1. "Running away" is weird. When you're high enough level you can run away from equal level enemies. Yet what's the friggin point if at that moment you're strong enough to whoop their asses? Yeah, Imma going to look into that,Chris. I'd prefer it if it's easier to run away from more difficult enemies.
2. The hospital has an armor stash and weapon stash that should help. Deidre's "saint" ability is powerful as hell in the earlier areas too. Matter of fact every area has a weapon & armor stash so be on the look out!
3. Ben O'sheely is a long winded whiney bastard but considering the game starts in a therapy session it's kind of the nature of the beast. Luckily, Liam and the rest of the cast tend to be more upbeat & more likable as a whole.
I think I wanted to create a protagonist who was somewhat annoying and very flawed in certain ways. Aka, I got tired of the "perfect protagonist" trope in many Jrpgs.
Glad you've enjoyed it so far and the helpful criticism is GREATLY appreciated!
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