So. Before it was confusing because we didn't know what was going on (and I'm pretty sure we still don't). And now that we've learned that some characters have been pretending to be NPCs, rereading is going to be such an experience (and also I'll be judging everything someone says). -- how do the players know that this is a game called Dreadful Nights anyway?
But I'm also still seriously confused by the latest chapter -- are they saying that they picked Bada up from the side of the road (tunnel) but he doesn't know this because his existence/memory only starts from when the prologue stops and the game officially begins (when he 'wakes up')? Or was he in the car the entire time but it's still the same scenario?? (And every time I think about what they did to Bada, it makes my heart hurt).
So Ch1 ... Seongchan stops Doha's tape and sends a villager to distract him from noticing (can the 'players' notice this, or is Seongchan being extra paranoid?). Ch2: Doha's been reset to factory settings. Hence why he's saying things different to the previous sessions. Bada and Doha are both sus of each other. Ch5: Bada's played the game over 50x (so Doha and Seongchan have been faking it that long + they must've played longer than that before Bada joined the team). [No wonder Seongchan prefers the 'die early and have someone else progress in the game for me' approach]. Ch7: Doha creates a new save file. [Seongchan's tape is removed]. Ch8: Doha 'wakes up' while driving. [No tunnel now?] Abandoned House location becomes available. [Since the House is only 'completed' on Seongchan's save file and that's no longer active]. Ch11: Bada mentions his memory issues. Hyungshin (blue hair) partially recalls the game. Ch13: Bada gives info on how he thinks the tapes / save files work. Doha kills the killer twice. Ch14: Doha seems sus of the tape explanation. Ch15: Bada learns Doha already killed the killer (but didn't tell him). Bada is not happy. Ch18: Bada wakes up in the game. [This is likely not the next session since Doha said he ejected Bada's tape around this point].
Okay this is getting waaay too long. I wonder what a "true" NPC looks like? Doesn't do anything? Won't talk unless spoken to? Obviously it was different enough from the others that Doha was willing to give up his own save file to keep Bada from hearing the "truth".
My new headcanon is that Bada went into the game to fix a bug or two (can't kill the killer, save files not working right) and got trapped. Who knows how long the game has been looping for. And the other 'players' were sent in to rescue him. (maybe they're playing an updated/patched version of the game). Either way, everyone's stuck now...
The only bonus is that I've finally figured out how the tapes work.
So. Before it was confusing because we didn't know what was going on (and I'm pretty sure we still don't). And now that we've learned that some characters have been pretending to be NPCs, rereading is going to be such an experience (and also I'll be judging everything someone says). -- how do the players know that this is a game called Dreadful Nights anyway?
But I'm also still seriously confused by the latest chapter -- are they saying that they picked Bada up from the side of the road (tunnel) but he doesn't know this because his existence/memory only starts from when the prologue stops and the game officially begins (when he 'wakes up')? Or was he in the car the entire time but it's still the same scenario??
(And every time I think about what they did to Bada, it makes my heart hurt).
So Ch1 ... Seongchan stops Doha's tape and sends a villager to distract him from noticing (can the 'players' notice this, or is Seongchan being extra paranoid?).
Ch2: Doha's been reset to factory settings. Hence why he's saying things different to the previous sessions. Bada and Doha are both sus of each other.
Ch5: Bada's played the game over 50x (so Doha and Seongchan have been faking it that long + they must've played longer than that before Bada joined the team). [No wonder Seongchan prefers the 'die early and have someone else progress in the game for me' approach].
Ch7: Doha creates a new save file. [Seongchan's tape is removed].
Ch8: Doha 'wakes up' while driving. [No tunnel now?] Abandoned House location becomes available. [Since the House is only 'completed' on Seongchan's save file and that's no longer active].
Ch11: Bada mentions his memory issues. Hyungshin (blue hair) partially recalls the game.
Ch13: Bada gives info on how he thinks the tapes / save files work. Doha kills the killer twice.
Ch14: Doha seems sus of the tape explanation.
Ch15: Bada learns Doha already killed the killer (but didn't tell him). Bada is not happy.
Ch18: Bada wakes up in the game. [This is likely not the next session since Doha said he ejected Bada's tape around this point].
Okay this is getting waaay too long. I wonder what a "true" NPC looks like? Doesn't do anything? Won't talk unless spoken to? Obviously it was different enough from the others that Doha was willing to give up his own save file to keep Bada from hearing the "truth".
My new headcanon is that Bada went into the game to fix a bug or two (can't kill the killer, save files not working right) and got trapped. Who knows how long the game has been looping for. And the other 'players' were sent in to rescue him. (maybe they're playing an updated/patched version of the game). Either way, everyone's stuck now...
The only bonus is that I've finally figured out how the tapes work.