Your Choices: Amid The Ruins
So I finished the episode roughly an hour ago. What were your choices, and of course, what were the reasons you had behind making them?
My choices, are as follows.
1) Convinced Sarah
Nobody deserves to be left behind. Sarah was broken after what had happened to Carlos, so it was understandable the state of shock she was in. I didn't see any harm in bringing her, and figured that over time she would be fine.
Of course.....that didn't really matter.
2) Robbed Arvo
I wasn't going to at first, but Jane started listing how we could use them for Rebecca, Luke, etc, and I decided that our group really did need it. I figured if it was a real-life scenario, that's exactly what I'd have done. Ignore the stranger, focus on my group. I mean, I wish there was an option to only take a few of the meds, not the whole bag, but unfortunately that wasn't the case.
3) Made Bonnie Go Through The Ticket Booth
While this was one of the less popular choices, I did it. I don't think Bonnie is bad, but she is part of the reason we're in this mess to begin with. She looked ahead for Carver, discovering the Ski Lodge, and of course led Carver back to it. She's part of the reason the group was captured, and struggled with the losses we did. I didn't think it was fair she expected me to crawl through. I feel like she needs to do a little more to help out.
4) Held The Baby
In all honesty, I'm not quite sure why this is even a tracked choice. I mean, I held the baby, and other's didn't, but I don't really see the important of it whatsoever. I believe when the choices had originally been seen, this choice was replaced with the waiting a few days/leaving in the morning (Which, that choice also made 0 difference in Rebecca's well-being, but oh well)
5) Had Kenny Shoot Rebecca
I'm not sure that this choice means much either, unless it determines whether or not Kenny/Whoever else is shot dead at the start of Episode 5. I didn't shoot her though, simply because it just didn't feel right. In a real scenario, as a kid like that, I don't think I'd have ended up shooting her, even if I saw her turning. I'd have called for help and gotten someone else to do it. Thus, Kenny. Of course, Kenny shooting may have made him target #1 from the Russians, whereas if Clem shot, maybe things could have been different.
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My choices:
1) Convinced Sarah
2) Robbed Arvo
3) I went through the ticket booth
4) Held the baby
5) Shot Rebecca
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I figured the "hold the baby" thing is just because we generally think of maternal choices as morally good when in actuality being or feeling maternal is a preference. I was fine choosing to hold the baby but in real life I probably would not. I don't like holding babies IRL and that shouldn't reflect on my own character.
Convinced, robbed, went through the ticket booth myself, held the baby, shot Rebeccah.
My Choices
Left Sarah at the trailer park? I convinced Sarah to come with me as I would never leave anyone behind unless there was no chance in rescuing them (like when she got trapped under the deck)
Robbed Arvo? I stole from Arvo as i didn't trust him when i saw him trying to hide supplies in the trash can so i stole the pills from him, i also didn't believe his story about having a sick sister.
Crawled through the ticket booth? I got Bonnie to reach through as the gap looked small with no other way out and i remembered Lee's advise to never let yourself get trapped.
Held the baby? I held the baby and comforted him.
Shoot Rebecca? This was a really tough decision for me but in the end i shot her as she was close to both Bonnie and the baby and i didn't want her to bite either of them.
Left Sarah. I just...tried with her, I really did. Every time we had the chance to teach her something or encourage her to be strong, I did, but it wasn't sinking in. It's Carlos' fault, leaving her so ill-equipped to survive, but the time had come and I had to let her go.
Robbed Arvo. Jane's reasoning sold me on this too. Like, sorry, I know this is shitty but I'm looking out for my people.
Went through the ticket booth. I play Clem as always willing to take the risky jobs, because she continually wants to prove that she's a capable survivor and not a kid.
Didn't hold the baby. I'm just not crazy about babies, and thus play Clem as kind of standoffish about them too. And honestly, this is horrible, but I feel like a baby in this game more a giant liability than a hope beacon.
Had Kenny shoot Rebecca. I shot her on my first playthrough, but didn't on the second and will probably stay with that, because I generally play Clem pretty practical and don't want her to be the one that set off the shootout.
1) I didn't convince her..Just because i knew it wasn't going to make a difference..
2) Robbed him. Because of the same reason
3) Went through it myself
4) Held the baby, idk why people wouldn't do that..
