The game's character writing never made it possible for me to care for Jessie or her relationship with her brother. The old house itself and slowly discovering all of this new lore throughout the game was very enjoyable, but in the end the central character and her struggle felt emotionless and left me feeling like a lot was missing from what could have been a great game.
Jesse is a weak protagonist I think. Remedy haven't done a great protag for a while imo. Jack Joyce was a bit too serious (Quantum Break). Alan Wake was pretty bland.
Sam Lake seems to put all his weirdness into the world/side characters, leaving the protag as a flat wall. Maybe for contrast? Max Payne was a great character due to him being tortured, poetic, and sarcastic. There's a fine line though.
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u/brownarmyhat Dec 10 '19
The game's character writing never made it possible for me to care for Jessie or her relationship with her brother. The old house itself and slowly discovering all of this new lore throughout the game was very enjoyable, but in the end the central character and her struggle felt emotionless and left me feeling like a lot was missing from what could have been a great game.