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I still have no clue who Stan was It is such a shame that death was handled so unceremoniously and with a character no one cares about, because it takes away so much power from the killer. If you think about the scene where the first body was found, the tension was almost palpable and the ripples it caused were immense. But killing random henchmen like that doesn't add any tension, just some mild annoyance. Like a cat hiding random dead mice around the house for shits and giggles.

I definitely recommend getting started with Unity, more and more professional studios (like us) are using Unity, so having that knowledge definitely won't hurt. As for turn-based games, I recommend getting familiar with the state machine pattern (or FMS). When making turn-based games it is good to think of all the stages (or states) the game loops through, map all the actions that happen on each state, and what triggers to change from one state to the next (e.g. moving/attacking in a roguelike, or hitting "end turn" in civ). You can represent every single game with a state diagram, but with non-realtime games it is specially easy/helpful.

I actually like Frank, that whole pillow-talk bit about being locked up in the cellar by his father and everything being paper mache really got to me. His whole story arc is like a thesis on "maslow's hierarchy of needs": He was coming clean and seemed almost kind, in a weird evil way. But he is again going bad out of desperation for all that he has lost and needs to rebuild, and it is all reflected by his relationship with those around him (specially his wife). I am looking forward to see how far he goes to get it all back, and how much it will cost him. The guy I can't stand, honestly, is Paul (the bike cop). The scars and sexual-orientation angst suggest he had it super rough when he was younger. But it feels a bit too silly how seriously he takes it when everyone else doesn't. Seems like he is fooling no one but himself, everyone just rolls their eyes at his act and I don't know how much longer they can keep that up without getting too frustrating. I'm hoping he just gets laid soon and is liberated, not sure where else that could go. It does seem that the dialogue is a bit redundant or too explicit at times. Like how Ani's dad replies "I just did" when told to speak with his daughter. Or the gay dude at the bar saying he can be with women "in a pinch and with the right medication" (a callback to Paul's shower scene in the first episode), etc. But I guess some people may watch it without paying too much attention, and need those fallbacks?