Originally Posted by Surge90sf
I think the guardian works well up until it turns out to be the Emperor. I just absolutely loathe this twist. I remember the dialogue option "Are you a mindflayer"? In the first encounter with the guardian, and I honestly thought to myself, "wow that would be a dumb twist" and proceeded to choose something else.
Daisy was literally too obvious and I specifically made my Emperor version take cues from a 'love interest in the past' because it would be a manipulative thing to do.

So I think the Emperor is a stronger character, and fairly nuanced. Could it be improved? That's pretty subjective, IMO. Yes it could, but perhaps by saying/showing less rather than giving more options.