>>529693270
The heirs matter because they matter to Phainon
They are the canonical reason he kept going.
So we, the audience, have to care about them on behalf of HIS relationships with them.
Aaand that's where the writing goes to shit
Because the story did not portray Phainon's bonds with most of the heirs sufficiently enough to care on his behalf, so now it hinges on how the player feels. Aaand the writing goes to shit there because TB's bonds with the heirs are ALSO very shallow and underdeveloped.
It's pretty much a halfassed ripoff on the FC in Hi3 in every well.