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PC Gamer
Harvey Randall

Dispatch's original script would've let you pick 3 heroes like 'starter Pokémon', snagging Invisigal, Waterboy, or Mr Whiskey to pull under your wing

Mr Whiskey, a guy in a mascot suit, pours a measure of Jack Daniels into a cup of coffee in Dispatch.

Dispatch's story focuses heavily around your relationship—platonic or otherwise—with Invisigal, the SDN's resident burnout. At least, before Robert Robertson III arrives on-scene; Whether or not you support her has a huge impact on the story, making for a nicely focused arc in AdHoc's debut game. However, things could've been very different.

That's per a Polygon interview with narrative director Pierre Shorette, who told the site: "In the very original script, you basically picked your starter Pokémon. You didn't have a team. You showed up and [your boss] is like 'pick someone you want to mentor.'"

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