SaGa Emerald Beyond

[Pajaro Pete]

It certainly feels the same way to me. Administrator Gold is the only character I've really gotten multiple times so far, and Mechs don't exactly benefit from being active in multiple runs as much as everyone else does.

Checking this guide, it does appear that Emily can join Bonnie and Formina too, but it does appear to be something that happens in a different time and place.

 

[YangusKhan]

This could be a biased viewpoint caused by the routes I've played first, but I think this is a smidge too stingy with extra party members relative to Scarlet Grace.

I think this is also compounded by how complex the scenario writing and choices can get. I did Mare Nostrum with Siugnas last night, it was my 2nd time visiting it across my 3 files, so it was a new remix of the story. In the end I didn't end up getting any new characters, even though I know for a fact that both Ivar and Azure in there are recruitable, somehow, so I'm pretty sure it's because I just didn't make the proper choices to get them. I wasn't about to reload some earlier saves just to replay like 2 hours and hope for a different outcome.

 

[estragon]

Checking this guide, it does appear that Emily can join Bonnie and Formina too, but it does appear to be something that happens in a different time and place.

I think this is also compounded by how complex the scenario writing and choices can get.

Interesting. This particular one could definitely be a case of there being so many variables that most guides aren't complete yet. In any case, I still do wish it seemed a little easier to identify an optional party member who you could pick up relatively consistently across routes.

 

[estragon]

I'm now immediately happier about the party members across runs situation because when I went to the world connected to the default member of Siugnas' party I like the least, I got the option to ignore his quest entirely and just do a quest to recruit one of the other protagonists instead. Minor gripe resolved.