Pyke
The Brotherhood
Thanks all! Really awesome that the game seems to resonate with so many people.
It's strange - because I always had Mac dying - but a lot of people have said that Charlie should have been the one who sacrificed herself.
I think a part of that may have come from the writing of the story happening during Covid, and as I got married. I was in a 'what would I do to save my wife/family' mindset for a big chunk of time. Lockdowns in South Africa had this additional sense of forboding, because so many people were certain that there would be a lot of civil unrest. Luckly, there wasnt, but the emotions of 'when they come, be ready' are hard to ignore.
I think that I naturally put myself into Mac as a character - and those feelings of being the protector, no matter what.
Interestingly, the story was originally much more 'Charlie' focused (I think I just had a bit of fatigue in writing men from Beautiful Desolation) - but by the end of it I saw it as more of Macs story. He is the one who really grows and changes - while being stoic and strong.
And yeah - Moses and Faran turned out wonderfully there. I can't take any credit for that - that was all Jack! In the version that I handed over to him, Faran is never heard from again once Moses leaves the chamber. Jack took him and grew his relationship with Moses into one of the best ones in the game.
I think a part of that may have come from the writing of the story happening during Covid, and as I got married. I was in a 'what would I do to save my wife/family' mindset for a big chunk of time. Lockdowns in South Africa had this additional sense of forboding, because so many people were certain that there would be a lot of civil unrest. Luckly, there wasnt, but the emotions of 'when they come, be ready' are hard to ignore.
I think that I naturally put myself into Mac as a character - and those feelings of being the protector, no matter what.
Interestingly, the story was originally much more 'Charlie' focused (I think I just had a bit of fatigue in writing men from Beautiful Desolation) - but by the end of it I saw it as more of Macs story. He is the one who really grows and changes - while being stoic and strong.
And yeah - Moses and Faran turned out wonderfully there. I can't take any credit for that - that was all Jack! In the version that I handed over to him, Faran is never heard from again once Moses leaves the chamber. Jack took him and grew his relationship with Moses into one of the best ones in the game.
