ARGH'S PROFILE

It feels weird to see everyone saying the bonus boss is nigh-impossible when I easily beat it on my first try without thinking or preparing too much. I was pretty overleveled, though (and maybe I had some guys with chemical defenses, can't remember).

Yay, progress! This looks wonderful. Although, because I am a nitpicker I do have some nitpicks. It's interesting to show how out-of-touch with nature Daszk is, but I do wonder if you might be overdoing it. Surely they must have some idea of planet-life concepts, if only so they know how terrible it is? I never got the impression from IMTS that anyone was born after spacefaring really got going, and thus everyone must have at least been born on a surface (especially the lacertians, who were uplifted pretty quickly and "recently"). I could be wrong on that though, or you could easily change your mind, or you could handwave it through the memory degradation thing. But I mean...they have a reflecting pool in Habitation Zero. Daszk shouldn't be surprised by a pond. I'm also skeptical of the rot thing since scientists would have to know about that specifically to prevent it, but Daszk isn't a scientist so there is leeway there.

Of course, everything does fall under artistic license since this is an introductory/expository area, and it does tie into the themes of transcendence and disconnect you have going on. I just worry it could get a bit tiresome if it keeps going for too long.

(Also, not sure if this has been brought up before, but have you considered a mechanic to encourage damaging multiple life bars on a single enemy? Kinda random, but it occurred to me that that's really my only complaint about the battle system. I suppose the chaining/mid-battle-levelup mechanics could do that, by allowing more characters to finish enemies off.)

But basically this looks amazing and I am highly excited.

What's that star on the far right? Is this from an earlier version?

I love how dramatic this is, especially with the music. Lunchtime is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

(the blacked out Kant is a little spoilery though)

Hmm wasn't Tia the name of his dead dog though?

Yes, but perhaps he named the dog after the other thing. As much as I'm sure he loves his dog, it is a little weird that he'd use the name for something as important as his safe. It'd also make the claim that the urn is a canopic jar for something named Tia a half-truth, which is kind of funny in hindsight.

And now that I'm on the topic of safe codes, I wonder what's up with Masque's...