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As part of your point 3, about using accepted video game conceits, I loved the explanation of the VitaChambers. I thought it was silly that, in the midst of all this story giving explanation to how you are essentially a super-human (the number one video game conceit), that they couldn't give an explanation for another major video game conceit, the idea that you are given free reign to come back to life whenever you want, but your enemies can not. And then, bam, there it was. Nice and simple, a seamless part of the plot. Lovely.