I have no idea why I keep calling Nathaniel Sebastian but alls well that ends well. Remember that you’re entitled to your own opinion about the characters, as am I. TBH, I don’t even dislike Simon THAT much. He just is my least favorite
I do know that all LIs are toxic to some extent with MC since they are monsters after all.
HOWEVER Simon seems much less toxic to me than Isaac. Because if you exclude the experiment mini-event, of course, we do have some free will and freedom of choice in his route, compared to Isaac where you're held captive in the castle against your wishes and treated badly every time you express your wish to leave or to be treated like a human being. Simon is also much more nicer to MC and not prone to unpredictable mood swings.
I do agree that drugging and experimenting on MC without prior consent makes him a dangerous and untrustworthy person and I don't condone what he did at all, just to be clear. I even picked all the power oriented choices because the whole ordeal made me feel uneasy and upset. However I do understand his motivations for treating MC like so, unlike Isaac who's just...toxic for the sake of it, without a real purpose for it. (Also, experimenting on carriers would be pointless since they do not carry the Resilere Allele, the gene the Institute's been trying to replicate for centuries.)
Hence why I was surprised to see Simon ranked last in your post. I wasnt trying to convince you nor implying that you were wrong since this is not "you're right/wrong" situation. I don't dislike Isaac either, let's just say that I'm not as emotionally invested in his route as I am with Simon.
I'm also a fan of body horror and a science nerd who works in the medical field so picking Simon over Isaac is a given. xD
Agreed. Maybe if I had gotten Simon’s route first, I would be more of a fan of him. About the power options part, I avoid those b/c I would like to optimize empathy and logic ^^
To be honest, I think we need to see more of these two first. (also I uhm… in my play through, I never really wanted to be treated humanely nor did express a wish to leave so I probably got the better experience)
I STILL need to defend Pookie Issac though even though I mostly agree with you. Issac doesnt really do the abusing, it’s Nathaniel (Sebastian) doing most of the mistreatment. And, this is a horrible argument tbh, but we could be treated a LOT worse by Issac. I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t only take care of the MC because it’s his duty, but because he NEEDS us for some reason. If that’s all, we just be locked up in a room while occasionally being fed blood. Issac is a bit benevolent in letting us explore and wander about.
Also, can you give some examples of Issac mistreating the MC besides the dinner? It’s not that I don’t believe you, but I literally never triggered him, so when you mention his mistreatment, I have no idea what you’re talking about and I can’t argue against something if I don’t know what happened😭😭😭