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Playing Dead Q&A Confirming Possible Lee/Carley Romance?

zgamerzgamer
edited August 2012 in The Walking Dead
So a Q&A question from the recent Playing Dead video actually asked the developers if a romance was budding between Lee and Carley.

Their response: "Hm...well, I mean....There's hints and I think some people read into it more than others." "She knows about Lee's past before the Apocalypse...they have a secret and that brings people together sometimes."

I'd like to say this is a confirmation that the romance is possible, but it still has slightly cryptic wrappings based on what was said and how it was said.

So what do you all think this means? Should we take that as a yes?

(At 8:18) http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/23/the-walking-dead-episode-3-characters-questions-answered

Comments

  • ommmnomnomnomommmnomnomnom
    edited August 2012
    Nah I think they realise they have something better, nothing is more boring than 2 virtual characters and their virtual relationships...there are almost limitless possibilities that can be created in games, I'd hate to see 10-20 minutes of the two hour episodes wasted on why Lee wants to dig out carley.
  • CapnJayCapnJay Banned
    edited August 2012
    I never believe anything is a confirmation unless they flat out say they'll definetly add it and are willing to risk their names on the line to possibly be added to tv tropes "Lying Creators" page if it doesn't happen.
  • thestalkingheadthestalkinghead
    edited August 2012
    ommmnomnomnom wrote: »
    Nah I think they realise they have something better, nothing is more boring than 2 virtual characters and their virtual relationships...there are almost limitless possibilities that can be created in games, I'd hate to see 10-20 minutes of the two hour episodes wasted on why Lee wants to dig out carley.

    yeah, i have the internet for porn, i wouldn't really care for a relationship in the middle of a zombie apocalypse (even though the comics have way more sex in it than the tv show) i just dont see how it would fit in in the circumstances that lee is in
  • ZombieGoBoomZombieGoBoom
    edited August 2012
    I think Carley will be open for something like a love interest, perhaps a little teasing (the batteries for radio thing) and flirting going back and forth if the player wishes. What good is a zombie game if you don't care for the people in your group. Also, it would be good for the game to force you to decide if you should lead with your head or your heart. Would you willingly put others in danger to protect Carley?
  • thestalkingheadthestalkinghead
    edited August 2012
    it's not that i dont care about the characters in the game, its that i dont like the idea of "there is a man and a woman in close proximity you know what is gonna happen now" i really think lee is to old to act like a horny teenager, plus they have been together for months without a hint of sexual tension or even any particular closeness toward carley, they are two humans trying to survive, just because one is a man and one is a woman it doesnt automatically mean that sex is inevitable
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited August 2012
    Happy that they noticed this. Come on Telltale, make it happen!:D
  • RoboSheriffRoboSheriff
    edited August 2012
    so if you choose doug will it be doug/lee romance lol
    thestalkinghead wrote: »
    just because one is a man and one is a woman it doesnt automatically mean that sex is inevitable

    Uhh yes, put a girl and a boy in one room for several hours alone and they will have sex eventually its uhh logic.
  • j.em26j.em26
    edited August 2012
    Nobody says Lee and Carley has to get down and dirty for the sake of our fans.
    We're just asking if, considering the situation/mutual respect that both members have for each other, that a possible romance is budding, or is there an option to take it to that level.

    It doesn't have to be sexual, it can be subtle hints of love that shows the both of them have feelings for each other. Although, for me, it is a bit hard to imagine.

    I see Carley and Lee as comrades, loyal ones. Like what ZombieGoBoom says, it's not an entirely bad thing to make something like that happen. That gives TTG more ideas of pitting the players in situations that make players make hard choices.

    Go for a new guy and let Carley die off ? Or save Carley, let the new fellow get chomped to death ? Honestly, I'm being biased, but I seriously think determinant characters in this series makes a whole lot of difference.

    And frankly, because they're determinant, I don't think TTG will make them die within within those 5 episodes. They will die, but they'd die off screen, no ?
  • jaybreezyjaybreezy
    edited August 2012
    So, a romance does happen and Lee has to choose between Carly and Clem.

    I know what most people would choose but that would probably devastate Lee in the game.
  • Kiel555Kiel555
    edited August 2012
    I think we should take it as a yes. But not a happy yes. But we're not going to lose gametime watching Lee and Carley take moonlit strolls in the park. Instead, we're being set up by being put in the same situation as Kenney in e2. Now, our "family" (Carley and Clem) are in danger and Lee has to make a similar decision just like Kenny in the meatlocker. I can see it now..."you all hate Kenny for what he did...let's see what you would do when loved ones are in danger".
  • AbelAbel
    edited August 2012
    jaybreezy wrote: »
    So, a romance does happen and Lee has to choose between Carly and Clem.

