Not my screenshot btw but I hunted it down after playing through this part. I’ve been playing it for a bit now (I’m on path C) and it’s still not 100% obvious to me that it’s an explicitly pro-leftist, though there are some hints. For example, there are also 2 robots named Marx and Engels, where Marx dies early and you talk to Engels as a side quest. I’d love to hear what your thoughts are on this game if you’ve played it before.
Fun, interesting game. I like the way the spoiler reveals happen as it goes on but won’t say them, better for you to find out on your own. It has some great moments that are hard to talk about my a spoiler free way - you have to make a choice to be altruistic and it costs you and you don’t get rewarded for being a Good Boy, but the human desire to be altruistic and help one another still pushes you to make that choice. The characters philosophy is neat, Pascal has an interesting moment later where you have to make what seems to be a binary choice but you’re allowed to take a third option (it’s not exactly any better lol).
I do like the repetition of it, repeating the same events with a different understanding is underappreciated in media. It doesn’t get too onerous with repetition, just enough. If you’ve already done A and B and are now on C, youll know what I’m talking about.
Also its unbearably horny, which is sad. I don’t know what it is about some section of Japanese media where you’re allowed to expound on some really interesting and challenging themes, but are ultimately trapped by having to include fanservice horniness and some of it edging to loli (not Neir Automata at least).
SciFi was made to look at humanity through the lens of androids and animals. Our insecurities, hypocrisy, and lack of compassion is called into question. Blade Runner, RoboCop, Terminator, Princess Mononoke… All have strong themes about what it means to be human when the corruption and soullessness takes root of humanity.
Im just going to say, given how the story turns out im pretty sure its intentional. Think about things like Jackass’s drug quest. There’s something interesting about the society the main characters are apart of that they seem to be (willfully?) unaware of.
Also you uh should really finish path C before you ask more questions.
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I got it recently for the swtich and I’m only a few hours in. But I’m enjoying it so far. The control scheme is pretty well-thought-out. And the storyline is not boring me to death so far, which is usually the case with Japanese action RPGs made in the past… ever.
If you like the controls/combat for this, you should check out the Bayonetta games, assuming you haven’t already.
I’ve considered playing this a dozen times, but its a sequel, which is also a spinoff. Do I need to know anything for this one?
