I don't think that it's the graphics that really "made" Mardek, I think it's the story and the witty, engaging dialog. Even on my 16th or so playthrough, I find myself going back to bookshelves to see the jokes. The gameplay was solid and the equipment and stats were sensible, but that's true of a ton of games I haven't fallen in love with and don't look for updates on. Also there's the angle of needing the story to be completed; we as humans have a psychological tick where if something remains incomplete, it gnaws at us until we finally complete it. It's obvious where the story was intended to go but not seeing it completed is frustrating.
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Tobias 1104~4Y
I understand the frustration there; it eats away at me even more since I'm the one who started the story! But I'm choosing to finish it in the form of a reimagining because the satisfaction of scratching that old itch wouldn't be worth the cost. I'm hoping the new story will be just as appealing as the old one, or even moreso. It's written by the same mind, after all, just with several years of growing up and learning.
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SafiyaMukhamadova11~4Y
To be clear, I didn't mean that as a criticism of you, it's just a fact of human psychology. I have a weird habit of brutal honesty with myself about myself and my motives or opinions that makes me come across as abrasive or rude to people who aren't used to it. I'm confronting myself with the question "why do you compulsively follow this particular game compared to the thousands of others you have played over the years?", and I think that part of the answer is that I want to see the story end.
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Tobias 1104~4Y
Compared to some of the other comments on this post, yours definitely didn't come across as abrasive!
I do get it, though, and I wish I could give an ending to the story. It's just unfortunately not feasible at this point for a bunch of different reasons. If I could click my fingers and have it appear, I definitely would! The remake's the next best thing though, I hope.
I do get it, though, and I wish I could give an ending to the story. It's just unfortunately not feasible at this point for a bunch of different reasons. If I could click my fingers and have it appear, I definitely would! The remake's the next best thing though, I hope.