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Old 2012-01-13, 03:54   Link #2707
Tempester
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Originally Posted by Reckoner View Post
I think much of the problems people hold with Mari isn't that she takes up valuable time, which she does, but more that her character didn't fulfill any role that wasn't already fulfilled by another character in the original. Basically the screen time she did take up could've been better put to use to develop the massively underdeveloped cast members like Kaiji.
Now that you mention it, I agree that that was a cheap move on the part of the creators. If you're going to throw in a new character in a remake, it's good to at least give them a slightly more unique role.
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