thinking about chapter 2 weird route again.
berdly is like, incredibly abrasive right? frankly comedic levels of abrasive, especially to certain kinds of players. thatâs his role in the story, to be a little shithead whoâs so pathetic itâs funny. a walking punchline. but really, like queen said, thereâs nothing wrong with him, at least nothing that it isnât normal for a teenager to have âwrongâ about them. heâs just annoying.
but being annoying is one of the most dangerous things a fictional character can be.
so many times iâve watched someone play chapter 2 and very quickly wonder out loud, semi-jokingly, if they can kill berdly, usually not long after heâs introduced in the dark world, often going as far to say they would be willing to abandon the pacifist route to do so.
so the chapter 2 weird routeâs climax is, essentially, the game calling that bluff. really? you really wanna do that? okay. hereâs who you wanted to kill. a normal ass teenager who stops fucking around and cuts the smartboy bullshit the moment he realizes his best friend is in Actual Real Fucking Danger and immediately rushes to help her. this is who he is when heâs in a position where you can kill him. not an annoying cartoon character. is that satisfying? is it worth it?



















