YMMV / Sabres of Infinity

• Angst? What Angst?: Caius d'al Cazarosta. His mother was executed, he never knew his biological father and almost everyone he's ever known save a tiny few have treated him like something unpleasant they've stopped on. You won't hear him complain about it however.
• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Is Miguel the wise king who wants to prepare Tierra to take their place as a second-rate nation, or even one of the superpower? Or is he a man blinded by his vision and having little concern for the well-being of his subjects?
  • Similarly, is Queen Isobel a women who fight against the misogynic lords and carry on the legacy of her late brother, Miguel? Or is she a ruthless politician who will do whatever it takes to upend the current state of government and see her dream accomplished?
  • The young Wulfram, was he a genuine believer of his ideal? Or did he hold on to his ideal because he don't want to lose his political influence? Also, was his decision of gather militia to siege northern keep an act of self-defense, or was it his plan to take control of Cortes by force?
• Complacent Gaming Syndrome: Going by most guides, Aetoria seems to be the most common pick for the Dragoon Officer's homeland, generally for the stats it provides.
• Moral Event Horizon: The MC's callous sacrifice of his men in pursuit of the ransom money near the end of the game in chapter 10a is one viewed as such both in-game and out.
• Stoic Woobie: Cazarosta's mother was executed for adultery when he was born, adultery which he was the product of, and as a Deathborn, is constantly looked down on by the rest of civilian and military society regardless of his considerable talent as a soldier. In the final battle, he loses an eye and is horribly scarred, but he never once complains about his circumstances and for the most part, refuses to show any emotion over them.
• Guide Dang It!: The game processes a set of hidden stats regarding your relationship with other character and other miscellanous attributes. It is difficult to manage them without some amount of codediving. Lords of Infinity took it to a step further. Although there are some general descriptions that would give the player a rough estimation of these statistics, they are far too vague to grasp. For some first time casual player, who are not aware of these hidden statstics, would find themselves frustrated by the playthrough. Fortunately, the community members are more than willing to share their guides and explaining the code in layman's term, yet to comprehend them would require some light reading of the guides.
• Self-Imposed Challenge: One of the challenges that players tries to complete is being a Wulfram Saboteur or even Playing Both Sides. Namely, having your debt paid by Wulfram, and earning a Earldom title from the Queen. The difficult part is to balance your influence between Royalists and Wulframite factions. You need just enough Royalist influence to get Earldom(One which can be a bit challenging even for a genuine Royalist playthrough), but not too much to make anyone suspicious. Furthermore, you also need to make Wulfram saw you as a potential ally so that he can give you the offer in the first place. A single misstep or miscalculation can be detrimental to your reputation(a secondary requirement of getting the title),the fighting ability of your men(the direct excuse for the Queen to offer your title), or even your cover, rendering the entire scheme either fruitless or backfired.
• Harsher in Hindsight: When Lord of Infinity was WIP back in 2020, the events updated in each chapter had, unfortunately, coincide with real life event(Especially in US). To name a few, we got the conflict between Antari refugees and Tierran tenant, denying the seriousness of roadmen and got backfired when it worsen, politicians using their votes in Cortes to pass a unfavorable treaty in order to make profit by shorting, and topped it off with protests in the street crushed brutally by professional armed forces.