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Here's a weird tangent and it has to do with Ninja Gaiden.
In the 2nd chapter, after you beat first level which may be 30min. Ryu dies to Doku in a cutscene where Doku wiped out Ryu's village. 10 seconds later of real playtime he's revived by the falcon spirit, fully healed, and game resumes to chapter 3 where he's looking for revenge.
The story never addresses the "death" again, gives it any lasting consequences, or explores the implications. It'd be no different if he simply arrived too late to save his clan/childhood frend and swear revenge.
Normally, following that initial set up you would play as a new character, then you can have Ryu be alive reveal much later in the game for a twist and take over. Or you can do a Sixth Sense twist at the end to say he's dead the entire time or whatever and can rest now that he avenged everyone and destroyed the ultimate evil.
Except they didn't do that and in all the sequels he's simply alive again and rebuilding the village, being a living legend that other characters know and respect and can interact with. So what's the point of even having him "die" to Doku?
In this story, the whole Shurine left her country because her original mistress was murdered (mystery never solved), and she's moved to a new country where they simply stopped chasing her. And now she meets her new mistress and helps deal with problems pertaining to Lutecia. Normally the point of the initial set up is to make Shurine's prior baggage constantly a factor so it's impossible for her to juggle alongside Lutecia's problems. Imagine right now they can't even have a duel because her former country/employer's people are interrupting, seeking justice from her and now it's a 3-way conflict.
As it stands now if that plot thread doesn't continue, then Shurine might as well started her day 1 in the train and met Lutecia.
In the 2nd chapter, after you beat first level which may be 30min. Ryu dies to Doku in a cutscene where Doku wiped out Ryu's village. 10 seconds later of real playtime he's revived by the falcon spirit, fully healed, and game resumes to chapter 3 where he's looking for revenge.
The story never addresses the "death" again, gives it any lasting consequences, or explores the implications. It'd be no different if he simply arrived too late to save his clan/childhood frend and swear revenge.
Normally, following that initial set up you would play as a new character, then you can have Ryu be alive reveal much later in the game for a twist and take over. Or you can do a Sixth Sense twist at the end to say he's dead the entire time or whatever and can rest now that he avenged everyone and destroyed the ultimate evil.
Except they didn't do that and in all the sequels he's simply alive again and rebuilding the village, being a living legend that other characters know and respect and can interact with. So what's the point of even having him "die" to Doku?
In this story, the whole Shurine left her country because her original mistress was murdered (mystery never solved), and she's moved to a new country where they simply stopped chasing her. And now she meets her new mistress and helps deal with problems pertaining to Lutecia. Normally the point of the initial set up is to make Shurine's prior baggage constantly a factor so it's impossible for her to juggle alongside Lutecia's problems. Imagine right now they can't even have a duel because her former country/employer's people are interrupting, seeking justice from her and now it's a 3-way conflict.
As it stands now if that plot thread doesn't continue, then Shurine might as well started her day 1 in the train and met Lutecia.
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