I cannot fathom why the route split is at the start of the game but doesn't truly go into effect until HALF-WAY THROUGH THE GAME. You have to replay the first half of the game 3 separate times in order to get the other story paths. That is insane. I played Golden Deer. I like Lysithea. Bernie is funny. That's all I can say because the rest of the game is locked off behind 12 chapters of retreads. Maybe I would be Ok with this if the game wasn't ugly as sin.