Should I keep going? Spoilers up to Day 7
Spoilers up to Day 7:
I’m on Day 7. Khan is infected; one of the architect brothers is infected (the one who now lives with Grace); Anna Angel is infected. I’m really into the story, the metatheatrical elements, the existential conversations. I have a lot of respect for the creativity and mind of the developers and writers. I’ve even gone so far as to read some of their recommendations—the works of Thornton Wilder and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury.
But. I have a life, a job, two young children. When I log into the game at this point, I experience frustration (yes, I know that frustration is an element of the game and I actually appreciate it as a game mechanic). I’ve had one conversation with the Inquisitor. I don’t have the right antibiotics for Khan and the architect. I do have the panacea, and one shmowder.
Should I go ahead and use the shmowder on Khan? Go get some organs from the hospital and brew antibiotics for the architect? I know I’ll need the panacea for Rubin (I used my first brew on Bad Grief, who is also in danger again). I guess I’m just ready for the game to move forward… but I want it to move forward without my friends dying. Is it worth continuing? I worry that without someone important, I won’t get an ending I’m happy with, that I’ll always wonder what would have happened if I could have kept so-and-so alive. If i stop right where I am, no one is dead yet…