5) Didn't shoot her
Got her to come with me (for a bit anyway)
Robbed him though felt real bad
Went through
Held it
Shot her, figured a walker would start the shooting anyway
Convinced Sarah
Didn't rob Arvo
Went through the ticket booth
Held the baby
Shot Rebecca
Convinced Sarah (I couldn't leave her there)
Robbed Arvo (I knew it was gonna backfire but I did it anyway.)
went through the ticket booth (I thought she could fit)
Held the baby (Because why not?)
Shot Rebecca (Had to get it over with)
Left Sarah behind and had no issues doing so. She was a liability and would never have survived and probably would have gotten someone killed
Robbed him and felt bad about it until i read that the outcome was the same anyways
I went through
Held and comforted the baby
Did not shoot Rebecca because it was a situation where if one starts shooting everyone starts shooting
1) Convinced Sarah Im not putting up with any suicide bullshit, shes gonna live if i can help it
2) Let Arvo go, Its the right thing to do, thats the bottom line, just because Bonnie turned out to be a bitch, doesnt mean i should be a worse person because of it.
3) Went Through The Ticket Booth, Didnt know Bonnie could go through, figured Id just say i got the hint and let Clem do it
4) Held The Baby, seemed like the thing to do I guess : /
5) Shot Rebecca, was only concerned for the baby, shot her immediately
My choices this time were:
I convinced Sarah. I didn't want Sarah to go out traumatized, so I did my very best to convince her. I did get the feeling that Sarah was going to bite the dust eventually, but I felt like I had to at least make an effort to try and keep her alive for as long as possible.
I stole from Arvo. The main reason I stole from him was because I was convinced he was lying about having a sick sister, plus there were meds in the bag that I thought the group could use; Luke being in pain, Rebecca's labor pains, Kenny's eye, etc.
I went through the booth. Obviously because the door was locked. :P
I held the baby. Why wouldn't you? He was basically what you and your group have been fighting for the whole episode, plus he was so cute!
I shot Rebecca. I wasn't really thinking about this. It was a snap decision. I kinda regretted it because the shot set off a slew of gunfire, and I most likely had gotten someone killed. XD I also get the feeling I'm going to get blamed for it in the last episode.
Pretty sure Holding the baby was yet another survivalist/humanist choice - you hold it = you like it, you refuse to hold it = you know it's too risky to keep it
1) Convinced Sarah: As much as i hate her, i don't think it was a good choice coming from Clementine leave her behind.
2) **Robbed Arvo: ** Jane screamed so I freaked out. I thought it was the best for the group. But people who didn't robbed Arvo told that the Russian part it's inevitable.
3) Go Through The Ticket Booth Clementine bothers this decision, but this is very common in the diferent people she mets, no one wants to get the hands dirty. I just like to show them the guts that Clementine has.
4) Held The Baby : It felt kind of wrong not enjoy a moment of happiness.
5)** Shoot Rebecca **I didn't hesitate. Allthought, when i heard the gun shots i thought i just killed everybody. But if shooting her was going to happen either way, im more calm now.
I don't like not having a preview of the next episode.
Convinced Sarah:: Oh, come on...I don't love her, but she didn't deserve that...I thought that, but well...Telltale had other plans. Well, fuck.
Didn't Rob Arvo:: I figured it would bite me in the ass later to rob him. Turns out it doesn't matter. That fucking shitbird stills comes around with his gang. And I didn't believe his sister story, but I thought he needed them for himself.
Went through the ticket booth: I knew something like this would happen, and I thought that Clementine had better chances to not get bit than Bonnie. So, as horrible as it sounds, I let Clementine crawl through because I knew it would happen exactly like that.
Held the baby: Hell yes! That whole moment was so beautiful...I almost cried. Who would not?!
'He's crying. What do I do?' :')
Shot Rebecca: That was fucking surprising! I didn't expect that at all, Rebecca just turning like that. It all went so fast that I just shot. I didn't want the baby to be in danger... ;-;
The hold the baby choice is probably because a lot of people saw the leaked choices, so they switched it up a bit. I did hold the baby, and maybe teared up when rebecca said i was part of the family.
My choices:
Convinced Sarah: No one gets left behind, no matter how bad it looks you always have to try to save a life.(it was pretty funny when Clem smacked her)
Didn't rob Arvo: My Lee didn't steal from anybody, nether does my Clem.(But he tried to rob me and said I robbed him, so fuck him and his friends)
Crawled through the ticket booth: The way Bonnie was talking about it said "Clem you're small go through"
Held the baby: Why not?
