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I mean, the game is based on real life, so you can't really divorce the two. The civilisations depicted are drawn from those that have existed in our world, and they more or less hold the same set of values that we do. It is perfectly fine to say "I want to see how they handle the depiction of a (continued) monarchy", though, and you don't need to defend it by tearing into the flaws of one system while glossing over the glaring problems of another. I certainly won't disagree with either of you about the persistence of class division and uneven distribution of wealth in democratic nations, but I find it a little amusing this is the argument you want to use against democracy when royalty is lavished with unlimited wealth and social status without peer purely on the premise of being born into a particular family. Not to mention the impenetrable circle of aristrocrats that typically surrounds them and dominates the upper echelons of society, making any hope of the social mobility you mention practically impossible. At least in a democratic society, the people have some control over who sits atop the pyramid and oversees their governance.

"Solus" may have improved the lines of the Garlean people - ultimately to make them pliable to his underlying cause and inflict untold suffering on other nations, I think it's worth remembering - but at the other end of that spectrum you have Zenos, the final heir, and the gamble you're actually taking every time you put power in someone's hands by virtue of their birth rather than by their suitability to lead.

Lastly, being British myself, I would also strongly disagree on that take with the British monarchy, but this is neither the time nor place for it, haha.