hello clue crew

remember when we put a cobra in the trash can and then put the trash can outside and said “this is fine for now”

I think one of the worst/weirder parts of the newer Nancy Drew games are the NPC's. In MID they kind of made sense, because they're either in the crowd when Olivia is performing or they're at a protest. (Though in my opinion idk if the protesters are really needed; I feel like the older games would've told rather than shown.) But in KEY there's no reason for them to really be there. They never say anything unique or help in solving the case at all. It's just a really noticeable part of the newer games that I never see anyone talking about. I guess its not that big of a deal, but I feel like the animation/voice acting budget could probably go towards something else. And in general, was anyone ever complaining about the lack of NPC's in the original games? I guess solving problems that never existed is the main issue with HeR's new era though...