Well I played them both choices, I think the first time I forgave him. Because as I read through this emotions and seeing how he was reacting to everything Alex was telling him and confronting him with, I could see that he did feel remorse for what he did, he just didn’t want to admit it that it was his fault too, and it might not look like it but he’s of course forced to confront what happened and I think that’s what he had to be hit with, which made him really see how bad his choices were and how sorry he should be.

I forgave Jed because a) I understood why he did what he did, b) his actions were driven by fear rather than malice, c) it seemed like he wasn't going to keep making bad choices, d) he had also done a lot of good things, and e) he had already punished himself enough.

I chose to see the man who was kindly and welcoming to strangers, who still hadn't cashed Gabe's rent check, who had played the role of local hero to build up the community rather than his own ego, rather than the man who left Alex's father to die and then pretended he'd never existed, who overrode safety considerations to keep his secret buried, causing Gabe's death, and who attempted to murder Alex when it seemed like everything was unravelling on him.

rmsgrey a écrit :

I forgave Jed because a) I understood why he did what he did, b) his actions were driven by fear rather than malice, c) it seemed like he wasn't going to keep making bad choices, d) he had also done a lot of good things, and e) he had already punished himself enough.

I chose to see the man who was kindly and welcoming to strangers, who still hadn't cashed Gabe's rent check, who had played the role of local hero to build up the community rather than his own ego, rather than the man who left Alex's father to die and then pretended he'd never existed, who overrode safety considerations to keep his secret buried, causing Gabe's death, and who attempted to murder Alex when it seemed like everything was unravelling on him.

That seems like a fair explanation.

Because forgiving him breaks him way worse then condemning him.

I forgave him because Alex knew all too well what desperation can do and she longed for just a portion of something Jed/Ryan thought they had.

But at what cost and the damage is done to JEDs soul by this point, he is a pitiful shell of young cool guy Jed.
It hits harder for Alex forgiving him, her who has every right to hate him and an opposite of him, her life was a tragedy in contrast to his and she had no say in any of it, it just happened unlike Jeds choices where he "took" away a father and a chance for them to meet again.. As a father himself it must have been a wake up call for him.

I felt like Jed was trying to move on from the past, and become a changed person, and try to rectify and fix his mistakes. It makes me questions his motives. It seemed like Typhon did a lot behind the scenes instead of Jed.

I didn't blame him, I understand he did it to protect his family maybe typhon did some blackmailing against him or something but I could tell there's a nice man behind all that so I forgave him

I did both but i forgave him honestly because I know he didnt want to do it he had no choice, and frankly at the end of the day you cant change what happened, and i dont want to continue to make it worse so i forgave him. It felt like the right thing to do.

Because ultimately this is a game about empathy, and about learning to confront and experience emotions rather than hiding from them. Alex learned this over the course of the game, and I felt that she'd choose to forgive him in that moment.

I also felt the resolution should force Jed to learn that lesson. Once I made the choice, watching him break down as the feelings of guilt and shame he'd been holding back for all those years returned full force felt like the right way for things to go.

Condemning Jed felt much more satisfying. Forgiving him didn't make sense to me.