- Jul 19, 2017
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Look, the Alice stuff gets less insufferable as the new content continues on, but it is SO BAD at the beginning that it not only throws people for a loop, it makes her nearly irredeemable. What's worse though is it once again makes Max a damn spectator in his own life when in the Alice route that was ceasing to be the case. She was becoming a more understanding, less bitchy person, and then just walked it all back for about half of this update. I'm also pissed that I can't punish her with Kate around anymore, I have her running my relationship with Lisa RIGHT AFTER (in gameplay terms) Kira finally let us do our own thing, and she just acts like an insufferable cunt.
She's just the next fucking dictator in line. First Mom ran the show, then Eric came in and took away all player agency, after he was gone Kira ran the entire plot, now its Alice. Is it that hard to write a even moderately proactive character in Max? He was that way early on, studying massage shit, using cigarettes to mess with Alice, getting Lisa to date him, or using her to get Olivia. All of those were HIM doing shit. Now it's follow the fucking leader.
Once the couch stuff moves ahead, she calms down a bit, which is needed, but that can just as easily be written up to DS being inconsistent as fuck as a writer.
She's just the next fucking dictator in line. First Mom ran the show, then Eric came in and took away all player agency, after he was gone Kira ran the entire plot, now its Alice. Is it that hard to write a even moderately proactive character in Max? He was that way early on, studying massage shit, using cigarettes to mess with Alice, getting Lisa to date him, or using her to get Olivia. All of those were HIM doing shit. Now it's follow the fucking leader.
Once the couch stuff moves ahead, she calms down a bit, which is needed, but that can just as easily be written up to DS being inconsistent as fuck as a writer.