With ep 5, I started to realise even more that it wouldn't matter what I said to people, because I always knew we'd be bringing Chloe back at some point. So what did it matter if I told David Chloe was dead or not? It didn't matter if Jefferson lived or died, either. I guess in the sense that these realities continue on after Max travels to whichever timeline she goes to next means the choices are supposed to still hold value in these timelines - these people will still live on in the other realities, so I guess it's whether you want David to live with more guilt of killing another man, or regret at Chloe being dead, or something... or even whether you wanted Jefferson to be alive in that reality. Even though we aren't there to see it, is that what the dev's intention is? It doesn't feel as though it matters, really, because I only ever cared about the true timeline I'd be in where I had Chloe back. But it still renders the decisions you made pointless, and they definitely could have done something to make them matter, even if you do end up in a reality that didn't necessarily see Max performing those decisions in the current timeline. Victoria and Nathan were definitely discarded in dumb manners. Would she even have made an appearance if you didn't warn her about the Dark Room? She and Nathan get off-screen deaths, and deserved so much more than that, especially as it becomes clear Nathan wanted to apologise to Max - there could have been a good scene for him there. It also sounded like Sean Prescott had a bigger role to play, with the messages he was sending Nathan, as found in his dorm.
It's disheartening to see the same complaints around forums right now, but there are some good suggestions and theories from people that are interesting to read, but is sad that fans are coming up with better ideas than Dontnod.
I doubt a Season 2 would use the same characters again, but I sure as hell hope that if it does take place in one of the timelines, that it's not the Sacrifice Chloe timeline. I'd hate knowing that it's the canon they run with.
It's disheartening to see the same complaints around forums right now, but there are some good suggestions and theories from people that are interesting to read, but is sad that fans are coming up with better ideas than Dontnod.
I doubt a Season 2 would use the same characters again, but I sure as hell hope that if it does take place in one of the timelines, that it's not the Sacrifice Chloe timeline. I'd hate knowing that it's the canon they run with.
