Bingoogus
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That's what i ended up doing, but i'd have preferred an ordinary textbox instead.
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Yeah, I have to agree with this one; I had the same thought. Luckily it's a rare occurrence.
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Can also remove the quick menu with URM while you are it. It's useless and ugly^^
In my play the MC got hit by it. TBH though these characters would have a tough time surviving an "ordinary" disaster. I can see like downed power lines "Oh let's pick them up to get them out of the way on the road."
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When arriving at the dorm? IIRC, he gets blasted outside the fast food restaurant.
It was in the latest update, by the witch. About time to grab her and see if she weighs as much as a duck...
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Bingoogus is talking about the time when they reached the campus, where Kallie gets blasted.
His post doesn't sounds like he has catched up yet.
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Felt like that was a bit out of character for MC and had to chalk it up to him being exhausted + skipping meals + playing patty cake every night with a different girl. My headcanon is that it's MC's turn to lose it a bit
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I don't think there is a really good reason...fear, sure, but with how much time she spend there and that the dorms are just around the corner, no going outside either.
Hum. I played this through a few times, never ran into a fourth possible female interest. I have managed to have sex with all three women. I have a soft spot for hurting women so I'm drawn to Laura and Kallie more than Shelly. At this point in the game it would be difficult to choose between Laura and Kallie. I like that the story is interesting and the characters are all believable. I am interested to see how the author plans to wrap this up.
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Well, if you are up-to-date with the latest content, it's pretty obvious who that 4th LI is going to be...
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Shelley said she heard screaming after they left, so I suspect either the boys did something to her and/or she saw something that scared her shitless. She probably broke, hoping someone would come and save her.
Phrasing.
It's the opposite for me. While the MC said he was friendly with Laura and got along with her fine, her type-A personality made me react to her in ways that didn't grant many points. Shelley was a no-brainer for some transactional intimacy. I usually shy away from this in AVN, but it made sense for me in this context. Kallie happened fairly organically as well.
Same! I'm a sucker for character-driven storytelling, and this story scratches that itch. Their reactions and breaking points are believable, and the stakes are kept relatively low. The needs of the group are fairly basic. Food, shelter, clothing, and trying to keep some level of sanity. Everyone can relate to this. I suspect everyone can also relate to not being able to go outside due to weather. The monsters are fairly impotent as well. They can be avoided; they don't try to break in, and they probably don't even know how to work a doorknob. They're more of a psychological danger than a physical one.
I think this setup is genius. It allows the dev to tell a story about how characters react instead of characters being forced to act. While the environment has become hostile, they don't find themselves constantly chased. There's opportunity for downtime and for a momentary sense of safety.
Yeah, this is an interesting change compared to N&T--there, the infected (at least the more-recently infected) were a greater threat when out and about, and even tried to break into MC's apartment (with some success). And there were bandits as well, which weren't a great threat in the early stages of the game, but were increasingly so as the story went on. Both gave reasons, aside from lack of provisions (and aside from MC blowing up the school), that our cast couldn't stay in one place too long.
Here, lack of provisions seems to be the only factor driving our cast to get out and move, other than Laura's concern for her son. As you say, at least as far as we've seen so far, there really aren't any threats to their safety if they just stay put. And that seems like it makes things a little too easy for them, which in turn makes me wonder if we're going to see further threats to them.
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I think from a narrative perspective that the stakes have to be raised. At a certain point survival could become too easy to be interesting. I'd even argue we're close to that point. They're due for a moment of despair.
What I think will happen is that they'll arrive at the hospital to find that it's not a way out. The hospital isn't that far, all things considered, and we've never been told about hearing helicopters in an otherwise silent city. With them all believing that the hospital is their best chance, finding it occupied with witches and burned ones could be a breaking point. If one of them got hurt, it could also raise the stakes by having to go into the hospital to find medication and confront the monsters. Or, maybe the hospital is already occupied by a group that doesn't want more mouths to feed.
It's also possible that the monsters, most likely the witches, will become smarter in time. It would be a nice contrast with how zombies generally become less dangerous as they continue rotting and only really pose a danger in groups.
I'm just brainfarting, but I do think the stakes will have to be raised soon. This story seems to hinge more on suspense and thriller elements than horror, so I expect it to do more of that in the future. It's about the psychology of the situation, not a constant barrage of adrenaline-filled scenes.
...and of course the witches are already smarter than the garden-variety Burned Ones--they can speak, and they can exercise at least some misdirection ("help me..."). It remains unclear whether the witch that attacked MC was just in the process of turning (as MC believed), or whether that's (as suggested upthread by others) a look she can assume to lure victims.
I agree with your suspicion that the hospital won't provide the escape they hope for. I'm not going to speculate how that will be the case though.
One technical error that's bugging me is the effect of A/C on the fog. I can't speak with certainty about commercial A/C, but residential A/C in the United States recirculates air (through a filter); it doesn't take it in from outside. So "those houses have had the A/C running" not only wouldn't bring in fog, it would (slowly, because those filters usually aren't all that effective) filter it out.
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I'm not entirely certain if this mimicry is actual intelligence. Burned Ones seem male-coded to me, and Witches as female-coded. The Burned Ones use physical prowess, while the Witches use manipulation. I don't think it's actual intelligence, because there doesn't seem to be intent behind their behavior. The males are slow, so they prefer to catch targets unaware (hunter behavior). The females, physically weaker, benefit from targets coming to them. And even their shape seems to be designed to appeal to male/human instinct. Maybe their words are the human's last thoughts of despair.
You're right, this isn't entirely clear yet, though we have seen witches who were completely turned already. We just don't know whether they can turn back or not. This also makes every woman we'll meet a potential danger. Other groups/people could also think our women are witches if encountered alone. Just imagine Laura breaking down and banging on a door, screaming to be let in... How easy would it be for people inside to think she's a Witch?
You're right, certainly if they're HVAC systems. To be fair, I don't know that much about AC/HVAC, but I do suspect some fresh air needs to be let in, even if it's just to replenish the oxygen in an environment. Also, if the filters are made of a kind of plastic or fiber, it's possible the fog would melt/eat them over time, like the high-dosage exposure did with clothes.
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Omfg! Again! This group is moronic... "hey, just walk right up to the potential witch before getting her attention, yeah, oh you got fucking blasted? Well NO FUCKING SHIT YOU DUMB ASS!". It's always fucking Laura jumping on impulse and John copping the fallout, but even he's absolutely shit at following sensical protocol...