CLOSEDWORLDS'S PROFILE

So when it comes to RPGs not everything is supposed to be taken literally nor does
everything make sense. People don't stand there and wait to attack each other, they
don't walk through stranger's houses, etc.
When it comes to cutscenes/events... when is literal being too literal? Should we
assume that the player knows what you mean or should you always spell it out for
them?

For example... in FF4, 3 soldiers from Baron show up at the Kaipo Inn to take Rydia
away. Cecil defends her by fighting them. We could be over analytical and say that
Cecil spilled their guts all over the Inn floor then cleaned it up afterwards... or
we could assume they crawled away with a few cuts and bruises. We only know for
sure that one of them "fled" because he fled from battle. But the other two... are
they dead?

How do you know when to show the player exactly what happened and how do you know
when to let them use their imagination?

I hope I made sense... lol