and I would emphasize the sentimental aspect
Both, I guess. I certainly don't want to see anything extremely tragic like the death of a LI or any other character and I know a lot of people don't want that either, so using the collective 'we' is kind of in-line with the general sentiment when it comes to something like this.
It's funny when you put it that way, because we're always saying on this thread that this game has a much lighter tone and general subject matter than AL, but really it's started off much harsher than AL because of all these things. Things didn't really start to get heavy in AL until we met Melissa's step-Dad, and even then it just felt like other games with asshole guys who are usually harmless, until we see Melissa with a black eye and he attempts to rape Megan, at which point we realise this guy's more extreme than what you normally see in these games.
... You pick a fight with Chad because he is treating Sage like shit. Him and his buddies then come back at you. It’s not like they gave him a wedgie because he had the audacity to walk down the hall.
We'll see what happens. Actually, for me the hardest thing in AL was no THE CHOICE (in my first playthrough I didn't have the option to choose due to my prior actions), but all the mourning process that came after that event and the other one, and the way all your past actions shape MC's future life hinted at the end. I guess there's no need to kill a character to provoke those feelings in players, maybe just a harsh breakup or some serious letdown from a loving one is enough, but we'll see
None of us really know what this is trying to be, we just know what we hope it will be. It might seem like it's a mix of American Pie and Animal House, but it also feels like there's some of This Is Us and Riverdale mixed in there as well, and while I'm sure most of us would like it to lean mostly towards the first 2, if it starts leaning more towards the latter 2 then we're going to see some really heavy shit.
Yeah, the major character death is really the one thing I hope they don't do because that sort of thing often just sensationalises a story if it's done purely for the sake of creating drama and evoking strong emotions in the player/viewer in order to garner interest. This is what the death in AL did for DPC because it certainly raised the profile of that game, but they have so many people interested in this game on the merit of what it is right now that doing something like that again shouldn't be necessary.
This is probably the entire reason for the affinity system. We only have so many choices to "Shape" our MC before things are taken out of our hands and we role as we played. I wasn't sure about the affinity choices on first play but i think it's a pretty cool system. Not all affinity choices make sense to me but it's still fun to play around with. I just wonder how big the fallout will be once the ability to choose is out of our hands as it might be frustrating to have to replay to get a desired outcome.
I'm pretty sure that's what he threatens to do to her when he breaks in to the MC's home and, depending on previous choices, either Liam saves her or she manages to escape him.
That‘s the path I got, though I only played once as once you know the ending twist the appeal of playing again went away for me.
I hope this aspect is not so marked.
That was my worry also as since we're still quite early in the story you can already blow through a lot of the affinity points available. It may change or more may be added?
Omg is it possible to fall in love with an image
Welcome.
Always good to have people who enjoy a good theory about this game and it's pretty much what this thread is about.
Nice , i figured that i wouldn't be the only one thinking about it, but i wasn't gonna check all of the 4000 pages hehe.Welcome.
The Neil theory is certainly one that has been doing the rounds for a while, so you're certainly not alone in having that thought. Same thing with the letter theory, so you're off to a good start in thinking what a lot of other people already do.
