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[โ€“] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I love writing myself and I absolutely despise it.

Not to send you down the TV trope rabbit hole, but I believe it's "The power of trust" where side characters put unreasonable amounts of trust into a character they've only just met (Doctor Who is a bloody classic at this one), mixed with a bit of "The Gift" where people will grant the protagonist unrealistically generous gifts for little to nothing in return.

And it's not like CJ ever gets called out on the bullshit he does, either. The mission that absolutely stands out to me in terms of CJ's insanity is the one where he straight up murders the construction site manager in cold blood for harassing Kendl.

Sure, the part where you wreck the construction site makes sense, but to then bury the guy in concrete is plain stupid. If I were Kendl I'd be fucking horrified ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

What gets me is how CJ flips from O.G. Loc to Madd Dogg. Yeah Loc does go on Smoke's side (although you only know that from like, one radio commercial) and you *could* say seeing the direct impact of his choices on Dogg changed his mind, but it feels more like just chasing whoever can benefit him more. Which makes sense, but why have the weird betrayal?

[โ€“] Denjin@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think you're reading a little too much into the writing of a game that is mostly about finding funny ways to kill people.