Bring ***** Back! ( or maybe ***** )

edited September 2012 in The Walking Dead
My Observation

I'm not much of a doctor but I am quite an observer. I watched Carley's death a lot of times ( it's torture ) and I can see that she got hit in her left cheek. Sorry don't know bout' Doug

My stupid reason:

What if some good professional healer "Samaratin" saw him/her and healed him/her. I've watched a lot dramas and somehow those people who get shot in the face or body still manages to survive. Maybe
they will somehow just get an eyepatch or something, but they will still be alive.
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  • edited August 2012
    They weren't supposed to let Carley die like that! It's terrible..She was going to be the thing to mend lee's heart after his gf cheated on him and destroyed his life.
  • edited August 2012
    only thing that could have happened if she got her cheek grazed, but then again a horde came to her unconscious body, and the party did travel by train, it seems far fetched Carley would show up with a stitch on her cheek; half a country distance away.

    But if she did survive, it would just prove to the fanbase how much of a badass Carley is, or how stupid of a decision it was to eliminate her completely so soon.
  • edited August 2012
    Technically possible, and no one examined the body in the rush to leave, but her eyes were open in a few shots, so it's, sadly, unlikely she actually survived. I would have liked for there to have been a choice between Doug/Carly or Ben.
  • edited August 2012
    Its possible Carley is still alive but I HIGHLY doubt it. I was hurt when Carley was killed though. *ahem* Lets see....

    Carley (A petite woman) was shot in the face at close range, collapsed immediately, left by the side of the road, shot out in the open in zombie infested woods. I don't know my friend.

    Also it seeme like she was dead before she hit the ground so the bullet probably went through her cheek and destroyed her cerebellum and upper spinal cord. On top of all of that, its a zombie apocalypse going on and you would probably have no access to a top notch hospital.

    Even if you did have access to a hospital, the drive there would....nevermind.

    Rest in peace Carley.
  • edited August 2012
    Voted for impossible, would want her very much though. :(
  • edited August 2012
    I think it would work, only through a rewrite for an alternate storyline through different choice. But as it stands now, I think she's gone for good. I don't think they're gonna rewrite for both Doug and Carley.

    I miss her.
  • edited August 2012
    yea its over. even if she survived the bullet which she didnt, the zombies that (if you chose to leave lilly) eould get to her. therefore, there is zero chance besides a plot hole that carly survives that
  • edited August 2012
    kirby18 wrote: »
    yea its over. even if she survived the bullet which she didnt, the zombies that (if you chose to leave lilly) eould get to her. therefore, there is zero chance besides a plot hole that carly survives that

    Well, if the bullet didn't killed her, I think the zombies would go for Lilly, and maybe won't even notice Carley, but well, sadly I don't think we'll see her again :(
  • edited August 2012
    It sucks in how Carley died but the only way we'll see her again is in a flashback, Lee's dreams or after he gets a real nasty knock on the head.
  • edited August 2012
    Think there would be some more twitching from Carley or Doug if they were shoot in the cheekbones, not ruling it out but I have no expectations of a return from either. I was mad at them for that desicion... close to quit the game entirely when I found out there is no way to rescue the one you saved in episode 1. Took some time off and finished the game later, though Telltale have a lower rating in my books from this day onwards.


    Coming to think of the end of Fight club when discussing the lethality of gunshoot to the head... doubt that someone would stand after taking a shoot at such a close range despite low caliber.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited August 2012
    Sorry to put this in not so careful terms, but if her/his brain hadn't been shattered all over the area, the gang would have never left her/him lying at the side of the street. They wouldn't risk that a team member turns into a zombie.

    Also, if Telltale decided to let the character somehow turn up in episode 4 or 5, it would feel pretty cheap. IIRC, Kirkman has already stated that in the world of the Walking Dead, you just don't meet people twice. This is all the more true for definitely dead people.
  • edited August 2012
    T'is just a scratch!
  • edited August 2012
    Sorry to put this in not so careful terms, but if her/his brain hadn't been shattered all over the area, the gang would have never left her/him lying at the side of the street. They wouldn't risk that a team member turns into a zombie.

    Also, if Telltale decided to let the character somehow turn up in episode 4 or 5, it would feel pretty cheap. IIRC, Kirkman has already stated that in the world of the Walking Dead, you just don't meet people twice. This is all the more true for definitely dead people.

