Discussion on 'Second Thoughts'

[Coconut Killer]

This game is fascinating in how you have one person to spare of all the people based on what crimes they commit, who spared who? If anyone else has anything to say on this game, please do!

[Syphyous]

I'm very glad you enjoy it! I wanted to make something that really made your choices have weight so I hope I managed to achieve that!
If you wish, please leave a review when you're finished playing because it helps a lot in getting the game seen! :P

[THEONLYDarkShadow]

The person I spared in the end was Eva Smith because I figured that she had suffered enough in her life and never had a chance to actually live it as of yet, what with all of the constant moving around she did. With her father dead and no longer being a looming shadow over her life, she finally has a chance to be happy, or at least at peace, for once. I didn't want to take that away from her. Who did you spare?

[TeaPanda]

Originally posted by THEONLYDarkShadow:

The person I spared in the end was Eva Smith because I figured that she had suffered enough in her life and never had a chance to actually live it as of yet, what with all of the constant moving around she did. With her father dead and no longer being a looming shadow over her life, she finally has a chance to be happy, or at least at peace, for once. I didn't want to take that away from her. Who did you spare?

Wasn't this the one who killed her sister and then the dad kept her inside? I think the dad kept her inside to stop her killing others, but that's just my interpretation.

In the end I kept alive the old Polish woman, I forgot her name and I'm pretty happy with the choice in the end.

[THEONLYDarkShadow]

Originally posted by MoonRae:

Wasn't this the one who killed her sister and then the dad kept her inside? I think the dad kept her inside to stop her killing others, but that's just my interpretation.

In the end I kept alive the old Polish woman, I forgot her name and I'm pretty happy with the choice in the end.

Huh, I had not considered that possibility. 🤔 I saw it as her sister dying from an illness or tragic accident and her dad going off the deep end as a result of it, causing him to imprison her inside his home. Your interpretation certainly adds a new element to the events. 👀

Oh, and the old polish woman's name is Marysia Maja.

[fernweh]

wait what? i never thought one of the characters was the kid with the nutjob dad wtf, wait theres the dad with the 2 adopted kids, was eva the kid that was imprisoned?? if so that makes the game so much cooler

[THEONLYDarkShadow]

Originally posted by fernweh:

wait what? i never thought one of the characters was the kid with the nutjob dad wtf, wait theres the dad with the 2 adopted kids, was eva the kid that was imprisoned?? if so that makes the game so much cooler

Yes, she is. It's revealed in her Off The Record section.

[dylankelk]

I felt very fortunate to have spared Bryn Celyn (I might be getting the spelling wrong?). For those who don't remember, they were the elderly person who changed their identity because they knew their family were too bigoted to ever accept them While I wouldn't necessarily judge other characters (even the ones who committed murders like Eva) harsher given that even some of the murderers were molded by vastly harsher environments, Bryn's only "crime" seemed to be wanting to escape a life surrounded by irrational hatred.

[dylankelk]

Originally posted by THEONLYDarkShadow:

The person I spared in the end was Eva Smith because I figured that she had suffered enough in her life and never had a chance to actually live it as of yet, what with all of the constant moving around she did. With her father dead and no longer being a looming shadow over her life, she finally has a chance to be happy, or at least at peace, for once. I didn't want to take that away from her. Who did you spare?

I find myself respecting that choice. I think her adopted Dad was the first person I killed in the game. While I obviously didn't know he kidnapped her that early on, I couldn't imagine a situation where I'd sympathize with a kidnapper. For whatever reason murder seems less severe to me if it's an accident or in self-defense, and the game makes a strong case for why various forms of theft are at least understandable if not moral.