Ha! unastrike, I had the same "why?!" moment with one way HDMI cables back at my old job. We were setting up the studio with some new HDMI cables that turned out to be one way. The three of us working that day were very confused for a little bit haha.
The greetings conversation was pretty interesting. I'm a hispanic guy from Miami, so kissing on the cheek to say hello is practically muscle memory. Even if it's the first time meeting someone. A half hug or full hug is added to the cheek kiss depending on how well I know the person.
I see where Austin is coming from on the ending choice with saying that's what HIS max would do. I chose to sacrifice Chloe, because I felt that's what MY version of Max would have done. When it came time to overdose Chloe, that's what I did. Because it was Chloe's wish. My Max loves Chloe and would do ANYTHING for her. She'd destroy multiple timelines to save her, but would also let her die if that's what Chloe ultimately wants.
It was a tough choice, and I almost let Arcadia Bay be destroyed, but in the end, after Chloe died or almost dies multiple times, it's clear that she shouldn't be alive. Yes, Max finally saved her once and for all, but that's not how Chloe would have wanted it. Not at the expense of everyone else. And since that's not what Chloe wants, that's not what my version of Max did.
And to Vinny's point, if Max intervenes to save Chloe after she goes back, then the game just happens all over again. She'll tell Principal Wells that Nathan has a gun, he won't believe her, etc... Like Austin said, she can't interfere. Time is just supposed to run it's course. That way, everything actually ends up getting solved within a day.
You could argue that the reason Max got her powers wasn't to solve the mystery per say, but to spend one last week with Chloe before she dies, rekindle that friendship, and give Chloe closure with Rachel in some form. Sure, in the end Chloe doesn't remember that, but Max does. It might have been in a different reality, but it was still reality. It happened. What those two shared was special, and Max can find her closure in knowing that.
PS: Max CAN only travel through photos of herself. If you look at the bucket the butterfly is on, you can see Max's reflection. I didn't notice it for a while either.
With Drew just avoiding the Sahelanthropus mission and now one shotting this bear, all I could say was "are you fucking kidding me?".
Also, I never really minded Quiet's humming. Probably because one of my favorite pieces of music from this game is Quiet's Theme, which is what she's humming. I only used her just enough get her bond to 100, though. So, I didn't hear her humming as often.
@toug: I watched Drew play the first 4 games knowing almost nothing about them and I really enjoyed watching it unfold. I already finished MGSV before Drew started it, so now I get anxious watching him.
That's not to say it's hampering my enjoyment, it's just now I'm hyper aware of every little thing since the game is so fresh in my mind. So, I'm constantly thinking to myself things like "I can't wait till Drew gets to this part" or "Aaaahhhh, you should try doing it this way instead".
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