    We need to have a chat with Merle on the TV series. ;)

    ...and sorry guys, Carley is gone.
  • edited August 2012
    I'm sorry but this cannot be a serious thread
  • edited August 2012
    Sorry to put this in not so careful terms, but if her/his brain hadn't been shattered all over the area, the gang would have never left her/him lying at the side of the street. They wouldn't risk that a team member turns into a zombie.

    Also, if Telltale decided to let the character somehow turn up in episode 4 or 5, it would feel pretty cheap. IIRC, Kirkman has already stated that in the world of the Walking Dead, you just don't meet people twice. This is all the more true for definitely dead people.

    Again, I think we need to be clear on something.

    TTG is not Robert Kirkman/Fatman, Fatman/Robert Kirkman is not TTG.
  • edited August 2012
    Sorry to put this in not so careful terms, but if her/his brain hadn't been shattered all over the area, the gang would have never left her/him lying at the side of the street. They wouldn't risk that a team member turns into a zombie.

    Also, if Telltale decided to let the character somehow turn up in episode 4 or 5, it would feel pretty cheap. IIRC, Kirkman has already stated that in the world of the Walking Dead, you just don't meet people twice. This is all the more true for definitely dead people.

    Morgan was the only exception to that, at least that I can remember (in the comics). Also, please use your mighty bad-ass Vainamoinen powers to prevent this board from turning into a Mass Effect community outcry to have TTG change their story in anyway. :P
  • edited August 2012
    She comes back in the last episode as Zombie Carley to eat Lee's brains.
  • edited August 2012
    Yeah sorry shes gotta be dead. Im sure Telltale cares about their fans and everything but I really hope they dont pull a Bioware and pander to their fans, regardless of how ridiculous their requests are. In other words I dont want a cyborg Carley to show up in Episode 4.
  • edited August 2012
    Sorry Zombieblaster, Carley is gone. Her friendship and firepower will be sorely missed.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited August 2012
    Morgan was the only exception to that, at least that I can remember (in the comics). Also, please use your mighty bad-ass Vainamoinen powers to prevent this board from turning into a Mass Effect community outcry to have TTG change their story in anyway. :P

    If the outcry was there, I certainly would not abuse my mighty mod powers to oppress it.

    But I don't think it really is there, because most community members understand the narrative purpose. The Walking Dead series in whatever form is about killing off the people you like most when you least expect it in the most violent way possible. I don't like it, but that is the effing principle of the entire franchise. To oppose it (for any other reason than, say, finding the effort TTG put in the Ca/Do-branches lacking) would mean not liking zombie stories to begin with.

    The story says: This character dies. Asking for a return of that character is a bit of a betrayal of your own feelings when you experienced the scene for the first time. If there's no finality, if the narrators don't mean "final" when they display "final", you will feel less emotional reaction in this scene. For what Telltale wanted to achieve - the grief, the anger, the shock, the moment of disbelief - this is the way it had to be done.

    Mass Effect 3 had a short crappy ending (and now has a long crappy ending) in which its creators show zero understanding of basic storytelling principles and, worst of all, zero understanding of the spirit of their own creation. I can say with absolute certainty that the latter will not happen to TWD game.
  • edited August 2012
    Being able to carry Carley/Doug through to the end is a missed opportunity for pathos. Say Lee and Carley kindle a potential romance, and in Ch 5 Lee has to choose whether to save Carley or Clem? As for Doug, the situation could be situationally similar, but the emphasis on potential romance would be removed from the equation.
  • edited August 2012
    If the outcry was there, I certainly would not abuse my mighty mod powers to oppress it.

    But I don't think it really is there, because most community members understand the narrative purpose. The Walking Dead series in whatever form is about killing off the people you like most when you least expect it in the most violent way possible. I don't like it, but that is the effing principle of the entire franchise. To oppose it (for any other reason than, say, finding the effort TTG put in the Ca/Do-branches lacking) would mean not liking zombie stories to begin with.

    The story says: This character dies. Asking for a return of that character is a bit of a betrayal of your own feelings when you experienced the scene for the first time. If there's no finality, if the narrators don't mean "final" when they display "final", you will feel less emotional reaction in this scene. For what Telltale wanted to achieve - the grief, the anger, the shock, the moment of disbelief - this is the way it had to be done.