    I know what most people would choose but that would probably devastate Lee in the game.
    If they would do something like this I would love and hate them at the same time. I mean... the fact what something like this would do to players and that we care so much for characters is a big compliment and tough choices are well appreciated, but still a decision like this... :eek:
  • ZombieGoBoomZombieGoBoom
    edited August 2012
    jaybreezy wrote: »
    So, a romance does happen and Lee has to choose between Carly and Clem.

    I know what most people would choose but that would probably devastate Lee in the game.

    I would rather have Lee put his fist down a zombies throat than to pick which one of them lives or dies. Then again, this is a survival game and bad things will happen to the people you care for the most. I just hope that they are cautious with how they handle it.
  • zgamerzgamer
    edited August 2012
    ZombieGoBoom wrote: »
    I think Carley will be open for something like a love interest, perhaps a little teasing (the batteries for radio thing) and flirting going back and forth if the player wishes. What good is a zombie game if you don't care for the people in your group. Also, it would be good for the game to force you to decide if you should lead with your head or your heart. Would you willingly put others in danger to protect Carley?

    Now this sounds like a good idea! I think that would be a great moment, as it once again puts those moral and ethical issues center stage! Would you put the welfare of the whole group or only someone you love as a priority? Kind of like the situations with Clem but on a different level.

    And people, romance does not have to mean automatically getting freaky with a girl or sexual. Sometimes romance can be something as simple as emotional connection and understanding. I cite "Star Wars" in that Leia and Han never needed to have sex onscreen to develop a romance. Even if Lee and Carley never get physical, just having a deeper emotional connection and maybe a kiss would be totally fine as a romance plot.
  • ommmnomnomnomommmnomnomnom
    edited August 2012
    Nothing to do with caring about the characters, I enjoy the depth of each of their personalities tt creates, but there are better ways to evoke emotion, sex and relationships on games are always so cliche or so funny it makes it pointless...I'll wait to see if it actually happens before judging :p maybe ttg will pull it off?
  • CapnJayCapnJay Banned
    edited August 2012
    Kiel555 wrote: »
    I think we should take it as a yes. But not a happy yes. But we're not going to lose gametime watching Lee and Carley take moonlit strolls in the park. Instead, we're being set up by being put in the same situation as Kenney in e2. Now, our "family" (Carley and Clem) are in danger and Lee has to make a similar decision just like Kenny in the meatlocker. I can see it now..."you all hate Kenny for what he did...let's see what you would do when loved ones are in danger".

    Carley: Lee it's so sweet of you to volunteer to carry all my useful supplies and my gun into the woods with me and clem but i'm wondering why?
    Lee: It's called being Pragmatic.
  • Kiel555Kiel555
    edited August 2012
    CapnJay wrote: »
    Carley: Lee it's so sweet of you to volunteer to carry all my useful supplies and my gun into the woods with me and clem but i'm wondering why?
    Lee: It's called being Pragmatic.

    He he. I thought I saw Lee carrying a Glock in the picture with Christa and Omid.
  • BcroftBcroft
    edited August 2012
    it was weird how he said it in the interview but if they were going to do it i guess they wouldn't want to give it away an that could be why he gave a neutral comment to that
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited August 2012
    Kiel555 wrote: »
    He he. I thought I saw Lee carrying a Glock in the picture with Christa and Omid.

    I'm pretty sure that IS a Glock. Where he got is beyond me. Would Carley let others borrow her gun?
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited August 2012
    Zeruis wrote: »
    Would Carley let others borrow her gun?

    I guess sharing weapons could be a bonding experience, the ZA equivalent of wearing your boyfriend's shirts.
  • Master of AeonsMaster of Aeons
    edited August 2012
    "Lee, let me use the axe!"
    "No, Doug! I don't like the way it makes you act when we share weapons!"
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited August 2012
    If you picked Doug, maybe Lee just starts getting really grumpy.
  • MilosuperspeshMilosuperspesh
    edited August 2012
    Cyreen wrote: »
    If you picked Doug, maybe Lee just starts getting really grumpy.

    doug seems fine, if a little down and prone to overeating

    not sure about his gadgets with the all bells and no whistles on..
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