mokawu

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Im just back into the game after 1-2 years, can someone explain to me the recently Bella's excessive hate ? I remembered that she used to be the fan favorite beside Nami, what happened ? im so confused
 

BobTheDuck

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ty, so it not something she did in the game, just because of her fan, right ?
Well, once you take a hard look at the kin dof person she is, who breaks and enters, does hit and runs, generally not a great example for Nika to move forward in life. If you don't go on the heist with Bella, Nami mentions Nika doesn't need another charge, suggesting that he's had legal issues in the past and trouble is the last thing he needs right now. Bella's going to provide plent of shitstorm for Nika to weather.

As a narrative device, she's interesting and brings conflict to the story. As a human being, the other LI are just better people I find more trustworthy. I can imagine Sasha or Vic genuinely wanting Nika to look after himself. Bella's still just after what she wants. It's currently a hyped infatuation. How many days?

Edit: Full disclosure, I'm bitter because Ocean demoted the first LI I chose, wrote the second character I liked was a special case and wouldn't be a LI... at this point, my NIka's not healing jack shit but rocking in the corner listening to AiC's Down in a Hole :sneaky:
 
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Well, once you take a hard look at the kin dof person she is, who breaks and enters, does hit and runs, generally not a great example for Nika to move forward in life. If you don't go on the heist with Bella, Nami mentions Nika doesn't need another charge, suggesting that he's had legal issues in the past and trouble is the last thing he needs right now. Bella's going to provide plent of shitstorm for Nika to weather.

As a narrative device, she's interesting and brings conflict to the story. As a human being, the other LI are just better people I find more trustworthy. I can imagine Sasha or Vic genuinely wanting Nika to look after himself. Bella's still just after what she wants. It's currently a hyped infatuation. How many days?
You're failing to account for why she's like that. It's the same reason Nika is the way he is. Extreme trauma and its' impact on their lives. If the game goes where it should, and if Nika and Bella end up together, you should be able to help each other heal and get better as people. They understand each other that well. Either that or it's Sid and Nancy or Bonny and Clyde time.
 

BobTheDuck

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You're failing to account for why she's like that. It's the same reason Nika is the way he is. Extreme trauma and its' impact on their lives. If the game goes where it should, and if Nika and Bella end up together, you should be able to help each other heal and get better as people. They understand each other that well. Either that or it's Sid and Nancy or Bonny and Clyde time.
Nah, not forgetting. I'm not sure I've ever seen two traumatised people heal together, they usually tear themselves apart. I also think, that Bella's been a wild card for way too long a time - Amber's been pretty slack dealing with it, and she can't be that naive when Bella leaves guns around her bedroom, comes home with a new car that Amber didn't pay for... we know Bella doesn't work with Mila waiting tables, so where does her cash come from?

I'm thinking Natural Born Killers or Fightclub are the best examples.

It's the eternal debate between who is the original and who is the couple between Katie and Bella
But we know the answer and we're so obnoxiously right :WeSmart:
 

Maccabbee

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Nah, not forgetting. I'm not sure I've ever seen two traumatised people heal together, they usually tear themselves apart. I also think, that Bella's been a wild card for way too long a time - Amber's been pretty slack dealing with it, and she can't be that naive when Bella leaves guns around her bedroom, comes home with a new car that Amber didn't pay for... we know Bella doesn't work with Mila waiting tables, so where does her cash come from?

I'm thinking Natural Born Killers or Fightclub are the best examples.



But we know the answer and we're so obnoxiously right :WeSmart:
Awwww, the Movie Version of FC had the happiest ending ever! Don't remember the book much, it's been a few decades.

Also, for a prominent psychiatrist with a stellar reputation, Amber seems much shadier than it would seem. She definitely was coming on to Nika, if subtly, and she does mention that she's failed to help Bella (she tried, if that's so, which would be seriously unethical, you're not supposed to shrink your immediate family).

I had shit therapy for a long time that either didn't help me or made things worse, until I found a therapist that understood me as much as he understood my problems. He was able to reach me and relate to me well enough that I got some catharsis and understanding of some of my underlying issues. Some people are easier to help than others.
 
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mokawu

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it's just me or the new Ayua kind of look... worse ? her face is just too round now lol, the old Ayua is kind of generic but she look better, not to mention she look 15 years older than the rest of the friend group now xD
 
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it's just me or the new Ayua kind of look... worse ? her face is just too round now lol, the old Ayua is kind of generic but she look better, not to mention she look 15 years older than the rest of the friend group now xD
In season 1 yes, but the previews seem better in season 2
 
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it's just me or the new Ayua kind of look... worse ? her face is just too round now lol, the old Ayua is kind of generic but she look better, not to mention she look 15 years older than the rest of the friend group now xD
Yeah her character model is one of the least consistent. There's renders in which she looks amazing and others where she looks kinda ugly. Then there's the grandma haircut that she gets for a scene or two that makes her look 40.

Gotta look past it.
 
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