Is it just me or is Claire so unlikable for some reason?

[Haruspex]

I don't know why she ticks me off for some reason maybe the fact that she just used V for revenge? Not really sure. Wish I could get another bartender in the afterlife.

[GordoBoy]

You just said it yourself really. V is always getting used by somebody for some reason, but V really liked racing, and then Claire just threw V to the side just like that. The fact that I cant have the option to bitchslap Claire in the afterlife makes me not want to step there ever again.

[Dex Maguffin]

Personally I like Claire. Once her story is complete I kinda wish it unlocked a dialog option to ask her how she's doing. For me it was easy to see why her mind would go where it did, and she was just asking V for help. I dont think Claire was being intentionally dishonest with V... she was being dishonest with herself. No one has to like every single character, and if she doesn't really add anything for you, thats okay. :)

[charly4711]

Claire is difficult.
I mean, the using part ... V is a merc. It's kinda part of V's job description to be used by other people. Whether or not she's _ab_used ... I dunno ... it's a grey area, I think.
You _can_ play those quests and depending on your choices never see anything unlikable about Claire. But other choices make it plain that she's so hellbent on her vendetta that she doesn't even care whether it's justified or not ... or actually, keeps on when it's kinda clear that it may well not be justified. That cooled my feelings for her quite a bit, too.
(Needless to say I always go along with her whims, though, because I want her car :P )

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by GordoBoy:

You just said it yourself really. V is always getting used by somebody for some reason, but V really liked racing, and then Claire just threw V to the side just like that. The fact that I cant have the option to bitchslap Claire in the afterlife makes me not want to step there ever again.

On yeah I asked to race again and got thrown as well. Hate her dumpster car as well. At least I could ignore her in the afterlife and she sounds butthurt about it lol.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by charly4711:

Claire is difficult.
I mean, the using part ... V is a merc. It's kinda part of V's job description to be used by other people. Whether or not she's _ab_used ... I dunno ... it's a grey area, I think.
You _can_ play those quests and depending on your choices never see anything unlikable about Claire. But other choices make it plain that she's so hellbent on her vendetta that she doesn't even care whether it's justified or not ... or actually, keeps on when it's kinda clear that it may well not be justified. That cooled my feelings for her quite a bit, too.
(Needless to say I always go along with her whims, though, because I want her car :P )

Maybe I am sorta salty that every race I asked to get a ride back expecting some dialogue afterwards but didn't. Felt like a used condom for her Vendetta lol. Probably also the reason why I am not big on Judy Alvarez as well. Although she's like a better Claire russel.

[Vi-El]

I think the only thing I didnt like was the ending after following you know who. Otherwise I didnt have a problem with her. Really wished I could have changed something about it but she decided what was best.

[GordoBoy]

Originally posted by Jester:

Originally posted by charly4711:

Claire is difficult.
I mean, the using part ... V is a merc. It's kinda part of V's job description to be used by other people. Whether or not she's _ab_used ... I dunno ... it's a grey area, I think.
You _can_ play those quests and depending on your choices never see anything unlikable about Claire. But other choices make it plain that she's so hellbent on her vendetta that she doesn't even care whether it's justified or not ... or actually, keeps on when it's kinda clear that it may well not be justified. That cooled my feelings for her quite a bit, too.
(Needless to say I always go along with her whims, though, because I want her car :P )

Maybe I am sorta salty that every race I asked to get a ride back expecting some dialogue afterwards but didn't. Felt like a used condom for her Vendetta lol. Probably also the reason why I am not big on Judy Alvarez as well. Although she's like a better Claire russel.

Hard to say wich person is saying the truth really, any sane person would not of course listen to accusations of murder in a race where people are shooting each others cars and ramming them in hope they go flying. I am very inclined to say that Claire has mental issues and just want some help to get revenge.

[Izzy Wit Da Uzi]

Originally posted by Jester:

Maybe I am sorta salty that every race I asked to get a ride back expecting some dialogue afterwards but didn't. Felt like a used condom for her Vendetta lol. Probably also the reason why I am not big on Judy Alvarez as well. Although she's like a better Claire russel.

Yeah, I'm not much of a fan of either but at least Judy has some redeeming qualities unlike Claire. I tried to like Claire but I just can't. I wouldn't have a problem if she was upfront about her intentions instead of lying up until the very end.

[Faiza, Star Made Knight]

Claire is the only person who realized that yeah, she was manipulating V for selfish gains, and she apologized. No one else did that.

[DragonByDegrees]

I like Claire for the most part, and I wish she had been a romance option, but her quest line just irritates me for a bunch of reasons.

First off, the driving portions of this game are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Just... utter ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Quite possibly the worst I've experienced in the past decade. They're REALLY bad, and whoever made them should FEEL bad for subjecting us to that. I mention this because Claire's questline is almost entirely made up of driving. I would say "racing", but as it's possible to get first place even after crashing several times, it's not really a race, is it?

So, here's the thing: She hires V to complete races to qualify for the final to race in the final to kill... I don't even remember his name anymore. Cocky Mcpisspants, doesn't matter. She doesn't mention this last bit until the final.

Do you know how many people my V killed?

I sure don't (because I lost count), but to put it in perspective, my first thought when I entered Totentanz was "I sure hope I get to kill most of these gangers", and I'd say that was consistent with my behavior throughout that 93 hour playthrough. I mention this because if the goal is to kill the guy... just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hire V to kill the guy! Why I gotta do this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ racing to get to a place where I can pop a cap in him? Oh, because SHE wants to be the one to do it? Okay, ♥♥♥♥♥♥' lemme just do a kidnapping mission. I've done several, and it's no big deal. Does he have security? Not for long. Live in a mansion? Broken into a few of those. Surrounded by turrets or some ♥♥♥♥? I can hack those and MAKE them kill him. I can hack HIM and make him kill himself. So like, at no point should I be forced to get into a car if the end goal is someone's death, even if V isn't going to be the one pulling the trigger. And then like, what, she wanted it to look like part of the race? It DIDN'T, as she had V roll up and stop so she could get out and shoot him while NPCs filmed off to the side. There's no "it was part of the race" defense there, and aren't you allowed to ram and shoot people during the race anyway? I ask with some uncertainty because I know riders shooting out tires was mentioned, but I think Claire only ever fired a single shot and she sure as hell wasn't in a car when doing so.

So why the ♥♥♥♥ I gotta jump through these hoops, Claire?

[Tokenn]

Many [most? all?] the characters in this game have some pretty serious character flaws and do very questionable things. Claire's motivations and choices aren't good, but they are understandable. What I find harder to believe is that a hardened bounty hunter like V would be so particular about her wanting to do a revenge killing. If Claire had hired him through a fixer would V have a single qualm about it?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Just grab the free car and forget about it.

[CORNBREAD142]

Claire definitely owes V soem sloppy toppy at least after all that nonsense smh

[popsicle]

All the normal female chars need to be replaced with psycho female chars to improve the storyline.

[DaBa]

I find most characters in the game are pretty unlikable, but I guess that makes sense. They are a product of the world they inhabit. All of them are pieces of ♥♥♥♥ to a certain degree.