Having the portal talk to replace Maxwell?

[Jakepeng99]

Maybe it would be too overwhelming and annoying (this wouldn’t force the player into a cutscene)

But the portal could talk to the player and set the mood like Maxwell or the funky animals in solo DS. They would also periodically say stuff from time to time as well.

 

They would sometimes interact to things happening around them, for example they will comment on when you are upgrading them, and change personalities once they have been upgraded. You could give them something and they might give you a tip, though I honestly think this shouldn’t be added like that in this form.

 

[Baark0]

It could, but I feel like klei would rather put their development time elsewhere