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Controlling Sarah

posted 9 years ago by JasonRebourne
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What was the point on having the player control Sarah at the beginning?

To show the story from her point of view. We relate to her then since we're just learning about that chaos as it's starting.

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 9 years ago

To show the story from her point of view. We relate to her then since we're just learning about that chaos as it's starting.

^^This.

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[–] Rambo_2 9 years ago

To show the story from her point of view. We relate to her then since we're just learning about that chaos as it's starting.

^^This.

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[–] Daenerys-Stormborn 9 years ago

That was a sad moment indeed, it was hard to watch him lose his daughter right in front of his eyes. As for Sarah, the point is she realized that infected people were out there in droves picking off the humans. (the uninfected ones of course) When she saw the news on TV while looking for her dad.

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[–] JasonRebourne 9 years ago

Yeah, I still don't see of that.

[–] onetimeatbandcamp2 8 years ago

Because as Sarah you feel helpless just like she did. Watching the news broadcast, reading the article in the newspaper you find in the bathroom, finding the notification of the missed calls on the phone, sitting in the back of the car.

[–] JasonRebourne 9 years ago

Actually, I've just thought of another reason.

To build an emotional connection.

I mean, I wish she hadn't died and I think that's the point because it is actually our character Joel feels.

Great job, game.

[–] vust 9 years ago

If you notice, Naughty Dog makes a deliberate attempt to make a connection between Ellie and Sarah through gameplay. We start the game playing Sarah, we end the game playing Ellie. Joel carries and protects a wounded Sarah at the beginning of the game, Joel carries and protects an unconscious Ellie at the end of the game.
It also happens in a mirror-like order: Play>Carrie Sarah , Carrie>play Ellie.

[–] hbehrendt1 8 years ago

Came here to say this.