Who do you actually play as?

[FluffyPotato]

So I'm trying to figure out if I would like this game so i want to know who do you play in this game as. I have seen reviews where people play as different characters but I have also seen people talk about one specific character as the protagonist. So in dialogue and stuff who do you make dialogue choices with? Do you pick a protagonist who you control or not?

[RubyCante]

at the start you played as Gustave who his girlfriend got thanos snapped
the real MC is Maelle , Gustave adopted sister

[ZexxCrine]

its a turn based rpg not a western action rpg. you can play as any character on the team, you can talk as any character on the team. the story is about the team. some side npcs will have exclusive dialog if you are playing as them but its not miss-able as far as I know.

[Kashra Fall]

You change between characters, but I personally play as a lightning Lune. Strong, effective and she's a mage lol.

[Ratsplat]

You never truly control just one character (well, technically later on in the game for at least one segment). Like most JRPGs and such, you play as a party. Everyone is important, but it is clear that Gustave and Maelle are more so the main ones.

[FluffyPotato]

Originally posted by RubyCante:

at the start you played as Gustave who his girlfriend got thanos snapped
the real MC is Maelle , Gustave adopted sister

Ah, ok. I guess that's a little better. I didn't want to play as a dude but I would have preferred if you could choose who you play as as well but I think I'll check the game out then. How far in do you switch to her?

[RakataEpsilon]

Its way too early to be posting this type of stuff, some jabroni will throw out a spoiler without a spoiler tag, since some people have no life and can beat this in 3 days

[mojistics]

I spend most of my time as Lune. She's got the coolest sprinting animation... just kinda...floating along...

[㉑ Matt]

Originally posted by RubyCante:

at the start you played as Gustave who his girlfriend got thanos snapped
the real MC is Maelle , Gustave adopted sister

I would say the real MC is Verso, even if Maelle is the most important character.

[Harland Higgins]

OK so you when you get the people in your party you can just swap to them at any moment and there is no consequence, the only thing is, certain NPCs around the map will say certain things to certain party members so in some very small cases for that moment you can just swap to them and get what you need.(this does not apply to main story) as far as main character overall its maelle but mostly you will be playing as gustave or verso

[Shin Happens]

The game has a pov character, the man, but this mostly applies to the camp where you can only control the male character. So in camp you will always be him, and the pov character builds up the relationship levels with all the other companions. However, outside of the camp you can play as anyone you like, you can even not have the pov character on your team and fight without him if you so choose. The game doesn't even force you to have ANYONE on your team and you can play solo if you like (not recommended until the game gives you abilities that boost solo play significantly).

Cutscenes entirely depend on who's it all about, all characters are important one way or another and in cutscenes the game decides who does the talking.

In free roam or while exploring I play almost exclusively as Lune, because she has the very elegant and fast hover ability, i.e. when she sprints she does not run, but levitates and this not only looks nice but it gets you from A to B pretty fast. She's basically levitating around the game world then (and you hear no foot steps and can listen to the music or other environmental sounds without the distraction of footsteps).

You do play as the whole team really, you do not have the ONE avatar that is YOU really, not like other games have them. Neither of the characters is meant to be YOU really. But as I said, you can pick whomever you want to control while in the game world and play as her or him.

In short: you may at first believe that the man is "you" and your standard game avatar for the player. But as the game progresses you will find out that's not really the case, saying more would only spoil things.

If it's about "whom can I play as?" then the answer is simple, anyone you like, as soon as they join the team. Only in camp you are limited to controlling the man.

[FluffyPotato]

Originally posted by Harland Higgins:

OK so you when you get the people in your party you can just swap to them at any moment and there is no consequence, the only thing is, certain NPCs around the map will say certain things to certain party members so in some very small cases for that moment you can just swap to them and get what you need.(this does not apply to main story) as far as main character overall its maelle but mostly you will be playing as gustave or verso

Ok, this is still a bit confusing but I think I got it. So you can choose who you control in combat but as far as the story in concerned the main character is one of the 3? But who do you control in dialogue?

[Harland Higgins]

Originally posted by FluffyPotato:

Originally posted by Harland Higgins:

OK so you when you get the people in your party you can just swap to them at any moment and there is no consequence, the only thing is, certain NPCs around the map will say certain things to certain party members so in some very small cases for that moment you can just swap to them and get what you need.(this does not apply to main story) as far as main character overall its maelle but mostly you will be playing as gustave or verso

Ok, this is still a bit confusing but I think I got it. So you can choose who you control in combat but as far as the story in concerned the main character is one of the 3? But who do you control in dialogue?

For the dialogue in story itself that you get to respond to, not counting side stuff its majorly gonna be gustave and verso

[Shin Happens]

Originally posted by FluffyPotato:

Ok, this is still a bit confusing but I think I got it. So you can choose who you control in combat but as far as the story in concerned the main character is one of the 3? But who do you control in dialogue?

The game decides who is talking in the cutscenes. If there are options in dialogue then the person the game chose for you has those options. Only when you approach NPCs in the open world then the character you control always does the "talking", but this is unvoiced and text only and not of real significance most of the time.

It's like this:

in camp: you are always the male character and all dialogue options are for him (some matter regarding the nature of the relationship with the females)

In the main missions / story: you have no control over who is in cutscenes and talking, think of it like a movie really where the pov characters change throughout, the story is about various characters, not just this one

In free roam / exploring: you can control any character you like and do all the exploring with her or him.

In combat: it's a turn based system so whoever is on your team will take turns fighting and you control each character then... you can play with just 2 or even 1 characters.

[METAL]

Mostly as lune. Prettier to look at and floats when sprinting.

[FluffyPotato]

I got the game and I'll try it out after it downloads. Hopefully the story is good enough that playing as the guy won't bother me as much just like Disco Elysium, Persona 5 or Witcher 3