@1626 Go for the moon! Shadow Line is a game meant to be played multiple times, so might as well get everything. I don't even think I carried over my money the first couple times through.

In Japanese, there are different forms of personal pronouns like I that convey how you feel when you say them. For example, when a Male speaker says ore, that version of I means that he fancy himself a badass and wants you to know it. When another Male refers to himself as boku, that is a feminine form of I generally used by pretty boys. The word watashi is the more generic form of I, but there are different forms of that, depending on how you want to use it. Perhaps a native Japanese speaker might consider correcting anything I got wrong, but this is what I was taught some years back by an Australian who spent a few months living in Japan. The point of this explanation is that is what the person or personal thing you refers to.

As has already been said, if you're playing the game with translation, then the pronouns won't matter. But here's some Japanese trivia. Not trying to contradict, but here is some more accurate information from a fluent speaker.

Ore is used by men and boys, to refer to themselves. Not exactly prideful though it can be used in that context as well, but is generally common among friends or with casual speech.
Boku is more polite and humble, but is not feminine... this is what young men say to other people, especially people who are older or have higher social status.
Watashi is used in writing, and mixed with other variants but is probably the most neutral.
Jibun is, as was already said, refering to the self, whatever form that may take whether that be first or third person.

Honestly though, trying to equate things in English just doesn't work.. because it's far less clear cut than what I just listed.

BP? I beat the game and didn't see anything about BP or buying pronouns. Also, thanks for correcting my Japanese. I'll check again with Pimsleur and see if that's what they said. I know the language and how to speak it, I just don't like speaking it in public. If only I could get the Full Voice Version of ShadowRine to work, then I could actually have access to those character voices I miss so much. It worked on my old computer, doesn't work on this one for some reason.

I think you can actually buy early assistance from the unlockable characters. That's up to you. Those other advantages you might consider on a higher difficulty, especially if you go after the bonus dungeon.

Is it possible to have Ren or the fencer as partners outside of their parts in the story? Is it possible to ever have either or both as playable characters?

Hi.
I don't want anything spoiled, but I'm glad to hear that the game is ment to play multiple times. I'm already in the lake which, according to the story so far should be the last location. So the game feels quite short.

@1640, there's actually two more locations, so you aren't quite there yet...lol. But yes, the game is quite short. Long for an audiogame, however.

Does the guy who sells recovery amulets keep appearing in different places or does he eventually just stop showing up? I can't tell if he's not anywhere to be found or if I'm just a ninny and can't find him.

The door south of the temple is the bonus dungeon, which I think can only be accessed on hard or higher if you talk to the right person.

Alright. I think I know two of the three places he appears. I thought I knew of three, but I fail. You see him in the forest, then in the village, then the city, right? Maybe I'm just a dumbdumb then because I'm not seeing him now.