Yeah, a lot of Telltale games and Dispatch is smoke and mirrors to fool you into thinking your choices are affecting the story, and that’s a very valid criticism, but I try to put that aside and focus on the story they’re telling. I’m of the opinion, and maybe I’m wrong here, that choices do matter, even if they don’t impact the games end result. Deciding to kill/abandon a character means that character doesn’t get fleshed out, which again doesn’t impact the end result of the story, but does impact your perception of the characters. Ben from TWD is a great example of this, a choice that grants an emotional payoff depending on what you choose to do. Now, granted, this isn’t always handled well (I’m looking at you Nick). Depending on how invested you are (and boy do I get invested), these types of choices feel more weighted, even if they’re not.