    Mass Effect 3 had a short crappy ending (and now has a long crappy ending) in which its creators show zero understanding of basic storytelling principles and, worst of all, zero understanding of the spirit of their own creation. I can say with absolute certainty that the latter will not happen to TWD game.



    Yes, you brought up a lot of good points and ME3 does have a crappy ending. It felt like I lost or screwed up somewhere. Shepard dead, relays gone, fleet trapped around Earth and crew stranded somewhere else. This is victory? WTF!!? :eek:

    However, this is not a TV show or a book, this is supposed to be a RPG where the player is in control and shaping the story. So when a beloved character we enjoy interacting with is suddenly taken away in a gun shot, its going to hit some of us a lot harder because we're in the middle of it and not outside looking in like reading a comic book. I just hope the writers keep that in mind and be careful when using another beloved character for the next shocking moment.
  • edited August 2012
    It's not an RPG. It's an adventure game. There are differences.
    It's more like interactive fiction.
    You choose how the story unfolds. But there's a predetermined semi-concrete structure and narrative eventuality in which you make your choices within.
  • edited August 2012
    L e x wrote: »
    I'm sorry but this cannot be a serious thread

    Don't tell me the loss of carly isnt serious!..
  • edited August 2012
    It's not. Outside of the fictional narrative.
    And I can't understand why so many threads have been started because of it.
  • edited August 2012
    I would be dissappointed if some of our favorite characters wernt killed off.. That's part of the shock value TT put into the game.

    What if this were real and your wife, gf, whatever, the love of your life, your soulmate, was suddenly killed? You cant just rewind and try again!

    The more shocking and distressing the better imo!
  • edited August 2012
    Is it just me, but I swear I saw a few 'Carley will remember that' type notifications in the top left (it could have been Ben though, or even both), so why would it say that if there is no possible way to save her?

    I'm really annoyed because of this. I bought the game thinking I'd be able to make decisions that matter, instead I get to choose who gets an apple or banana. We should have had the choices and dialogue there to save Carley, one way or another.

    And to those saying life is hard in a zombie apocalypse; shut up, it's a game. We play games for fun and not to be annoyed and lied to by SEEMINGLY money greedy developers.

    And I've pretty much given up on this game for now. I got up to the point where you find that notepad with instructions on how to start the train, but felt no reason to go on with the terrible characters being introduced and the ones that we still have.

    There's no reason that Carley can't be brought back some way. I'm not saying the devs bring her back as she survived a gunshot to the face by some miracle, I'm saying they simply add the dialogue and choices now before continuing with episode 4 (They can't really say no to it for any reason other than 'time constraints' or 'money problems', which they likely will) and include her in episode 4 and the rest. It doesn't have to be easy, but you know..

    Same goes for Doug.
  • edited August 2012
    Rhod747 wrote: »
    And I've pretty much given up on this game for now. I got up to the point where you find that notepad with instructions on how to start the train, but felt no reason to go on with the terrible characters being introduced and the ones that we still have.

    There's no reason that Carley can't be brought back some way. I'm not saying the devs bring her back as she survived a gunshot to the face by some miracle, I'm saying they simply add the dialogue and choices now before continuing with episode 4 (They can't really say no to it for any reason other than 'time constraints' or 'money problems', which they likely will) and include her in episode 4 and the rest. It doesn't have to be easy, but you know..

    Same goes for Doug.

    Dude, I totally know how you feel. I find the whole episode depressing to the point where I lost all enthusiasm to carry on with the series. I reached the end of the episode, but I can't seem to bring myself to replay it. Unfortunately, the whole series is designed to break your sane mind, and it's a credit to TTG for creating characters that make you care this way.

    I would love for Carley to somehow make a comeback. But I have to admit the chance of that is non-existent.
  • edited August 2012
    sparkskel wrote: »
    Don't tell me the loss of carly isnt serious!..

    Was her death serious? Yes 100%

    Is bringing her back like Dragon Ball Z a serious idea? Yes -100%
  • edited August 2012
    I think we will know the truth only in the new episode Plaing Deed)I dupt but still hope anyway Situation remains me case with Sherlock Holmes when fans resurrected hero
  • edited August 2012
    Nah man.

