Firstly, I love this game to pieces. I downloaded it years ago when I was 17 and now I'm replaying it to catch up for the sequel. But even though I love this game, there's something that caught my eye now that I'm playing it as an adult. I see this whole situation in a morally grey area. Hear me out: Lucette is given the Cinderella curse to teach her how to be kind. The problem is, Lucette isn't evil. She behaves more like a temperamental teenager than an actual evil person. Delora and Parfait state they did this so she wouldn't go down the path of her mother but by doing so they are manipulating Lucette. Instead of trying to explain to her why her mother's actions were wrong, they decided the best course of action was to force her to learn how to be kind. Lucette is the victim of abuse, what she needed was a helping hand, not a punishment disguised as a favor. And speaking of Lucette's mother, that is also a morally grey area because it's revealed Lucette's mother was not always like this. But because her species was being murdered and discriminated against by the humans and she could feel every witch's death and pain, she turned insane and bitter. Yes, Hildyr was the worst person alive but I fully think she lost her mind after feeling years of torment and anguish. It's even stated that the Tenebreum Crystal causes the bearer's heart and mind to become corrupt. She is also a victim, none of this would have happened if that Hans guy hadn't portrayed witches in such a way. To me, he's the real villain and even though he was killed by Lucette's mother the damage was already done. Witches are still being persecuted and discriminated against. I was hoping there'd be some more explanation on how the kingdom's racism will be countered now that their queen is half-witch but since this is a romance novel, it'll probably not be addressed.
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Very well said. While I do love the game, I also disagree with the way Parfait and Delora treated Lucette. You called it as a punishment disguised as a favor and I totally agree with this assessment. It was indeed a punishment disguised as help and that is exactly the problem. Lucette needed real help and she didn't deserve this punishment.
And ... you know, I already didn't like Fait and ... well, someone else pointed out that it seemed like she enjoyed the positive attention that the fairytales brought to the fairies, after all, the fairies became "the saviours". Other people will have other interpretations ... or, as some people say, Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV). But I agree with what that other player said that Parfait seemed to enjoy (even if not fully counsciously) that the fairies got positive attention and became seeing as the saviours by the humans.
Right because I've played the game and the sequel and they never explain why Parfait never stepped up and rebutted the fairytales. Or helped Hildyr. She was Hildyr's best friend but she let her crumble under all that weight. In the sequel, they try to make an excuse that Parfait was influenced by the Lucim crystal which strived on positive feelings, and because of that she was extremely optimistic about the situation but that makes no sense. She witnessed the harassment and killing of witches and never did anything, she witnessed Hildyr killing the king and didn't do anything. The only time she got involved is when Waltz decided to betray Hildyr. If not for him, Hildyr would still be ruling. The fact of the matter was Parfait didn't see a need to step in because it wasn't affecting her. She doesn't even stop Delora's cruel remarks towards Lucette, she just gives her a stern look then changes the topic. Parfait is a coward and ultimately that caused problems. Another thing that showed Lucette did not deserve this was her relationship with her dad. She's so forgiving in every route she tries to build a relationship with him again and it just boggles me. He spent 4 years after Hildyr's death ignoring and mistreating her but for some reason, he gets the chance at forgiveness? And they try to remedy this by saying he couldn't be near her because of Hildyr and he hosted those surprise parties for her but that all stopped when Hildyr died. Meaning he stopped expressing his love for her. And for no reason too since no one was blocking him from it. I do agree that he showed more care towards Emelaigne and Rod than his own child which is disgusting. This game loves making Lucette the villain or the bad person but no one else was held accountable for their actions.
You explained it all very well. I love the game, but I do think Lucette deserved more sympathy than she got. I also don't like Fait much. And Genaro wasn't a god father. I do have some sympathy for him considering all he suffered, but still doesn't change the fact that he didn't do a good job as a father.