Agrippa - What?

[dvow]

The reason why Agrippa seems to come out of nowhere later on, is because the writer had to write the game's plot as the levels were made, and couldn't return to change anything. Agrippa was supposed to be just a minor character. He became a major character later on though, as the game was developed, but because the game before this point was finished, the writer couldn't go back and edit the story so Agrippa has a stronger role earlier on. (This is mentioned in the game's commentary.)

This made the entire story a bit weaker for me. The writer was basically forced to write the story without the ability to go back and edit it. So any mistakes--such as Agrippa not being well introduced before he seems to pop out of nowhere--couldn't be properly fixed.

This was one of the biggest issues with the story for me. The entire story sort of fell short of expectations toward the end. I didn't really care nor feel satisfied when I accomplished any of the endings. I also really didn't care about Agrippa. He posed no significance to me, and I only made his potion so I could see the 'good' ending. If he were introduced much earlier, and didn't feel like something haphazardly thrown in toward the end, my feelings would have been much different.