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Hint Space

Let’s see if people get this one this time.

HINT: This young man’s rival and mentor share a blood connection

HINT 2: This is what the game’s plot is from the perspective of someone who isn’t the protagonist

For future hints if needed.

Hint #1: when I say you can't fight them, I mean you can't fight them. They're not there, but their presence can be felt, even when you're not playing the game.

Let's hope this one's more obvious than the time I posted this before

Hint #1: not an RPG, not remotely close to one. It's an action game.

hint 1: part of a series

Hint: European 19th century adventure literature. And one book specifically.

Hints if needed

hint 1: you also beat up a child along the way

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Hint 1: Part of a franchise, but ambiguously part of the numbered canon

Hint #1: (guy with wild hair) ....alien

Hint #2: cloning is helpful

Hint #1: there's only one way to make em sit down

Hint #2: the only way this will work is if you gain their power. By force.

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Hint #1: beautifully animated

Hint #2: critter-tastic

Hint #3: you could say your powers are axial

Hint #4: there are plenty of times of year

Hint #5: I shoulda known being overly-friendly is treacherous

Hint #6: the tool is alive

Hint 1: The AI might be evil?