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Elro thinks he's the lone hero and he knows better than everyone else. Mina thinks she's a fuckup and the rest of her society knows better than her. Mina's a lot more likable, whether despite or because of how clearly she doesn't like herself. But I respect how Elro can score points against her sometimes, because he actually thinks about what the people around him tell him instead of just accepting it. "Have you ever questioned what you believe in for more than two minutes?"

(Almost every named character has gotten at least one moment where I respected them, and most of them have gotten at least one moment where I hated their guts. Clearly there aren't supposed to be uncomplicated heroes and villains here.)

Edit: I got really freaking frustrated with the prison break section, so I looked up spoilers to see whether they would make me care enough about the story to keep playing. Holy shit with a side of fries. And I thought Empowered got stupidly depressing. So yeah, there’s not going to be a third of these posts.
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I get that the people who hoard forbidden knowledge and want to execute anyone who learns too much are the bad guys, but I don't necessarily trust these underwater pseudo-Quiverfulls, either. Both groups seem kind of fanatical, and I get the impression that neither would be too fond of someone who refused to go along with their idea of how to live a God-fearing life. Yet I keep having to sit through the latter lecturing me about their beliefs, and I have no idea whether I'm supposed to be questioning this, or whether I'm supposed to think they sound wise.

Maybe the real issue here is the silent protagonist. She doesn't need to openly object to what these people are saying, especially since she's a guest in their home. But just some internal monologue would go a long way towards reassuring me that she (and by extension the writer) is actually thinking about what these people are saying, not just passively absorbing it.

(Some of the dialogue indicates that one of the knowledge-hoarder bad guys is gay, so I think this game will make or break based on how the aquatic fanatics' "everyone should get into a heterosexual marriage and have children" beliefs interact with his . . . well, existence.)

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