Most of it could have been shortened to a lengthy flashback and dialogue but I guess DPC seems to always want to out do himself.
I always try to see this game many different perspective, that's why my opinion might change often over time.,
Sometimes from MC's perspective, sometimes from other character, and There is my outsider perspective as the player, who know details that I know but characters don't.
And there is the Hardest one, Trying to Understand from DPC perspective. Why he did this, , What he try to achieve in the long term etc
The Zoey story a two way Perspective.
A, Me, the Player , I dont understand Why DPC bring her back. I think the game was good without her. I dont feel her return is necessary, But that's Me. I dont know I dont see the biger picture , Yet.
B, The DPC Perspective. While I don't understand why he bring her in, I can understand Why he chose this way to Bring her In .
1, lengthy flashback thats eat up a quarter of the actual episode And We start with that in episode 9. And everyone complain.
2, or , an Actual DLC episode, that give people something play while they wait for the Main game, that they would need to wait, no matter what. - of course folks also Complain in this case too
And He chose the less Damaging way. He gave us a game to play A DLC , while we wait for the Main Game. We would have to wait for the Main game no matter what . We would just start with a long flashback, that completely separated from the actual timeline. And would damage the overall experience of episode 9.
The reason why it would not work in Zoey case the " usual Flashback Way " because, We dont know her. Its not the same as Jill, Bella , Josy & Maya, Quinn, or the Born of Diks. We don't have connection to Zoey , us the players.
This way, he gave us the connection to Zoey , Build her character, so in the actual Main Story there will be no time to Waste on this. But as the Player we will have the knowledge and everything we need to know, as just like if she was part of the game like the rest of the cast from the get go.
Resolving this with just 20 render, and and a conversation that Say,
- I went to learn surfing I meet couple of people, , it not worked out for me, I missed your big Dick, so I'm back - Which BTW , Ironically , the Summary of Interlude.
But, it could hardly have the Same impact. I think there is a very liked phrase how people would react to that
, especially here. Hmm ? Oh, Right.
"- Poor Writing - ".. And of course People would Complain
We could avoid this if she not return at all, which bring back us to square one
We don't see the whole picture.