Start Episode 2 With Little or No Cash

[kiwigummy]

I had 40 bucks at the end of Episode 1, but I started Episode 2 with 10.03. How is this possible? Why did the game take my saved money away? Should I have splurged at the gas station and bought the Sleeping Bag?

[Gromit]

He said he spent money over time or some ♥♥♥♥, you'd have to check whether spending cash was really a choice or if you are just givin the same amount when you start ep 2 with everyone, I have a feeling money isn't important in the game any longer, which makes me wonder why it was a mechanic at all.

[Riddler]

Episode 2 starts one month after the end of episode 1. You can't expect, that Sean didn't spend any money in the meantime.

Originally posted by Doughnut Cop:

I have a feeling money isn't important in the game any longer, which makes me wonder why it was a mechanic at all.

I never felt, that it would be that important, but it makes a difference in this episode. If you have less than 5 dollars you can't afford a Christmas present for Daniel and have to steal one, unless you choose the right dialogue at the vendor, so that he lowers the price. I didn't know that ,so i had to steal, which was a bit disappointing on the writing side. I would have preferred to just have no present then.

But you will never get to a situation where it makes a real difference in the main story if you have money or not. That's not how the stories in LiS are working. There are no completely separated story branches, like in Detroit: Become Human for example. In a quantic dream game the main character would just starve to death if he hadn't enough money at one point in the story ;)

[Gromit]

Originally posted by Riddler:

Episode 2 starts one month after the end of episode 1. You can't expect, that Sean didn't spend any money in the meantime.

Originally posted by Doughnut Cop:

I have a feeling money isn't important in the game any longer, which makes me wonder why it was a mechanic at all.

I never felt, that it would be that important, but it makes a difference in this episode. If you have less than 5 dollars you can't afford a Christmas present for Daniel and have to steal one, unless you choose the right dialogue at the vendor, so that he lowers the price. I didn't know that ,so i had to steal, which was a bit disappointing on the writing side. I would have preferred to just have no present then.

But you will never get to a situation where it makes a real difference in the main story if you have money or not. That's not how the stories in LiS are working. There are no completely separated story branches, like in Detroit: Become Human for example. In a quantic dream game the main character would just starve to death if he hadn't enough money at one point in the story ;)

I didn't get through ep 2 enough to know this. That is honestly terrible writing though. Reminds me or r/choosing beggars. "I should get it for free because it'll ruin my kids christmas if I don't."
I thought christmas was about giving, not stealing and it makes the main character worse, and again robs a choice.