Didn't shoot Rebecca: I didn't know what was happening and the last time I did something like that Kenny got really pissed.
Convinced Sarah: I wasn't going to leave her behind, it was NOT the right thing to do, I also like Sarah and was glad I saved her, but... Telltale had other plans involving a cannon and an observation deck.
Refused to steal from Arvo: I felt sorry for him, and I wasn't going to rob anyone.
Crawled through ticket booth: I knew there was going to be a walker in there, and I didn't want Bonnie to risk her life.
Held Rebecca's baby: SO CUTE!
Shot Rebecca: Why wouldn't I? She turned.
Saved Sarah: I didn't want to give up on her, especially after the Carlos thing...
Course, it didn't matter...
Didn't Rob Arvo: The second he mentioned he had other 'friends' I gave that shit back. Didn't want a repeat of the Stranger.
Volunteered to Go Through: Didn't realize this was a choice, wanted to help.
Held Baby: Babies are cute. That is all.
Shot Rebecca: Just from instincts. Didn't even think about how the gunfire would play into the Russian encounter.
1) I convinced Sarah Although it was really frustrating that I could never really 'save her' as Jane put it, I still didn't think it was just okay for Clementine to just flat out leave her without trying at least. She didn't deserve to die that way.
2) I didn't steal from Arvo Even if all that medicine would have helped the group a lot with the state everybody was in with Rebecca's pregnancy, or Luke and Kenny loosing it, I didn't think it was right to just take it from him. I also didn't because I thought it would make a difference on the ending, considering that I already watched someone else play it before I did.
3) I volunteered to go through.
4) I held the baby I just thought it would have been nice to hold it, it would make Rebecca happy. Unless I could have dropped it somehow then she wouldn't have been too happy, hah. Figured that if I didn't it would make her a little upset, so I held him and comforted him whenever he cried.
5) I shot Rebecca I kind of regret this decision now since I just straight up shot her, and I wasn't sure if the group knew she had turned. I watched someone who chose to Call For Help and watched Kenny do it. He just had an expressionless face which didn't seem right to me, that he had no emotion when it came to killing her. Just a straight face. I thought maybe if it was someone she considered family would do it that it would be better than Kenny.
1) Convinced Sarah I couldn't bring myself to leave her behind, no matter how she acted, and even if she were going to be, no offence, a slow down in the state she's in, I don't believe she should have been left behind, I wasn't going to let her die without even trying.
2) Didn't steal from Arvo I didn't believe Arvo, but I didn't want to steal from him because I didn't want it to come back and bite me in the butt later, which, surprise surprise, it did either way...
3) Volunteered to go through Well, I mean, they were pretty much asking Clementine to do without being direct, so I just decided, okay, fine, the hell with it why not.
4) Held the baby Of course I was going to hold the baby. I loved Rebecca even if we have a rough start in the beginning, and she said Clem was a part of the family, I had to hold the baby. It was adorable.
5) Didn't shoot Rebecca I didn't want to shoot it, I just automatically thought, get help, call for help, and then Kenny ended up doing it. I'm kind of happy I wasn't the one, I didn't want to shoot Rebecca, and I mean it's probably going to make a difference next episode to.
Some of the "important" choices were really trivial, so I might replace one or two with choices I feel mattered more.
-I finished off Sarita: She was bitten. I had to do it...I had to. [Cries in corner]
-Left Sarah behind: Jane was right; there's no way to save someone who refuses to be saved. Clementine spilled her fucking heart out trying to snap Sarah out of it, but nothing work. Watching Kenny smash Ar er's head in killed Clementine's innocence, but watching Sarah die crushed any idealism that was left.
-Robbed Arvo: Clementine just didn't give a fuck, with Sarah dead and Kenny treating her like shit. Didn't set out to rob Arvo, but did so on impulse (and at Jane's bidding). I felt bad for the poor kid, especially when Jane threatened to kill him.
-Shot Rebecca: See above. My Clem made a lot of ruthless, impulsive decisions this episode, but the last one hit me kind of hard. I know Rebecca was a walker, but Clem didn't even hesitate for a second. Brave and unsettling at the same time.
1) Convinced Sarah - She's friend and I won't left her behind.
