A lot of interesting and very cool events in this latest update. So Kitty
is now free of the General, and I'm happy about that. It's now clear he only saw her as a possession . . . a recurring theme in this world. His end was very fitting, both what he deserved and as another reminder of the brutality of this world and especially the Raiders. I'm not sure whether I'm amused by Asha's response to the MC removing Kitty's blindfold, or if I'm more worried about future friction with her because I chose not the have the MC ravage the poor girl. I guess we'll see how that plays in the future.
Finding Julia
in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of a Zone, was unexpected to say the least. It seemed much more than a mere illusion, but ultimately I suppose it was just that. I wonder whether Julia is just an echo of the past kept alive somehow by the anomalies in the Zone or a similar unexplainable oddity of the world. If somehow it turns out Julia is instead actually real, something might still change in the outcome of her story.
Exactly, a missed opportunity there for sure.
Depending on how you mean, I might disagree.
The only choices for the player were whether to have Shani stay longer and get to know Julia better before the game eventually makes her leave, or to head out early without the full Julia story so far. I think having a very tragic and moving pause in Shani's story was great. The fact that
the whole place just disappears after she leaves it and then it remains just ruins when Shani returns from the factory is possibly more tragic. Were there ever the chance
somehow to convince Julia to leave, would it even be possible to find her again? It would seem not.
I'm very interested in the connection
between Sonmi and Yuna (Ivy), given that obviously Shani met Sonmi before continuing toward Julia's house. I'm really glad I chose early on
to save Yuna from the Decayed so she survived through to this part of the game. That opens up the entire event where the MC learns a lot more about the past and previous mutants, let alone the possible future reunion of Sonmi and Yuna. Obviously Shani and the MC aren't in any kind of position to bring them back together right now, but both being alive in this release opens the possibility for that in the future.
Why would you ever expect this not to have consequences and closing of endings? I would be highly disappointed if that wasn't the case.
And I'm definitely interested in the story.
If I want to see one more digital pussy, I can load another game or pornhub easily.
I completely agree. When a game presents you with a choice of supporting a faction or not, how would you ever expect that
not to affect later events in the game, let alone endings? I'm most interested in the story as well. The women are beautiful, but that isn't the primary enjoyment I get from this, nor is the inspiration behind the game being things like
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or
Fallout.
This game is pretty successful — both on Patreon and Subscribestar, not to mention any other places — for good reason. I'm very impressed by Zetan and his skill with cutscenes / animations, in writing, and in creativity in this world's creation. Definitely looking forward to more that comes.