Idk how much this remake will be able to patch up the story but AFAIK, one of the major complaints is the feeling of "emptiness" which even something as little as adding a good amount of cutscenes might help.
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Interesting. I always thought they were pretty close to having a game that could rival 4 but the story elements were just too light and scattered so I hope this can be the nocturne maniax that this game needed. Fuck buying it again though. Dialectical synthesis: It's coming to pc so I'll just pirate it.