Thoughts on the eve of the Chap1 Final Plotting Post...

I admit, I'm still a little sad to see this part ending, and I'm a little leery of Chap2, mostly due to past games going into sandbox mode or something similar and then petering out.

Long story, and I figured I'd get that off my chest first.

That said...

I'm more excited than sad, though. Things are going to get interesting very soon...

They've always been interesting, but this will be hella interesting...

I won't reveal how the gents will vote, I have a few notions, but I think I'll mostly get right into either gent's headspace and go with it.

Especially with Wesker, I've do a lot of Being Quiet and Listening to Them when I write 'em.

Jack's will probably be more predictable than Wes's: I don't think I've had a more stubborn nor unpredictable muse than Wes.

Muraki could be hard to manage at times, but I figured out when to let out the leash on him and when to keep him on a short leash.

I'm not expecting Chapter 2 to go sandbox. I'll def say that.

I do expect we'll be left with some sandbox for the summer months while things get setup, but I definitely don't think sandbox is meant to be the goal, so here's hoping!

Yeah, it's the time in between I'm a bit concerned over, and probably for no good reason other than past experience,

I need to get better about letting go of past experiences.

Anywho. I will say that ironically, Jack's sympathy for Sodder has eroded a little but he'll still stick up for her if it comes to that, while Wesker still would gladly punch her lights out, but probably won't even if given the chance, unless it could count as a mercy kill.

(For those familiar with RE canon, Wes's time in Deer kind of started resembling the Alex-Natalia dynamic only with the roles reversed and with another Project W subject involved.)

It is REALLY hard to maintain complete sympathy for Julia the longer one is in the game

because she is a very emotionally distant soul, who rarely interacts with the cast, but who it is very clear has ended up causing harm for many

Mmm, Jack hasn't had it too bad, but the place is wearing on him and he's seen how it's affected Ten, thus the shift in his sympathy level/

I alllmost was going to put Jack in the Asylum, but I figured the Wonderland landscape was more his speed, and... yeah, that got to him.

nods

in some ways, the duration is as much hell as the experience

you realize how much things have changed you

Nonpoint - In the Air Tonight + Lyrics

<- The theme song leading up to the final battle (Don't hate me, but I love this cover)