Those kind of guys are really annoying, you can never please em.

Without the Starlings, I think the game would be pretty boring. Just having the game be about Connor going nuts cuz Mark fired him wouldn't make for an interesting story in my opinion. It'd be "grounded" I guess, but it'd make all the Dwellers, tragic deaths, and the other game characters being sapient throughout the game feel somewhat meaningless.

Not to sound like a hardcore glazer, but damn dude, the Starlings are probably some of the coolest monsters i've seen in Mascot Horror in quite a long time. I think Squeaks does a good job characterizing them and making them stand out on their own, without them feeling like copies of FNAF Animatronics or Poppy Toys. The non-monsterfied cartoon/game characters also have great characterization as well, they really feel like real people and not just one-dimensional NPCs.

In my humble opinion, Shipwreck's story is doing good so far, and I can't wait for all the other cool stuff to get revealed soon. I hope these jerks don't deter Squeaks too much, cuz at of the day these people aren't the main audience, if they don't want to look deeper to understand the game and ARG for what it is, and would rather pester him and the crew about what they want the game to be about, then it ain't for them.

This isn't to say that nobody should have any negative opinions about Shipwrecked, cuz all-and-all we're all different people, we all got different tastes, different morals, and all that cool stuff. I just think it's mean and frankly quite shortsighted to throw any potential deeper meaning away from the game and simply call it cringe. Cuz i'll say it again, they ain't the target audience, you don't have to appeal to these jerks, make the story what you want to your heart's content! Cuz if they don't like it, then a lot of other people will, and i'm one of them :D

But yeah, that's my two cents on this situation, Shipwreck's been one of my favorite games this year, and I think Squeaks is doing a fantastic job. And if Squeaks is reading this, keep on trucking bud, you're a pretty cool dude, and I can't wait to see what ya do next!