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Old 2012-10-24, 01:26   Link #30986
chronotrig
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Originally Posted by Renall View Post
No, the reason the trial looks unfair is because the trial is unfair. The scene is poorly-written because it's clear that Battler will not be able to advance anything under any circumstances because he has no mechanism to do so, yet Erika will be able to do anything she wants because the people running the "trial" are specifically biased in her favor. Erika's speculation is nothing more than that, and everybody knows it (especially the audience). The only reason it could be "found to be true" is if everyone is intentionally working to make her right (they are) and Battler doesn't bother to raise the objections which actually torpedo her theory (he doesn't, at least until the climax).
Let's try not to jump on the author until we're certain he made a mistake. It's possible that all of these things could be explained if we knew a bit more of the answer. Sure, the last game's been out almost 2 years, but I'm willing to bet there are things we haven't figured out yet.

Like Ryuukishi says, if the reader can't trust the author, you can't have a game in the first place.
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