Originally Posted by Niara
The next major encounter was supposed to be the fight outside the ruins, but, well...

https://imgur.com/OiRoXqL
For some reason, this particular moment struck me as something familiar, but I couldn't figure out what it was, at first. Now I understand: "The Incredible Machine". What we see is a spiritual successor to "The Incredible Machine", disguised as an RPG.

Makes sense.