XD This is making me want to replay it for a third time. I enjoy Carol (the bike is hysterical) and Milla is a fun challenge, but the whippy hair! I love the whippy hair. :D Most narrative issues can be solved with some good fanfic. Of course, I'm really old school and, like, at least ten years older than everyone here, so video game narratives don't really rank high on my concerns list. The story felt consistent with the setting and cast which is where it matters most. The fact that it was leagues better than anything out of any Sonic story I've seen was good enough for me. Expecting revolutionary writing from a Sonic homage is just expecting too much. Granted, I am very chill about story in a game like this. After that she didn't need to be afraid of Brevon, or anyone else, from a narrative perspective. XD But I just figured her redemption arc was done when she went to meet the dragon in the temple. Actually, we never really see how she got out at all. Ultimately, the only thing I disliked about the torture scene was that Lilac didn't really get to save herself. I just feel like if you are gonna deal with a theme as serious and dark as torture, with cutting of body parts and electrocution being the method, there really needs to be more of an impact on the character being tortured, even if she otherwise is a real go-getter, or 'Ms. That was probably my biggest gripe with the story personally. Without this, the scene was nothing more than mere shock value to me, especially when the character heals up in a really meta gag. Not even a big dramatic scene over it is necessary, just something to show it made a real impact on her. Even something as simple as her fists trembling with a mix of fear and rage when she first lays eyes on him again, or even Torque trying to at least ask her if she's feeling OK as they were prepping for the invasion on Final Dreadnought, would have done the trick. It's a bit too Mary Sue for my tastes, I think it should have had a more visible impact.

She doesn't show any fear or at least anger at Brevon when she later faces him, over that specific thing (I mean yeah she gets pissed after what he does to Milla, but not over what he did to herself). It had no visible effect on Lilac afterwards. For me, the torture scene was just pointless because it meant nothing in the end.

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