Beyond: Two Souls Retrospective

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TRAVIS!!! said:
The dinner/date sequence is one of the standout moment for me, because, like you said, at that point in the narrative, we view Ryan as a complete asshole, but Jodie tells us how charming and funny he is. I'll never forget the feelings I had when I couldn't decide whether I wanted to use Aiden to sabotage the date or if I should just stop it and let Jodie have some fun for a change. It's her life, after all, so who am I to mess around with it?

Writing that makes me feel so conflicted is pretty great if you ask me. Love the game.

I have been on the trophy hunt in the game, so I have been playing multiple times and seeing different outcomes. The Dinner definitely stands out. I got hit in the feels when Jodie gets out the shower and sees Aiden has written something on the foggy mirror, "You don't need him. you have me". It makes me feel so bad. As lonely as Jodie thinks she is..........Aiden is lonlier.  I do feel for Jodie, because one of her biggest issues is that she has had limited control over the course her life takes. Its even more depressing if you play that scene and be a complete asshole as Aiden, when she asks Aiden is he proud of running off everyone she tries to get close to and just sits there crying.

Side note: A person I never felt guilty for being a dick to? Her Foster Father, god what an A-hole. I really wanted him dead. When you adopt someone, you are suppose to do it with unconditional love in your heart. I don't care if she was the Anti-Christ, you love the child in spite of those things. I don't respect the mother either because she let her husband convince her that abandoning this girl at 6-8 was the right thing to do. Uhg, I get angry thinking about it now :P