2) Didn't rob Arvo - I don't want any blame on this one If my theory is right, he'd screw up the supply run.
3) Crawled through the ticket booth - Cuz I know Clem have to do EVERYTHING.
4) Held the baby - why not? Gotta start somewhere,right?
5) Shot Rebecca - I think Kenny would getting blame for this after the shootout. He had enough. So I rather do it myself.
1) Left her - I tried to convince her. Like I felt sympathy for her despite the fact I found her annoying at times. But at the time I felt like somebody was going to die and out of the ones there she was the least vital to keep alive for my Clementine. Sarah as a character I felt wasn't going to get any deeper going forward and I thought trying to convince her a second time would of lead to Jane dying and I was much more interested in seeing how her character played out. So yeah, I left Sarah.
2) Robbed him - Jane made a compelling argument. Plus I didn't trust why he was hiding the meds.
3) I crawled through - Didn't even give it a second thought as I always have Clem show her resourcefulness on doing everything she can to help. But had I known Bonnie would of gone through instead I'd of sent her as I do not like the Bonnie character. Don't trust her at all.
4) Held the baby - Saw no downside to it.
5) Shot Rebecca - I thought she'd bite her baby if I didn't.
left Sarah it's not like I wanted her to die but she wouldn't have made it anyway (notice if they have the potential to die they are going to die in a point that's out of her hands point blank with the exception of Clem) plus she could have gotten someone else killed with her incompetence, I was also afraid Luke or Jane would die if I had decided to convince her
didnt rob arvo it felt wrong to steal, and he said he had friends so I was afraid it would be like the car, you steal and then karma happens.
I went through didn't see any harm in it, I wanted to prove I could still contribute to the group.
held the baby I. Have not Idea why this was important but hey what the hell? I felt her stomach so why not?
didn't a shoot Rebecca I didn't know she was a walker until I clicked call for help. But if I knew I still would have called for help, walker or not I didn't want to shoot Rebecca
1.saved sarah
2.didn't robbed arvo , i learned the lesson from the season 1 and it'll just get you in more trouble + this doesn't look like clem , i mean stealing someone (she didn't do it in ep 2 of s1) and she wont do it now .
3.I went in the ticket booth . I like bonnie and i didn't want her to get in trouble
. I didn't help rebbeca with the baby 'cause kenny seemed to have it under control
. I shoot her 'cause i didn't want someone in the group to come and take care of bec we needed everyone on the russian group
She was my friend and I wasn't going to leave a friend behind because of her mental state.
I figured if I did then somehow it would come back to bite me in the behind. (It did either way...)
didn't know it was a choice
This would probably be the first time or even last time Clem would ever get to hold one so why not.
I convinced Sarah - Clementine actually explains the reason to why I tried to convince her. I figured Lee wanted Clem to survive the same way Carlos would want Sarah to survive and be strong after their deaths. Choosing a certain dialogue, Clem in fact makes that exact comparison, which made me feel as if I made the right choice.
I didn't rob Arvo - No way am I turning Clem into a robber, that would put her in the same category as the bandits she came across in Season 1 and the Russians in Season 2. Even if Arvo's story was bull I still couldn't allow Clem to do it, just in case his story did check out. We can't have this whole world turn to s*** with everyone robbing everyone at the first chance they could, there has to be some empathetic people out there.
I went through myself - Pretty easy choice, Clem has been doing this all through Season 1, it's one of the biggest benefits Clem has had throughout the game, might as well put it to good use.
I held the baby, pretty self explanatory, anyway I wanted to see if it looked like Alvin...
I didn't shoot Rebecca - For some strange reason I was so surprised that she turned that the time limit ran out and Kenny shot her instead, if I had gotten a longer time limit I would have alerted for help rather than shoot her myself.
1) Convinced Sarah: She was my friend and Clem and I share the same philosophy: We don't leave friends behind.
2) Robbed Arvo: I don't really know why I did it, I didn't take from the strangers car in Season 1, but Jane convinced me; we really had a lot of hurt people and I thought that the med might help Rebecca survive childbirth.
3) Went through myself: I didn't know this was a choice, I thought the game would force me to do it like in episode 3, where I had to steal the walkie talkies no matter what, so I volunteered.
4) Held the baby: Why shouldn't I?
5) Didn't shoot Rebecca: I was really panicky and I wasn't 100% sure that she really was a walker and didn't know what to do, so I instinctively called for help.