#it doesnt help that lunick at least barks orders at you like stfu dude | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

vaugarde · 2 months

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this is an issue with guardian signs too and i thiiiiink soa but man, one of the worst things they do in these games is give you a companion that does jack shit and is literally just there to be a mouthpiece because the player character has to be silent. their existence actively hurts the story of these games to me because “oh we gotta work together to stop the bad guys!” but they just sit around doing nothing the whole game because the gameplay requires you to be the only one doing anything. and it works with other characters like spenser (who’s off doing other more important work) and rand (the only other ranger in the region) because they’ve got an excuse to not be helping you specifically in that moment but the companion character just sorta stands around listlessly spouting the words you need to hear

#it doesnt help that lunick at least barks orders at you like stfu dude #it hurts gs the most tho imo bc like omg we’re strapped for rangers rn why is ben following me doing nothing but babbling #and i really like the feeling of isolation in that game. everything falls to you bc oblivia has no one else #but rand who just wants to be with his family #and then. ben. just kinda wandering around following you and doing nothing #like. dude leave me alone. youre literally ruining the vibe rn. you wish you could be partner from pmd. but youre not partner from pmd.#you are nobody #actually wait maybe lunick is worse bc at least ben does add stuff to the plot sometimes #like he gets kidnapped and held hostage thay one time and hes used to trick the player in the final act #and theres at least some chemistry there with the player character #but you spend half the game without lunick and then he suddenly shows up clinging to your soul #adding nothing of note really #echoed voice #ranger lb #ive just been letting entei kill gordor while i type tbh

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