- Aug 23, 2020
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I'm of two minds when it comes to Maya and Josy's rejection of the MC. On the one hand, I like consequences in these games because it makes your decisions important. Being rejected so early in the game really felt like a major consequence, and you don't expect it at the time. It was disappointing for sure, but my MC literally walked out of the party and went and had sex with Jade so.....talking about hate always seems out of this world to me.
but Maya is definitely not among the favorite Lis, hasn't won an official poll for how long?
and the fact that it is the main LI from a plot point of view has a lot of responsibility in this.
these are escape games, every constraint is frowned upon by the players, they don't want to hang out with who is right to hang out with, but who they want, which for example is why any female character has some fans, even when it was clearly created as a figure marginal (can't I fuck her? so I want to fuck her)
Meghan was definitely not AL's favorite (on 3 LIs ..), Chloe is not at Lancaster Boarding House and I'm sure there are many other examples.
Maya adds to this some peculiar characteristics, she is the first LI (with Josy as a passenger) to be able to reject MC, but first of all the fact that she remains the main LI even after rejecting MC, which is quite a stretch.
in an escape game, being rejected is not nice (then in the specific case due to relative faults), and it is even less pleasant to have to live with this rejection for the rest of the game.
surely the fact of being a lesbian can also have its weight in this situation (in my opinion in a marginal way)
On the other hand, I dislike the decision because it makes for a weird character dynamic. If it had been a mutual decision between the MC and the girls to not date, then palling around together would make sense. But the MC took his shot and was rejected- that changes the dynamics of the relationship forever. It doesn't mean anyone has to hold a grudge or behave badly, but you definitely can't go back to just being friends. For that reason I really don't like how much I have to hang out with Josy and Maya. I don't want to be their emotional crutch, I don't want to have lunch with them, I don't want to study with them, I want to let them go and do their own thing while I do my own separate thing. Anyone that has ever been rejected by a boy or girl knows that feeling of the other person wanting you to be around for all of the emotional support they crave, while not reciprocating the romantic feelings you have. We've all done it, we've all agreed to be that guy or girl's friend, and it always hurts when they get a significant other. So getting some distance would be the right thing to do and I resent that my MC gets dragged into their drama.
But I don't dislike their characters, I actually think they're both good characters. I wish they got more love in the polls because I'm tired of the same two or three characters getting all of the attention.