What?
I was not aware N had a brother(I rarely played N’s route) so more context might be needed…
Why do you think so?
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if you romance N, they will reveal some of their past.
They had a stepbrother they admired and envied, and he was killed by Vampires. But there is more to the story and N never tells you how it ends. So, with that…and their discussion with F (who tells N they must tell the mc about their past, and the way N reacts being afraid of how the MC would react to said past…I sense a lot of regrets and shame…mangled with that fear. So, my theory is that N choose to become a Vampire to take on said Vampire and avenge their sibling. And its something they are ashamed of and regret deeply…it also shines a light on how N is overbearing with their fears…they react differently than A.)
Again…this is my guess.
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I believe the point @resuri08 was trying to make was that that sort of customisation would require so much time to implement that the project would never get finished, not that it wouldn’t get attention.
Psst, that’s just setting you up for a bigger fall. It’s emotional manipulation 101.
Why? He’s not wrong.
That’s… a form of rejection. That they have a (stupid) reason for the rejection other than “I’m not into you” doesn’t make it not a rejection. But my problem with A isn’t even that. It’s that they keep doing things, sometimes definitely on purpose, to draw you in and then go “lol no”. Pick a lane.
You realise that B4 is the NEXT book, right? 
It’s not a detective story at all. It never was.
Also, we have access to a huge library on the supernatural, internet, and the Agency’s database. How in the unheavenly fuck are we BORED?
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Yep, I am aware!. 
It’s really an (over)optimistic prediction but yeah, I do know that I should manage my expectations. 
But we’ll see, I’ll probably wait for the Book 4 demo before I adjust my expectations.
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TBH I prefer when the romance is the B-plot in these games, so I don’t really play “romance-only” games
I do play M as an alternative haha, guess I forgot to mention that in my rant 
N is too saccharine for my taste and F is, well. Not my cup of tea at all.
Not in the technical sense, but the MC is a detective and there’s some decent detective work happening in the first two books, so I think it’s fair to expect SOME “mystery” and “problem of the week” plots in the book
With A, it’s like. Okay you can’t be with MC. Angst is great. But why can’t you TALK? Just be honest about what you’re feeling??? The fuck??? Are you a child???
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I’ll admit I’m confuse about this because A did mentioned they do have feelings for the MC in the end though. Not the word I love you though.
I meant talking like adults in general, about what was going on. Too many clenched fists and not enough words happening here, even beyond what you’d expect for a “tortured romance”
Or maybe I’m just getting too old for this
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Having feelings is very vague. “You annoy me to no end” is also having feelings.
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I think A and the fact they were born in a time of ‘Knight and Kingdom’ may have something to do with it.
I mean, my mc flirted with the auction boss and Ava called that ‘Courtship’ Lol
You add the whole ‘Military’ mind set…and well…you won’t see A sitting in the ‘View’ show talking their guts out. 
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Hahah possibly, but they’ve been alive for 900 years since AND been on a team with N.
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I’m not expecting a giant heart to heart, but their interactions are starting to feel like mind games.
Which doesn’t really even fit with A’s characterization from the previous books
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I do get the frustration though. Like I mentioned above, A is stopping themself from entering a relationship because they’re afraid on how to cope if something happen to the Detective like what happen to their family.
In the end, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea I get that. If you’re taking A’s path, you must have patience. Overall, I’m still optimistic on the next Book 4. I hope we get to see the Book 4 demo soon. I really am curious how Mishka will do this route.
I always thought it fits A’s personality well. They’re stubborn as a rhino.
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Please, come now…
Just think of normal peoples. Who have their bad habits, and won’t change even when a doctor tell them ‘Its for your own good!’.
But you think someone who has been set in their ways for 900 years could?
I mean they will in the end, so its really about the journey from anguish to ‘I found my balls!’ 
Fun fun fun!
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I think it actually fits pretty well. In B1, they chastise you for comforting a grieving mother for literally 2 minutes* because that detracts from the investigation on the killer while they’re sitting on the killer’s actual photograph. In B2, they move the tree and dress up for the sewers in deliberate and conscious moves to impress you, only to turn around and push you away. This is how the A route always was, which is why I started side-eyeing it in B1 and then just intensified. Whatever you think of A’s actions in A3, they’re perfectly consistent with A1-2.
The only thing about A3 that surprised me is how so many A-mancers are complaining that it’s manipulative and abusive, because I thought liking those things was why you were A-mancers in the first place.
*a “and what if you shut the hell up and went to go fuck yourself”-worthy move even in a better context
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A strikes me as the sort of character that would be fun to romance…if all the books were out, and I could read them all back to back without having to wait ~2 years between installments. That’s just a bit more patience than I have, lol.
I mean, even my original MC I had to scrap and start over, because I’ve just changed too much since book 1 was released and I could no longer relate to her as a character anymore.
But yeah, A’s route I may read years from now when more of the books are out…if I’m still alive by the time the series finishes, heh.
I know A was originally conceived to be part of a love triangle, so maybe the LT just works better because of that? If A isn’t ready for a relationship, it seems like it would be realistic for the MC to be moving on by now with some other character.
That said, A being frozen/stuck in basically the same mindset they were in for centuries makes sense…for a vampire, who isn’t really aging and isn’t changing for centuries.
For a 900 year old being to even be in a relationship with a mortal seems a bit impossible otherwise, if they were actually changing and growing from the experience of that lifetime. They would have such a vastly different perspective of time and would have accumulated so much more experience and wisdom. These vampires clearly haven’t. Sure maybe they’ve accumulated a lot of knowledge over the decades, but not the emotional maturity that normally comes with age.
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My A-mancer is A-mancer because he’s of the opinion he has no need for romances 
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Fair. And hey, he’s not getting what he doesn’t need.
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I think the waiting for readers adds to the frustration. Inside the books, they only met for 5 months so it’s a short time to melt that nine decades worth of walls while for readers, it will take three years for another book to be produce so the progress is slow for some A mancers.
Personally, I’m not an advocate of using other people to illicit emotions from your chosen RO. I know it’s fiction but I find it unfair.
Edit: Also from what I understand, the Detective will eventually date N so if the former is thinking of someone else while in a relationship, it’s cheating imo. 
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Well, I don’t know that the MC would necessarily be using anyone by moving on to another relationship, just accepting that A isn’t ready for that with anyone, and moving on because the MC is. Maybe it doesn’t work out ultimately, and they end up with A eventually, but playing games with A doesn’t need to be the reason. While not on A’s route, A does seem to mature a lot from just being a friend.
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I’m sorry, but cheating? Are you serious? You are aware that humans don’t have the capacity of robots right?
Thoughts aren’t easy to control. And if we are talking about the LT route, then its more complicated.
And saying cheating? So whats the mc supposed to do? Whip themselves, hit their head against the wall for the thought that emerge against their wills?