Who decided on how the sacrifices were to be killed?
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A bit offtopic :AuraTwilight wrote:Says who? The game certainly doesn't say that. After Alex and company leave, the town might have returned to normal; deserted, but normal.
It depends on the ending you get.And if you ask me,the one that seems more right is the one that shows Alex gettin 'brainwashed'.
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I don't understand how they picked their sacrifices. It seems to me that the other founders picked their younger children to die, but not Alex's family. The other three were young, so at what point did they decide which child gets sacrificed? Surely Josh as born by that point, as he seemed to be the same age as the others.
Also, it seems like each family had to have at least two children for this whole thing to work. Otherwise, they are killing their only namesake, and therefore the ritual would fail if there wasn't a next generation to carry it out. If that is the case, wouldn't the town fall into the state it was in during the game eventually anyway? And since one of the Shepherd children died by drowning, shouldn't that have been enough to fulfill the ritual or did it HAVE to be Alex? Or did it have to be a parent that killed the child and not a sibling?
Also, it seems like each family had to have at least two children for this whole thing to work. Otherwise, they are killing their only namesake, and therefore the ritual would fail if there wasn't a next generation to carry it out. If that is the case, wouldn't the town fall into the state it was in during the game eventually anyway? And since one of the Shepherd children died by drowning, shouldn't that have been enough to fulfill the ritual or did it HAVE to be Alex? Or did it have to be a parent that killed the child and not a sibling?
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I'm pretty sure that 1: It HAD to be the parents, and 2: since Alex was picked, it HAD to be him.
As for picking the sacrifices, most of the families probably went with the younger kiddies because it would be less stressful to get rid of the one who hasn't been around as long. The Shepherds, based on the fact that Alex and Josh are 13 years apart or so, probably had trouble having kids, and thus just had to go with the first one. Having Josh was like a to them, I guess; that way, their lineage wasn't destroyed.
As for picking the sacrifices, most of the families probably went with the younger kiddies because it would be less stressful to get rid of the one who hasn't been around as long. The Shepherds, based on the fact that Alex and Josh are 13 years apart or so, probably had trouble having kids, and thus just had to go with the first one. Having Josh was like a to them, I guess; that way, their lineage wasn't destroyed.
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The parents do in fact choose which child is sacrificed. ending, you can only assume that things are set right again afterwards.
.Adam Shepherd wrote: (To Alex) No, it can't be! I chose you
Since Alex was picked and had his name engraved on the altar, yes. It had to be Alex. That is why the town went to hell. If you get theLillian Shepherd wrote:I'm so sorry Alex, we had to make a choice"
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