I like your id! Your id makes for fascinating and compelling fiction!
'Is it possible to care about... AN ANDROID?'
...if it wasn't possible, the game would be fundamentally misconceived.
There's a point where Markus expresses discomfort at the fact that the androids he's converted are willing to follow him without question, and I thought that was setting up a 'surprise! you're not freeing them; you're just reprogramming them to obey you!' revelation, but apparently not.
Ooh, that would have been fascinating! And really consistent with the game mechanics! Like the idea that free will comes from facing and overcoming the automatic programming about who and what you're expected to be in order to do what you really want is pretty cool, and "We made Deviants! ...actually, we made imitation Deviants who act the role of Deviant, but are merely reprogrammed by what's effectively reprogramming!" would be cool. Especially since how hard would it be to get someone to turn Deviant when what they'd have to rebel against is being programmed to act the part of an individual with free will?
But I like Hank Anderson enormously, and I like all the three playable characters a reasonable amount. Also, Sumo is a very good dog.
Yes! Hank is compelling and has a very good dog!
'Android limbs are so intriguingly detachable.'
THAT IS A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON TO BE FANNISH ABOUT SOMETHING WHERE THE ORIGINAL CANON IS OF UNEVEN QUALITY AND HAS SOME FLAWED WRITING, EXCUSE YOU!
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'Is it possible to care about... AN ANDROID?'
...if it wasn't possible, the game would be fundamentally misconceived.
There's a point where Markus expresses discomfort at the fact that the androids he's converted are willing to follow him without question, and I thought that was setting up a 'surprise! you're not freeing them; you're just reprogramming them to obey you!' revelation, but apparently not.
Ooh, that would have been fascinating! And really consistent with the game mechanics! Like the idea that free will comes from facing and overcoming the automatic programming about who and what you're expected to be in order to do what you really want is pretty cool, and "We made Deviants! ...actually, we made imitation Deviants who act the role of Deviant, but are merely reprogrammed by what's effectively reprogramming!" would be cool. Especially since how hard would it be to get someone to turn Deviant when what they'd have to rebel against is being programmed to act the part of an individual with free will?
But I like Hank Anderson enormously, and I like all the three playable characters a reasonable amount. Also, Sumo is a very good dog.
Yes! Hank is compelling and has a very good dog!
'Android limbs are so intriguingly detachable.'
THAT IS A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON TO BE FANNISH ABOUT SOMETHING WHERE THE ORIGINAL CANON IS OF UNEVEN QUALITY AND HAS SOME FLAWED WRITING, EXCUSE YOU!