In defense of Akechi him being the traitor isn't what makes that twist cool. The game tells you someone sells you out in the first 10 minutes and Akechi blackmails his way into the group. If course he's the traitor
What makes it a cool twist is that Ren and the Thieves knew.
While video game actors are on strike for fair pay & protections against AI, Amazon Games’ CEO has said they need more AI in game development in part because “for games, we don't really have acting”
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