LogFAQs > #975716581

Honestly, I was pretty disappointed with the story.

Well, less the story itself, but the fact that no matter the decision, the paths will merge again instantly, with only the last one deciding the ending for 3 chapters or something like that.

I was more expecting some Tactics Ogre kind of plot.

Lazy_Haar posted...

I was literally one choice away from it, myself, on a blind (i.e. no spoilers or guide) playthrough when it first released, and it was at the final set of choices you can make (Chapter 15) that ruined it, to boot. I'm still a little miffed that the choices that lead to the golden ending were what I would consider logical until that point, and then it's a crapshoot whether or not you pick the "right" choice at the end.

Same. The problem is, that this decision is "logical" in hindsight, and if you didn't do it in a first blind run, you would usually check it out in NG+ for obvious reasons. I'm a bit more confused that you are allowed to surrender Roland in Chapter 7, avoiding the "don't use the traps" restriction if you protect him.