Saturday, May 18, 2013

A Crucial Point in Radiant Time

I know there's a warning in the site's banner, but there are serious spoilers ahead.

Things just got crazy in Radiant Historia. Having betrayed Alistel, and gone against his mission to assassinate Princess Eruca, Stocke became a target for Rosch.

In a most unexpected twist, Stocke thus ends up fighting Rosch. A game over in this fight may well be a different event in itself, but beating Rosch leads to his death. That such an important character die by Stocke's own hand is a shocking tragedy, indeed. But, it also means that Stocke finds a working gauntlet for Rosch in the Alternate History (Soldier) timeline.

What's really incredible about this point in the game though, is that you're finally railroaded.

There's no way to progress further down the Standard History timeline, since you can't just leave Rosch's body out to be discovered, and Stocke refuses to go on having just killed his best friend. No doubt, you can get a little further in the Alternate History, but just how far? It's clear that you need to convince Rosch that there's more at stake than just a country, but will restoring his gauntlet and his will in the Alternate History lead to a favourable time for such a message?

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