#deep route

MC: Do you ever want to talk about your emotions, Jumin?

Jumin: ...

Jumin: No.

Seven: I do!

MC: I know, Seven.

Seven: I'm sad!

Seven:

i personally like another story more because the choices for mc feel more fleshed out and mature. and i like how if you go v route, saeran gets reunited with his brother and everyone is happy. and if you go in saeran's route, he made his choice to leave mint eye on his own and seems happier then his secret end self.

You’re gonna ask the Saeran Simp what she prefers? Really? Okay. I love the game in all its timelines. A lot of time and energy went into building the world of Another Story, and I love it so much. I will never forget Common/Deep Routes because I played those first and it let me discover the story slowly piece by piece. I have to say that I love Another Story because of Saeran, but also due to the character growth. 

Not everyone gets a happily ever after in each ending, but it feels like we can go in that direction finally with Saeran’s Route. Unless something horribly goes in the wrong direction with V, and I can only pray that Cheritz doesn’t let you know who get away with her crimes and that V leaves her so she can actually get the help he needs for his own health and growth. 

I think there are merits to Saeran no matter which one that you prefer! If we’re going to talk about how I feel about how his character journey is handled, then I hands-down prefer GE Saeran compared to SE Saeran because there is a shift that is drastic in his mental health journey that I prefer to see. I’ve talked about this before in a sense where I explain how crucial Choice is to Saeran. While SE Saeran had no choice in his recovery starting point, GE Saeran has that choice and he makes it on his own.

Another Story allows for Saeran to make the choice for himself what he wants to do with his life. He stands up to Rika, he says no more, and he leaves. There’s a lot that I can say but seeing Saeran being able to decide for himself what he had wanted to do with his life was important. He’s never had a choice. All the time he was a child and even till now, everyone decided for him. Saeyoung decided, V decided, and Rika decided. 

When did Saeran decide? 

Never, unless this is Saeran’s Route. 

Ray doesn’t get the choice either, but you know that he has more time to come to terms with what happened to him and grow on his own more or less with Jihyun during the events of the AE for V, but we all know how I feel about that AE. He does get to heal for a longer time on his own, but that journey is going to really start when he’s near his brother again and he has to face it. Growing alone is one thing, facing the person is another story. 

Anyways, I will prefer GE Saeran to SE Saeran, simply because I know the weight on SE Saeran’s shoulders and how badly he’s still hurting because he lacked choice. Yes, he was able to decide he would grow by the end of SE, but it took a long time and he’s so worn out. There’s blood on his hands, and he’s got a long way to go. This isn’t even pointing out that Saeyoung and Saeran aren’t actually free from hiding. 

Their father is still out there and he could hurt them. They still have to hide and I hate that. They’re free in GE Saeran’s timeline, and they will still have to deal with that fact in V’s AE as well. I don’t want the boys to live in the shadows with fear in their hearts. I love that the RFA came together for Saeran and Saeyoung and I hope they never let go. That final night on Saeran’s route makes me cry every time because they’re facing the biggest demon and they’re winning together and it’s just.