Iāve been replaying the quarry the last couple of days and Iāve changed my mind a lot about the characters!
I was very annoyed with Jacob in my first play through. I thought he was incredibly childish and pathetic especially when it came to his relationship with Emma. But now at my second play through, I see it very differently.
Of course, itās Jacobās fault that they got stuck at the camp, but for all he knew it was just supposed to be a fun extra night. He couldnāt possibly have known the danger he put everyone in. It was very selfish and inconsiderate towards the others, but he didnāt mean to hurt them.
Jacob is a very misunderstood character/person. From beginning to end everyone treats him very poorly and his often made into a joke. It seems that the other characters messes with him because they assume he can take it. Heās a jock, outgoing and not afraid of being childish therefore itās easy to assume that he is confident and unbothered. That is very much not the case. He is a sensitive, romantic but insecure kid who just wants people to care for him as he do them.
My biggest frustration in the game is how terrible Emma treats Jacob. At first I thought āhe is so annoying, she told him that they werenāt dating!ā, but then I realized how much she toys with him and actually gaslights him. She is just flirting with him and not enforcing the boundaries she claims she wanted. Jacob being a fool in love, doesnāt understand her on/off affections towards him, which I honestly canāt blame him for. He deeply wants to love and be loved, so he is very quick to apologize and accepting disrespect. Like when Emma literally hit him in the face when he came running to see if she was okay.
When it comes to the gaslighting, Emma is a master at that. Every time Jacob wants to discuss his feelings or different situations, Emma is very quick at turning everything around and making him a villain. He agreed to a summer fling, he left her in the lake, he is a dick about everything. I was flabbergasted at every single conversation they had together, because Emma never takes accountability for anything.
Like donāt even get me started on the whole āI only kissed nick so he and Abigail would get togetherā. Thatās the craziest shit ever, yāall cannot tell me that Emma is an actual friend to Abigail.