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I have finished the Back to the Future saga! So that’s a thing.

Let’s take the ending separate from the basic plot. As I mentioned in the post about Double Visions, I really liked where the plot went. The inherent selfishness of what Marty and Doc do with the time machine was addressed in a logical way, but not one that makes them seem like monsters, perse. They do what they do because they feel it’s the right thing, but it let them see what gets caught up in the wake of them doing it, much more than I remember being addressed before. That’s super cool, and this episode, where Alternate Universe Doc decides to just go all out, and tries to manipulate his past self. just falls into that perfectly. It’s just a really good idea for a series of puzzles and encounters, to be sure. Later on, having to stop Edna yet again? It also worked for me. It was great. You even get a bit of a callback to Part 3. Smooth stuff. I was enjoying it. I was even down with Edna getting a “happy” ending, of sorts. Makes Marty and Doc not seem like monsters, and Alternate Universe Doc gets what he wanted. A bit convenient, but not a big deal.

But man, the ending.

I mean, I know it’s supposed to be a callout to the way the first movie ends and stuff. But it just seemed like “Fuck, we have Michael J. Fox? Let’s use Michael J. Fox.” It felt completely out of place, and how they deal with that situation that comes up, where they drive off and fly away FOR NO REASON, just… it was stupid. Very stupid. They can do better than that. They had been all season! I was saddened by this.

Still, though the puzzles had rough spots, in general, this is a game that people who enjoy Back to the Future should play. It is fun. It is, for the most part, well-written. I certainly don’t regret picking it up. But it could have used some help, certainly. Telltale seemed too tugged because pleasing it’s Adventure Game fanbase, and attempting to please a bunch of new people who don’t know about Adventure Game genre conventions, and just want another Back to the Future experience. It’s probably a good thing that they’re completely revamping things for that Jurassic Park game. I hope that turns out alright. I am still a huge Telltale fan, for certain. They make something, and I will play it. While not their finest hour, I had fun. So there’s that.