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Nick a bit quiet?

OhyoupokedmeOhyoupokedme
edited May 2014 in The Walking Dead
I found Nick to be a bit more quieter in this Episode.

He's a detriment character, yeah, but I don't feel like it affected much when I saved his life. I felt like Nick was just kinda... there... I wish he did a bit more in this episode, even talking a bit more. He had a few scenes of dialogue, probably almost as little as the DLC characters (not complaining, just stating a simple truth). I want him to do great things, and in a way redeem himself for screwing over Matthew. Maybe he could sacrifice himself for Clem, I dunno, but I felt like he should have done a bit more.

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  • OhyoupokedmeOhyoupokedme
    Jesus Christ Almighty, this sunk down fast.

    I want more than five users to read this. Bump.
  • lapiswolflapiswolf
    It was pretty lazy how little they had him do in episode 3. He didn't feel like a real person, all this stuff happening and all he can do is stand there and occasionally throw in a pointless line. One gets the sense he isn't supposed to exist during that episode, which shouldn't be the case if we're given the option to save him.
  • master psychicmaster psychic
    That, and he kept talking about Luke in this episode, just "Luke, Luke, Luke, Luke". I mean geez, he might aswell just say "Luke is love, Luke is life". Even Pete would tell him to shut up about Luke.
  • BenUsefulBenUseful
    To give the best comparison I can, Nick and Ben. Both have determinant deaths that aren't choices between two characters. If you save Ben, he can be a major part of ep 5 until his death. If you save Nick, he just stays in the background and gushes about Luke. That's really fucking sad, especially after ep 2 where he was great till his (extremely) forced death.
  • SednaSedna
    Nick is love ! Mike is life !

    #SaveNick #DontKillMike
  • guardian_titanguardian_titan
    Issue with making Nick more prominent is that he's a determinant. If they give him something pivotal, either another character would have to take his lines making Nick's part minor anyway because he's replaceable or the scene would be removed which might make a dead Nick playthrough shorter than a live Nick playthrough.

    If Nick is kept alive to the very end despite his determinant status, how can his part not be marginalized by another character? If he sacrifices himself to save Clem, what happens if he died earlier? Someone else dies for her? That'd make Nick's death less meaningful. Clem gets out of it herself? That'd make Nick's death rather pointless because Clem would have lived anyway. If Nick found some rather important information that pertains to the plot, how would Clem learn the same information if he's dead? Would she just go without? What would you replace that scene with so a dead Nick playthrough is still roughly the same length as the live Nick one?

    Determinants are tricky and I honestly don't see Nick living much longer. His non-existence in episode 3 is evidence of it. Possible Nick dies saving Sarita who ends up dying anyway regardless if Nick was there to save her. Nick's still alive in my playthrough and I like him over Luke, but I don't see him lasting much longer. It's the Walking Dead. They'll all be dead sooner or later.
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