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According to the Wiki, Mike can’t be killed here. Watch this entire section with that in mind. Imagine a player flubbing every single quicktime event. That really would ruin the magic trick.

I wonder how common that is?

I’m willing to bet it’s extremely rare for first-time players. Like, even if you hate Mike and wish he’d die, I’m willing to bet you’ll want to do this section properly because it’s a videogame and you’re here to play a videogame.

There’s a bit in Batman: Arkham City where Penguin is going to punch Bruce Wayne in the face. The section is a bit like Until Dawn here, where it’s sort of a cutscene with dialog but there’s also a prompt you can respond to. Of course, I’ve always hit the prompts to counter Penguin’s punch and break free. I’ve often been curious what happens if you don’t touch the controller and let him blast you in the face. Does the beating go until you press counter? Do you eventually get a game over? Is there more dialog if he lands the punch?

I’ve played through that scene half a dozen times. I’ve always been curious about it. But when the moment comes I find the temptation to push the button is irresistible. I imagine it’s the same thing for would-be Mike murderers in Until Dawn. You may want him dead, but you’re not willing to “fail” to make it happen.

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Seven years of this nonsense! What am I doing with my life?

This episode contains everything you’d expect from a quality Spoiler Warning video: Josh demonstrating pro strategies and techniques that most players never discover, Rutskarn discussing the literary symbolism at play, Chris analyzing the core ludic systems, and me taking the whole thing very seriously and offering nothing but incisive commentary on the game as it unfolds in okay I lied it’s just the four of us dicking around for an hour what did you expect?

This was actually a lot of fun. I haven’t enjoyed recording an episode this much in a long time. Don’t forget that Josh has a Patreon for the show itself to help pay for the equipment and hours he dumps into recording and editing the show.

Thanks for watching.

Shamus Young is a programmer, an author, and nearly a composer. He works on this site full time. If you'd like to support him, you can do so via Patreon or PayPal.