    The only thing they could do is create an addon / patch with additional sequences.

    Lots of games have more content added. I think it would be easier for telltale to release supplementary content later after the pressure of releasing this game is relieved.

    PS: I will totally harass telltale for additional content for this great game when said/done.

    ;)
  • edited August 2012
    Redwizards wrote: »
    Nah man.

    The only thing they could do is create an addon / patch with additional sequences.

    Lots of games have more content added. I think it would be easier for telltale to release supplementary content later after the pressure of releasing this game is relieved.

    PS: I will totally harass telltale for additional content for this great game when said/done.

    ;)

    Interesting idea, but it would only feel fake. :p

    Still 1-up for Carley fans for the continued support.
  • edited August 2012
    ME3's ending sucked because the game didn't care about what you did.

    TWD's story is awesome because Carley (and Doug) dying is remembered by the rest of the characters and may snap back in subsequent episodes as being important. There are still two left, remember?
  • edited August 2012
    It would simply not be in TWD spirit.
    The writer wants this scene to stay with us all throughout the game. And maybe even after that.
  • edited August 2012
    One thing that bugs me about that scene is that only Ben seems to check Carley. Ben, the character who I currently wouldn't even trust to put the cap back on a tube of toothpaste at this moment. If Carley's was still alive and no one bothered to make sure she was gone then Lee and the group truly deserves to be zombie bait.
  • edited August 2012
    Sadness is a bitch. You couldn't bring your pet dog back just because you really wanted him alive and fictional characters are no different (unless their name is Albert Wesker). Sadly enough, gamers don't seem very good at coping with any shred of loss, when infact it's arguably the next thing besides genuine fear which makes a game leave a lasting effect.

    Nothing in game storytelling is better than seeing loss and fear done right. When a player doesn't land on their feet, and finds themselve sharing identical feelings to his character. Not just watching their character feel something.

    You'll love yourself and the game more later for toughing through it. Much more than you'd appreciate that boring game where only the positive factors stayed permanent. Easy and exciting do not co-exist.
  • edited August 2012
    It did feel cinematic for the sudden death of Carley, but in my opinion the series wouldn't feel cheapened if she were to reappear. I mean, assume she is alive, and that she took the bullet a la Fight Club, she does know where the group is going, and is fairly competent, more so than some other characters.

    Out of all of the characters (other than Lee), I could only see Carley or Kenny coming back from seemingly insurmountable odds against them. She is tough, well liked and an enjoyable character. For her to make an appearance later, say with a nice scar on the side of her face, would be unexpected and fresh in a fiction that is frequently killing characters off in whichever ways it feels like.

    Now, even with the amount of people that want Carley back, how many of those people are going into Ep4 & Ep5 fully expecting this? Quite near none. I know I'm not. It would be very left field, and if handled right, could be a very good experience. For such a thing to happen it would feel like for once, you get something good to happen to you.

    I understand that the fiction is intentionally dark, but in real life do crappy things constantly, and unrelentingly, with not a single good thing? Perhaps sometimes, but it would break my suspension of disbelief more if the story continued to throw more and more bad things at me, with not a single good event happening. Ep3 culminated with a large amount of deaths, and if it keeps up like this the story will be over-dark, resulting a break in my suspension of disbelief. To bring back a seemingly dead character, especially a well-liked one would be welcoming in its ability to lighten the darkness.
  • edited August 2012
    Patch episode 3, nuff said.

    "tailored to your play style"
    aka
    "suck my dick faggot player"
  • mz3mz3
    edited September 2012
    are you superstitious?
    there isn't any Magic in this game:)
  • edited September 2012
    Yeah sorry shes gotta be dead. Im sure Telltale cares about their fans and everything but I really hope they dont pull a Bioware and pander to their fans, regardless of how ridiculous their requests are. In other words I dont want a cyborg Carley to show up in Episode 4.

    What are you talking about with Bioware?

    They still haven't done what most fans wanted :P

    Perhaps a healed carley with a scar to the face ? I don't know, all the characters left are not really all that likable now, just Clementine. Im starting to see why theres a season 2 with a hopefully new group. Perhaps we'll see more likable characters and this time not get them killed off so quickly in the middle of the season -_-
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