'm much inclined to just continue blind, though raw-dogging such an epic narrative has me a bit nervous lol. I sincerely hope that I won't be lead down into dire narrative straits because of what 25 hours prior had seemed to be an utterly arbitrary choice lol. It's largely the investment system that made me follow a guide cuz it kinda feels like playing the lottery on the first playthrough lol.
But in terms of gamedesign, it's deliberate guesswork.
But again, very often, the party has something to say.
For example, especially valuable investments get recommended by Megail.
Later on, people you invest in outright state if you get money out of it or not.
So you have to balance out if you wanna make money first, or invest in something that helps in certain story moments.
And still, you won't run into a wall... just go with your gutfeeling.
It might sound stupid, but you aren't really meant to get and see everything in your first playthrough.
I often compare it with a 'SaGa' game, in which there are so many quests you simply can't do if you won't follow a guide, which is fine, since these games are simply designed around the fact that you can't/won't do everything.
Going through a part with many failed key elements is as much part of the story as going through the part while doing everything perfect before.
It's about choices and living with the choices you've made while moving on.
"I would have done this and that instead of what the walkthrough recommends."
So do that... go against the guide and see what happens.
I sometimes peek in the guide which recommends this and that research... but no, I don't care, since I wanna research something else before.
Does it hinder my playthrough?
Don't know, don't care, it's my playthrough and it goes on no matter what.
And as a last word when it comes to "things getting too dire and depressing"... it's still overall a wholsome game with a great cast.
No matter the crap that happens, you always have these supporting people around you, and they hold the game together.
And before I get more mushy, I should stop.
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