Forum Discussion
8 years ago
Kyle kept hitting on Kevin, who was married to Andrew. He repeatedly asked Kevin out on dates, only to get rejected in a hilariously embarrassing fashion. Andrew, a jealous young man, fumed with rage whenever Kyle was around. Kevin and Kyle couldn't even remain friends without him demanding he be thrown out of the house.
Finally, the flirting got out of hand, and Kyle eventually charmed Kevin. A "romance" started. Feeling guilty for how much he had been flirting with Kyle, Kevin let him down easy and said he only wanted to be friends, and that he wasn't a home-wrecking, immoral slab of filth. He loved Andrew, dearly. He wasn't about to throw it all away for a one night stand with his best friend. Kyle seemed to understand. Or so I thought, anyway.
Kevin invited Kyle and several other friends to a group camping trip, along with his partner Andrew. Feeling a bit cheeky, he invited Andrew for some woo-hoo in the tent. Kyle spotted them, then quickly ran off to sob about the fact that Kevin was cheating on him.
Cheating. On HIM.
While this all amused me a great deal (especially watching Kyle dive onto a bed and pull blankets over him to cry in solitude), from a game's point of view, Kyle shouldn't have been crying over Kevin "cheating" on him. They were only friends, and Kevin was married. If anything, Kevin almost cheated on Andrew with Kyle before he shut that whole thing down. Not only did the game suggest that Kevin cheated on him, it also gave Kevin a shame moodlet! For what?! He didn't do anything wrong!
In other words, the reactions are broken and sometimes make no sense. From a storytelling standpoint, it's perfect. From a game standpoint? It's buggy.
Finally, the flirting got out of hand, and Kyle eventually charmed Kevin. A "romance" started. Feeling guilty for how much he had been flirting with Kyle, Kevin let him down easy and said he only wanted to be friends, and that he wasn't a home-wrecking, immoral slab of filth. He loved Andrew, dearly. He wasn't about to throw it all away for a one night stand with his best friend. Kyle seemed to understand. Or so I thought, anyway.
Kevin invited Kyle and several other friends to a group camping trip, along with his partner Andrew. Feeling a bit cheeky, he invited Andrew for some woo-hoo in the tent. Kyle spotted them, then quickly ran off to sob about the fact that Kevin was cheating on him.
Cheating. On HIM.
While this all amused me a great deal (especially watching Kyle dive onto a bed and pull blankets over him to cry in solitude), from a game's point of view, Kyle shouldn't have been crying over Kevin "cheating" on him. They were only friends, and Kevin was married. If anything, Kevin almost cheated on Andrew with Kyle before he shut that whole thing down. Not only did the game suggest that Kevin cheated on him, it also gave Kevin a shame moodlet! For what?! He didn't do anything wrong!
In other words, the reactions are broken and sometimes make no sense. From a storytelling standpoint, it's perfect. From a game standpoint? It's buggy.