Fate of Io
Commentary Summary
2003/06/22 21:53:39 PDT by Dev [manager]
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Section 1

  • A few suggestions were made to make Syne's vision weirder, such as have Syne physically aware of himself in the dream yet unable to interact with people or things there.

Section 2

  • Explanation: Syne is not quite himself--he's responding with a hint of Kydran's edge and anxiety. Cade's comment provokes this response, which Syne bases on the cliche of a "normal life." Indeed, someone could argue with him that he never had a "normal life," and they'd be right.

Section 3

  • Explanation: Cade's apparent grudge versus Dell stems from the conflict that arose after Syne's death. He avoids the situation and doesn't participate in the search.

Section 4

  • An issue arose with how much remorse Kydran should volunteer when he meets with the party. While he is indeed genuine, the characters and also the player might believe he's being superficial.

Section 5

  • An idea for a flashback when Ko admits his crime was shot down; we don't want to over-use that particular device, and it doesn't fit the context anyway.

  • A few comments on the severity of Ko's act on Dell. Is it too much, or would it let Dell's intelligence and his capacity to forgive have a moment to shine?

Section 6

  • Insert generic motivational catch phrase into dialogue here. (And here, and here, and here...)

2003/07/23 15:25:58 PDT by Dev [manager]
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For Section 5: I don't know why this didn't occur to me before.

Ko doesn't injure Dell simply because Tyrus tells him to. Ko saw Dell at Tarikun when he and Brooke fled and his mother was killed. We could even say that it was the Dell-looking Antarean who killed Ko's mother. Therefore, Ko's actions are simply a violent form of retribution, and we get some very powerful irony since--unbeknownst to Ko or Dell--the "Antarean" who really killed Ko's mother was Tyrus.

2003/07/24 03:15:07 PDT by mystik3eb [0/43]
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Yes...very true. Wasn't Dell the antarean Tyrus had copied? Cuz seeing "Dell" kill his mother would be extremely emotional...

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