If he didn't make the Interlude, he'd have to insert flashback scenes to flesh out Zoey, use more present narrative time to flesh out Zoey, or do nothing beyond what we get in Episodes 9 and 10 then people would complain she's underdeveloped.
Except those counterpoints aren't great. If there are technical issues then those could still have been worked out for Episode 9 rather than an interlude. If the purpose of the Interlude was to flesh out Zoey as a character and allow you to shape her then why does DPC undercut all that by reducing her to a single variable come episode 9.
Those are all still better options than to have an interlude where all the supposed permutations within it are ignored when you get to Episode 9.
No, if there were even half a dozen variables from it that fed into the main game I'd have been happy, because at least then the various choices and decisions we make for Zoey in the Interlude actually mean something in the main game. Instead it boils down to "DIK or CHICK" because that's all DPC can realistically integrate at this point.
To be fair, at least you can do your finals first and then by the time they're done all the special renders and vault code will be posted.
so what, then make a flashback or two with the important (eh, nothing really important happened there but whatever) bits. Or just a somewhat extended meeting with her where she tells why she is back, rather than dedicating a full episode to shit many people don't care about. We could be a quarter way into episode 12 development by now
to be fair, the enter game is basically a flashback .
I wouldn't have minded the Interlude if more from it was carried out. The fact when skipping it on replay it just goes "DIK or CHICK" means all the supposed "shaping her character" choices you make aren't actually choices that impact on her going forward, which makes it pointless.to be fair, the enter game is basically a flashback .
But, no because How MC remember her is not the key factor of Interlude . What was the point is that the player have a feel for the character, instead of the " she is my best friend " deal with it.
The player get to know her , and in some extent even shape her to what kind of person she is.
I mean I do at least understand the intention, what he was aiming for.
I do agree that she should have never even return in the first place.
but I admit that by dong the way he did, it, instead of just a simple flashback, is better in a way, because I would even give less fuck about her than I do now.
Again, Season 3 isn’t even complete yet. How do you know it won’t impact anything going forward?.
Wait… are you from the future? Hero?!!Which is exactly how I feel after doing the Interlude. "Oh, it didn't actually alter her character in any deep, impactful way".and we're back to square one
or... maybe she realize MC really care, and she got open eyes and soft for him as she can start to finally trust.Im legit so scared we don't get a scene with her now because Rio decided to get fucking kidnapped
Because it's already set the variables.Again, Season 3 isn’t even complete yet. How do you know it won’t impact anything going forward?.
But, you don't really alter MC's character in any " deep, impactful way ", either.
Other than how their alignment impacts a bunch of different situations, who they're dating, how certain characters feel about the MC regardless of dating or not, how previous events can impact future events etc. It all feeds through into future aspects of the game and can unexpectedly impact future decisions available to you. One interesting example is that if you chat up Cathy and get a blowjob from her on the car ride in episode 5 it actively fucks up your chances of dating Bella.But, you don't really alter MC's character in any " deep, impactful way ", either.
