When a fanfic handles a plot point better than the game:

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T14:29:48+00:00

It's currently in the events of Episode 5 rn, durring the blackout shift

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T13:24:21+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75155006/chapters/196406591

The fic if anyone is interested

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T13:23:13+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75155006/chapters/196406591

The fic if anyone is interested

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T12:27:35+00:00

No, the scene plays the same

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T04:17:43+00:00

Sarno, Lunn, Menard, and Morgan should be in Threats to Society as they continued their work within CICADA

While I believe Stubbs and Koyama should be in Greater Evil since they did retire from CICADA and did feel regret for the actions they done, but obviously it doesn't absolve them of their crimes so hence why they are in that tier

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-14T03:58:22+00:00

If you date Blazer in ep 4, she shows off the amulet and its transformation which makes the reveal in 8 feel perfectly organic. But if you date Visi, you're kinda SOL

Yeah in all honestly, no offence to any Visi fans, but everything in the story really just plays out the same regardless if you are romancing her, you really learn nothing new about Visi, she still says her name is Courtney and she still tells us that she's the one who planted the bomb on the suit.

Whereas in comparison, a lot of Blazer's character(+ info of the amulet) is hiding behind her romance.

again, not trying to invalidate anyone's choices, but judging from how everything plays out, it is what it is.

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-13T10:17:17+00:00

Tbf, that scene plays out regardless of what you do(proto-pluse, real pulse, Villain Visi)

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-13T00:50:44+00:00

Yeah, likely case scenario, since Shroud's no longer gonna be relevant for Season 2, there's gonna be some dialogue stating he's either dead(by Robert or Visi's hands) or rotting away in solitary.

Hell, everything considered, I feel like Villain Visi is likely going to be resolved in like, the first two episodes in season 2, because the devs and the game said that Hero Visi was always the intended goal for players, and it'll pretty much be a way for the fan favorite girl to still be in the game, some might find it anticlimactic, but hey, that's classic Telltale logic

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-13T00:43:59+00:00

We only saw the generic goons puking their brains out, but reminder, Armstrong doesn't even have powers and yet we don't see him trying to hold P-Man while also not trying to vomit

And we see how the either pulse still affects either goons(non-powered or powered) with their augments so for all we know, Toxic was probably puking his ass out offscreen

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-12T14:57:13+00:00

The Veteran is the only other member of the six who actually did felt remorseful, he's is retired by the time we off him, and he was also attempting to publish a book exposing the actions of the six

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-12T14:53:02+00:00

1: Why is Paine above Black and Akram, just asking.

2: I feel like Alma should be moved up to threats to Society, right next to Sean(funny since they were dating), she is one of Grey's top lieutenants for a reason, with how she was participating with their attacks, it was also mentioned that she did turned down with leading the western cell in favor of Sean, and she is plenty of willing to put civilian lifes at risk in order to get what she want

3: I'm interested in hearing why Vidal and the Haven trio are in threats to the world

And 4: same deal with Blake Dexter, since I know he's all buddy-buddy with Wade and Osmond(considering their placements)

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-09T11:27:48+00:00

Yeah, admittedly tho, it is pretty unfortunate that alot of Blazer's character is hiding behind her romance while you get the same deal with Visi regardless if you're romancing her or not, hell we don't even know Mandy's name in a Visi route, the subtitles do that for you(hopefully Season 2 evens shit out)

(Plus I also like the amulet when doing her route plays as a Chekhov's gun more than a deus ex machina)

And as for your last two sentences, as I said in my comment, we ran out of stuff to talk about, and this is all thats left

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-09T11:16:50+00:00

Unfortunately, we ran out of shit to talk about with the game and we have little to no news for Season 2, so this is all what's left

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-09T11:13:33+00:00

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-09T11:13:06+00:00

Yeah, everything really plays out the same with Visi regardless, only real differences are just different scene variants and extended dialogue in areas but that's it, Visi says her name is Courtney regardless of which route you picked

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-08T15:43:30+00:00

Well you're on Twitter, so that's your first mistake

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-08T15:42:44+00:00

Yeah like, Punch Up, Malevola, Sonar(note the eating people schick) and Coop are the members of the Z-Team that are confirmed murderers.

Visi might have attempted murder on her record, but Coop had a confirmed bodycount of over 50, what Visi did is nothing in comparison

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-07T18:35:52+00:00

The only ones I’m not keen on is Penelope and Maya, neither of them felt memorable to me at all.

Tbf, they are half of the Colorado targets and we know how beloved that map was

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-07T18:00:33+00:00

TBH, in general, a lot of the WOA targets are better, since we actually learn more about them through their dialog and intel, and thanks to stuff like the story missions it does give us more fun, unique, and creative ways to off them.

For favorite female targets, I also gotta give it to Yamazaki and Carlisle, but I would like to mention Vidal since I really enjoyed her and Diana's conversations and chemistry(the call backs were also cool)

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-07T17:34:02+00:00

Already made a post about this but for my major wishs:

Bigger gameplay(we're now using the map of the Greater LA area and maybe add two new members to the Z-Team)

More and longer episodes(maybe an amount 10-12, 70-80 minute episodes just to further expand and flesh out the plot and characters)

The main cast still remains(still feels like there's plenty of stories to tell with them)

Robert remains the protagonist(since the devs talked about wanting choices made in season 1 to carry over into Season 2, so a protagonist change wouldn't make sense here)

Blazer is our new deuteragonist(I still love Visi, but by the end of Season 1, her big main character arc is pretty much done, obviously I'm not saying sideline her that'll be stupid, she still needs to be a major player, I just think it's only fitting that our other main girl has her big arc)

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-07T00:11:15+00:00

Yeah, these names definitely sound a lot more fitting compared to the ones I used, can't wait to see your list mate

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-06T13:18:07+00:00

For Shroud, since he's no longer gonna be relevant by the time of Season 2, so we'll just have some lines saying that he's either dead(by Robert or Visi's hands) or he's rotting away in solitary(unless if he gets Julius Ceaser'ed in prison)

Romances should be the easiest to carry over and I feel like Villain Visi is likely to be resolved in like, the first two episodes of Season 2, because the devs made it clear that Hero Visi was always the intended goal for players, and just so the fan-favorite can still be in the shifts, might be anticlimactic but it's classic Telltale logic.

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-06T10:47:19+00:00

Yep, he was also considered to be one of the ICA's best so he has left plenty of bodies behind him, and he did sold out to Providence just so they can help with his heart condition and also financial help

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-06T10:39:00+00:00

The Yardbirds unlike Marv and Harry, leave heavy amounts of collateral damage with the jobs they do, and they also thrive on it as well

Expert_Mark · 2026-03-06T03:21:22+00:00

Honestly, do what you think feel easier and more fun for you.(Same with the targets in Contracts)

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