#he and artemy swapping character traits/views

[gloriousmonsters]

A bunch of characterisation notes changed between Pathologic Classic and its sequel. Best character change between the games? Also *worst* character change between the games (but you only get to pick The Worst one)? And this is asking about your personal tastes, I don't want object, detached answers :p

lol, alright! thanks for the permission to be petty

best: Completely overhauling Var. Var in Classic is just. so awkward as a 'creepy hunchback' character, and the WORST to be around. spent my whole playthrough as Artemy selling as few organs to him as possible. Var in Pathologic 2? The hottest guy in town. Eye scarring! Mysterious origins! A refreshing lack of being a creep about an adopted daughter! he has it all. A+ character change

worst: there's some. steep competition for me, but I'm gonna say making Artemy a reluctant outsider who's not jazzed about tradition and his role instead of a guy who loved his town and people and was so eager for his role in his community that he walked back to town over the goddamn steppe because the train was late, after only spending ten years away because his father ordered him to. It's a major component of my dislike of Patho 2 (compared to how much I love Classic).

Artemy in Classic is so defined by his determination to assume the role of the Haruspex, and for me that's refreshing because I've waaay more commonly seen the character of 'ugh i don't really want to assume duties and responsibility, tradition is a bit cringe'... and that's the exact character type they change him to in Patho 2, slijsijfdf. Give me grumpy traditional Artemy who shames guardsmen for not remembering how to properly act as a member of the Kin and will chug poison if an elder tells him it's necessary for a ritual, despite his issues with authority.