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Post by fayeaznable on Jan 1, 2007 16:17:59 GMT -5
We all know that when you go to open the drawer in the Sickbay where Hoffman and Clara are, Clara stops you the first time, and then Jennifer stops herself each time you try to open it afterwards.
I always thought it was a little strange that you can't ever get in there; it doesn't seem very survial horror game-ish to draw that attention to an area and not let you access something like a diary or a secret key or something of the sort later on.
But then we learn at the end of the game that, as opposed to just being another orphan, Clara held a more adult role, watching over the childen along with Martha and Hoffman.
Do you think that Jennifer refusing to open the drawer afterwards was the game's subtle way of telling you that Clara had that position, and that Jennifer knew to follow what she said?
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Post by Carmichan on Jan 1, 2007 18:06:38 GMT -5
Hmm! Most of us took something a little more sinister from that.
I really like that idea though. It's better than "OMG HORRIBLE SECRET YOU WILL NEVER KNOW BECAUSE THE GAME DESIGNERS HATE YOU!!!111"
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Post by PrinceJoshua on Jan 1, 2007 22:16:06 GMT -5
I guess we'll never know.
<_<
>_>
*goes and tracks down game designer*
Okay you! Now....WHATS IN THE DRAWER!?!
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Post by empressjess on Jan 2, 2007 1:07:39 GMT -5
Tools of safe non-consensual sex.
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Post by fayeaznable on Jan 2, 2007 1:35:56 GMT -5
No, don't get me wrong... I do believe that there's something awful in there. My theory is more about /why/ the creators chose to put that scene in there, in a game where every little thing means something...
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hewie
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Post by hewie on Jan 2, 2007 11:34:41 GMT -5
Perhaps the ropes. The ones used by the Imps to tie Hoffman (and used by Hoffman to... well... *play* with Clara?)
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Post by philweasel on Jan 2, 2007 13:33:31 GMT -5
Gynaecological equipment?
Or contraceptives.
My bet's on contraceptives, anyone getting pregnant would be unfortunate for the soul viable male in the building after all.
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Post by nekohiro09 on Jan 2, 2007 14:55:26 GMT -5
i'm still trying to get in the drawer. maybe examining it when clara is not in the room? tried that but it didn't work. i'm seriously calling up the creators,because this is just too much!!!!
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bucketknight
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Post by bucketknight on Jan 2, 2007 21:10:53 GMT -5
Actually I think the drawer thing was supposed to be explained but some writer realized it was hard to write up a good explanation. You know, like one of those things that developers decided to not bother and flesh out. Lots of games have those. Heck, RoR had a big one. Can anyone say combat system? Brown and the scavenger hunting?
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Post by PrinceJoshua on Jan 2, 2007 21:10:57 GMT -5
They really shouldn't have put that part in since it was pointless. Why put something in that you cant look at and never will?
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bucketknight
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Post by bucketknight on Jan 2, 2007 21:19:36 GMT -5
They really shouldn't have put that part in since it was pointless. Why put something in that you cant look at and never will? Well, now you're looking for perfection. On that vein, we can question almost everything. A lot of games have a lot of loose ends that were put in but not fleshed out completely. And besides, if we do prescribe to the theory that Clara was raped, how do you do THAT properly. I mean, that is a bit more serious and takes a bit more . . . delicacy to explore than anything else in this game. Even the Japanese, seeing how liberal they are in some things, aren't gonna open that can of worms unless they can do it right. If you can't and they already put in the scene and actions into the earlier chapter, well, then you just leave it.
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Post by PrinceJoshua on Jan 2, 2007 21:32:46 GMT -5
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*head explodes*
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bucketknight
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Post by bucketknight on Jan 2, 2007 21:36:09 GMT -5
Since you're god, and the prince, you could command the door to open for you
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Post by PrinceJoshua on Jan 2, 2007 21:43:26 GMT -5
Since you're god, and the prince, you could command the door to open for you Lets take one thing at a time here. Its not everyday that your promoted from being a prince, to a God.
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Post by empressjess on Jan 2, 2007 21:43:29 GMT -5
Yeah, in reality it's probably something the programmers started to run with and just lost steam. They probably forgot all about the drawer until they were testing it and then just decided to gloss over it in lieu of taking it out.
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