I'm seeing a lot of people heart broken that they "destroyed" Erica in Full Body, so here are a few pieces of information that I hope those attached to the character feel a bit better about :
- Catherine wasn't trying to improve anyone's life but hers and Vincent's, and just went back in time to meet him a lot sooner
- "Eric" is shown to be rather effeminate, and is voiced by the female VA of Erica
- Tobby says he wishes he'd find a "nice girl" like Catherine.
Erica (as Eric) grabs him and tells him "there might be a woman like that closer than he thinks" (obviously referring to herself, so it's more likely she has not come out yet or is about to transition rather than won't transition at all IMO)
- Some bad jokes like Erica not being able to join the female wrestling league have been taken out of the game
- The "deadnaming" in the credits at least makes sense this time because both versions of the character are seen at different point in time, and voiced by the same VA. There is a capitalization of the A on EricA which can be seen by some as a negative though.
- Erica remains herself in all of the endings (over a dozen) except the one that involved Time Travel, which, to me, is a very bad 4th wall breaking wink at the audience as to what the future holds for her and a lazy way to show the effects of "time travel".
Atlus should absolutely have handled things better (and they have some answers to provide, as well as making sure the localization is flawless / adresses those issues) and with such horrible track record it's normal for people to assume the worst, but I really think this wasn't meant to show that she's "better off as a man thanks to Catherine's magic !" like the early sentiments were.