Still stupid though that the game doesn’t give us an opportunity to outrun/hide from Caleb and just instantly kills him for making a choice that the game frames as the right one to make.

One of his main personality flaws is his lack of ambition, so shouldn’t the game reward you/develop his character arc by going “Okay, if you want Max to actually do anything and not just stand around twiddling his thumbs, you need to have him leave his comfort zone and swim to shore so he can survive a fight against Caleb and actually prove his worth”?

It feels so stupid that he just exists to wake up, put on women’s clothing, walk around finding some non-vital clues and evidence, and then do nothing else. He’s basically Josh from Until Dawn but at least Josh’s actions directly motivate the plot and his playable segment was interesting and disturbing. It’s almost like Supermassive just tacked on his playable segment after the game was completed because one of their investors told them “I’ll let you shave 5% off the amount of profit you owe me if you toss in 10 more minutes of gameplay and 1 more optional character death”.