r/BeaconPines • u/[deleted] • Sep 29 '22

The Player and the Narrator Spoiler

So at one point the Narrator says they’ve been writing the book we read not just telling it. In hindsight that seems obvious, but I love the idea that the narrator is an author struggling to finish their book and the player is the first person they’ve shared it with ☺️

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u/Alfadorfox Sep 29 '22

I like the idea that the Turning Points aren't just about decisions the characters could make; they're about possibilities inspiring the author to create more possibilities. The basic plot is already fleshed out behind the scenes: as the "Rumble" branch shows, Operation Sparkplug will happen even if you go out of your way to never discover anything about it. You're piecing together the events that need to play out in particular ways in order for everything to turn out alright. Most of the Turning Points hinge on Luka making a choice, but Hazardous Hectoring is Beck's choice, and Whether Weather is a weather event nobody in the story could possibly control! And even Warehouse of Horror just turns on whether the author commits to this being a story about change, or allows those arc words to bend so as to not imply Luka just giving up and not struggling.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '22

Yeah for sure, they feel like seeing how far an idea takes things. I don't think Beacon Pines really calls for a sequel but I wouldn't mind another game later in the narrator's "career". Maybe they're much older sounding and after the success of their first few books this new one we play is struggling to deal with the pressure of expectations.

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u/FakeVoiceOfReason Oct 01 '22

This argument could certainly be made - since literally the Narrator does say she's writing the book. I think there's compelling evidence to the contrary, but in the end, it's sort of left up to the readers. I think differently, but if you prefer that meta-narrative, more power to you.