From what i can tell after playing for a while, there really isnt anything sneaky going on with the dialogue system. Its actually pretty straightforward, with yellow options moving the story along and white ones just giving you extra bits of lore if youre interested. I noticed the biggest change is that your character actually talks now, which is pretty refreshing since we used to just stand there silently nodding at everyone.

The conversations feel more natural than in older games, and the npcs definitely have more personality this time around. When youre chatting with characters like your palico companion, its just meant to make the world feel more alive, not mess with your head or anything. Sure, youll see the usual stuff like highlighted dialogue choices and those exclamation marks above npcs heads, but thats just basic game design to help you figure out where to go next.

One thing thats kinda neat is how the game remembers which conversations youve had, so you can always go back and catch stuff you missed the first time around. Its really just there to make exploring and talking to everyone more enjoyable, not to secretly influence how you think or anything like that.