But yeah, I don't think writers understand what canon means. Yes, they don't impact the continuity. They don't impact the world beyond that bad end. But they are have to be within the realms of the game. I doubt you actually end in LITERALLY SKYRIM TM in the ending that references it. If that was the case - bad endings could do anything, including Cait being loyal, Ryn losing her dick, Arona being a slave-libirator and Kinu allowing you to fuck her and destroy her village. None of those are things because those bad ends are still written in realms of possibilities, unless they are specifically the joke endings.
Does Kassyra fully changes her character and personality in that ending? No! She reveals a different side to her we don't see in the canonical storyline. But just because canonically we don't see it doesn't mean this side of her isn't part of her character.
But yeah, I don't think writers understand what canon means. Yes, they don't impact the continuity. They don't impact the world beyond that bad end. But they are have to be within the realms of the game.
...do they? I mean, the writers make up their own rules. They've said on multiple occasions that bad end behavior from characters does not reflect the character's in game behavior.
"I mean, it's not an unreasonable thing to assume, but the bad ends exist solely to fulfill a niche fetish, not for lore"
is a quote from one of the devs on Discord.
I doubt you actually end in LITERALLY SKYRIM TM in the ending that references it.
The only thing I have to say on the "cannon" thing is that your average player probably isn't lurking or participating in your forums/discord.
So with only the game as their only reference the average player will not extrapolate that everything in a bad end isn't what a character would do naturally in that scenario, And find deviations as inconsistent and bad writing regardless of the Dev's intentions.
I can't say if it would or should bother them but I know if I was a writer it would bother me, The lowest effort solution I could think for this is to put up a disclaimer; At the end or beginning of a bad end, That all bad ends are not cannon and character's and and events may be misrepresented or exaggerated.
Then again maybe they do have a disclaimer, I wouldn't know since I never read the bad endings except the one where Cait laid her head on my lap and trapped me with my well learned politesse, I can't remember how I got that silly bad ending but I do remember finding it really weird the masturbate option takes an entire day around the same time.
your average player probably isn't lurking or participating in your forums/discord.
So with only the game as their only reference the average player will not extrapolate that everything in a bad end isn't what a character would do naturally in that scenario, And find deviations as inconsistent and bad writing regardless of the Dev's intentions.
If that's really the case, then it really feels like bad writing. Like, this is a story focused RPG. Putting every bad ending as "non canon" feels like the worst way to tackle the idea. VNs use different routes and endings as a way to explore the characters in a deeper way. Now, CoC2 isn't really a VN, but the point still stands.
As Kobold said, an average player has no idea what the developers say on forums and discord. Imagine getting an ending where Kassyra is acting in a rather different way, being exited about this and making theories about the lore and then being told that this isn't real, she might as well be a completely different character and they used there because.... uhh... then why is she there then? Because it makes sense in lore? But the devs said it doesn't have to follow lore.
So we end up with an inconsistent narrative bits which sometimes fit in the game with no issues, sometimes not. Sometimes it fits wonderfully, but devs say they shouldn't even thought there is literally nothing that says they can't. All those scenes exist for a fetish that's literally at the bottom of the player pool, yet might as well be not connected to the game judging by how the developers explain it. And an average player has to understand that all of this content doesn't matter in any meaningful way.
It's fine to have joke bad endings and what not. It's fine for characters to show sides they never would in the main game as there is no reason to. But CoC2 is in this weird middle ground where many bad ends aren't obviously jokes and written just like the main game (Compared to something like Nier Automata, where bad endings give you short text about why you fucked up and fast-forward the freaking credits), but also aren't actually canon where you use them to get more knowledge about the world and characters. It feels like the most unproductive piece of content that actually makes the narrative worse.
You guys are over here talking about whether Kas can actually love and I'm just here wondering why the Dullahan doesn't have a stealth sex scene where she blows you under an inn table by using just her head.
That would be an awesome scene....as long as Tobs isn't writing it. Some of these writers should only have co-written content. I'm still waiting on a GOOD Rindo sex scene.....love her character but sigh
Why are you all getting so heated over the canonicity (canonnity? whatever) of bad endings?
They are:
-Funny at their worst and 10/10 in the great horny scale at their best
-Basically Consequence free to watch thanks to the retry
-Completely optional
I say if you don't like them, ignore them
But I'm going to enjoy the shit out of them
Why are you all getting so heated over the canonicity (canonnity? whatever) of bad endings?
They are:
-Funny at their worst and 10/10 in the great horny scale at their best
-Basically Consequence free to watch thanks to the retry
-Completely optional
I say if you don't like them, ignore them
But I'm going to enjoy the shit out of them
Why are you all getting so heated over the canonicity (canonnity? whatever) of bad endings?
They are:
-Funny at their worst and 10/10 in the great horny scale at their best
-Basically Consequence free to watch thanks to the retry
-Completely optional
I say if you don't like them, ignore them
But I'm going to enjoy the shit out of them
Does Kassyra fully changes her character and personality in that ending? No! She reveals a different side to her we don't see in the canonical storyline. But just because canonically we don't see it doesn't mean this side of her isn't part of her character.
But then you have to also measure it against the bad ends where she's just like "meh" towards your char. Like the alraune bad end. Where she doesn't think your soul is going to be useful and just tosses you to the alraune. Or the alissa one when you choose not to suck her cock.
If that's really the case, then it really feels like bad writing. Like, this is a story focused RPG. Putting every bad ending as "non canon" feels like the worst way to tackle the idea.
And that's exactly what it is, they can't be bothered to keep things consistent unless it's one of their pet characters(and even then they screw up, like with cait treating anal with the PC like something special, and not caring when it comes to other NPCs).
Death of the Author and all tbh, we all read each line differently and will obviously come to our own unique (albeit sometimes similar) conclusions about each character
I just want them to add a "The Only Thing They Fear Is You ( DOOM Eternal OST High Quality 2021 MICK GORDON)" moment to the Kitsune Den tbh
Although ya genderbending just halves the content of a character between two iterations and either one iteration suffers from a lack of content or they both do
Damn. This guy would rather his self-insert bunny be a bloated self-insert bunny corpse on the side of the road than rearrange his genitalia, because people would actually enjoy that kinda content. You gotta respect the shithousery, and also wonder how this guy got the job.
Because they contain important information about characters. Such as for example:
> Is the BBEG demoness capable of love.
> What happens to the world without the MC
You know what? I think I'll just do the fight option every time I unlock the kitsune village for the first time.
At least the dialogue there is something I'll enjoy.
There really is some joy in kicking in those snobby assholes front door and then forcing them to the bargaining table after you kick the shit out of anyone who could remotely fight back. Its just a shame you can't continually rub it in their faces but I am sure TOBs would sob if you could make fun of his super special awesome characters who even ganging on up the PC one after the other, couldn't beat down one party.