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NPC 13. Dyne

It's hard to ruin Dyne, but this game sure did try. First off, it was a bad narrative decision to actually show Barret seeing Dyne in the Gold Saucer. I suppose for people who played the original this is a nice "extra scene" we didn't get to see, but it sacrifices the tension of thinking "wow, what if Barret actually did go off the deep end and shoot up a bunch of people." Instead it's obvious from the jump who it is.

Secondly, really everything about the violence is neutered in intensity. I'm not saying I need to see tons of blood and dismemberment, but certain iconic scenes need it (the blood trail in Remake, the crime scene in Gold Saucer).

That being said, what makes Dyne good in the original game is still here for the most part. Him being "Barret's Zack" essentially. I like how he wasn't completely redeemed at the end, and how he actually twists the knife in Barret with the Cowboy Bebop carry that weight comment. Also, I have no issues with Dyne's new death by cop, since it leads to the fun stuff later (Palmer, Buggy escape etc).

The battle itself was a little too easy (Barret seems OP in normal difficulty a bit). I thought it was cool how Dyne inherited Captain Kidd's devil fruit powers.

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NPC 12. Lidrehl Balmon

The award for biggest singular surprise goes to the first time the game went to static after a Queen's Blood match and I thought my TV glitched. The fact that this game went so hard on Queen's Blood for absolutely no reason is incredibly good.

Also, the fact that this guy gives such clear Alan Wake vibes despite the fact that there's no way that was intentional is such a cosmic coincidence I can't NOT reward him with a high ranking.

In a game full of good side quests, the Queen's Blood storyline is at the pinnacle. It's tense, atmospheric, mysterious, and fun the entire time. It also balances that line of not taking itself too seriously too. This could've easily been a huge pain in the ass, but it never felt that way.

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Hint for minigame and NPC 11: a couple of cuties