![]() family is frustratingly contradictory: in Episode 2 he's risking it all to hang out with Chris, but now he's lashing out over Sean's new friendships. The nuances here aren’t handled well, making Daniel come off as irrational and overly aggressive. Daniel, on the other hand, spends the episode yearning to be seen as an adult while feeling ignored and unwanted by his big brother in favor of friends his age. Sean’s other potential kisser (which never appeared as an option for me) came across completely platonic in my playthrough. Even their more intimate moments failed to give me chills – granted, I always opted for less flirty dialogue, but that’s all the more reason the relationship felt forced. Developer Dontnod does a good job giving me a sense of who these characters are, especially through overhead/optional conversations, but I’m still kept at arm's length and that makes it difficult to care.īuilding on episode 2, Cassidy becomes a potential love interest for Sean but the chemistry is never really there aside from some light flirting. Unfortunately, moments like this are sparse. I loved soaking all of this in, watching Sean sketch the scene with an option to take a hit of the bong by the fire. Instead, that evening made each character feel a bit more real with Penny sharing why he wears a coin around his neck, Jacob discussing his faith (or lack thereof), and even Daniel reflecting on all the people he feels he let down. Despite Finn asking everyone around the campfire to “share their worst memory,” this group of train-hopping teens never became the cliches they seemed they might be on the surface. They’re lovable characters who lookout for the Diaz brothers in their own ways. Underneath the played out acoustic guitar and appropriated dreads, Cassidy and Finn go beyond their archetypes. Everyone is there for their own reasons, which takes the focus off of the Diaz brothers but never redirects it anywhere meaningful. “They are the friends you only see around the office, not the ones you hang out with on the weekends.
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