u/Mega416

Logically, it shut down a few minutes after W&G left and has been rotting there since. But I think that with it being not evil and having sympathetic, harmless aspirations, it deserves better than living life a few coin-operated minutes at a time.

I'd just like to see it brought back to Earth, given a new power source, and live its dreams of exploring the planet. You could still keep it mute, its backstory unexplained, and have conflict from its sense of order acting up at some small offense.

I know the later games had other flaws, but I think the dour mood the series took on from X5 onward really didn't help. You can still have drama and stakes in a more upbeat, energetic atmosphere, as X4 proved. If the X series were to return, I think it would endear more people to not be so poe-faced.

When I first got a Pedigree follower, I went to mate them with someone, and the only one with a 100% breed chance was a rotten follower. So this got me thinking, what if there was some story about this blessed, perfect, golden child who actually descended from a twisted, abominable freak?

How would they react to that, especially if they were full of themselves over their inherent status?

I imagine it would be like someone finding out they were the result of an affair, inbreeding, or a... unpleasant conception. Just way worse.

I'm the type who likes to explore the environment, but everything being in black and white kinda makes it difficult to remember where I've been when it comes to side paths. I've failed multiple side missions because I just didn't see where I should find the items.

Admittedly, the fish and ash side quest failures were my fault (the ghostly floating skulls around the fish made me think of poison gas). The perfect fondue mission I failed because I had no idea where the third thingy was. I was hoping it would be somewhere nearby when I ran into the guy near the end, but couldn't find anything.

I think the lack of a map and routes slamming shut behind you don't help, either.