Hello, gamers of Hive. I hope you all are doing well today.
Today, I will share the story of Clementine and Javi as they navigate through the new human establishment they try to enter.
We saw Kate unconscious in the car that she and Eleanor took to get to safety when zombies were swarming the blockage area. Javi and others somehow escaped the dreadful fate of being eaten and met a new character that spied on them. The guys captured him and found that The New Frontier already captured Richmond. They were worried about the safety of Eleanor and Kate. So, this new guy guided them through the old train system that brought them to Richmond. In the old train system, Conrad overhears Clem admitting that she was with the New Frontier and demands that she turn herself in> Javi agreed and when they reached Richmond's gates, they tried to bargain her for Kate's treatment. But, when the gates opened, a miracle happened. Their leader turned out to be David, Javi's brother.
When the dead took over the streets and Javi was with his brother's family, Javi and Kate did their best to scavenge food and gas from the neighborhood. But, they eventually ran out of luck as it was getting dry. They decided to move away from there and start a new journey on the road.
They came back home and told little Gabe and Mariana that they were going out that night. Gabe insisted that his father might come back, and Javi told that they would set up a sign for his father should he come back.
Gabe was still unsatisfied. Javi decided to tell him about his friend Drew. Javi and Kate had to kill him before getting home.
Gabe was finally convinced and they started to pack the necessary things. Javi took one last look at the home that he grew up in.
David reunited with his brother, son, and seriously wounded wife. He took her to the infirmary, and Gabe joined him. Javi and everyone else were taken to the quarantine area to search for potential bite marks.
Here, they were reunited with Eleanor. She was happy with everyone else. Tripp explained to her that The New Frontier took over Richmond and that David, a possible leader was Javi's brother. Which was why they did not help Kate at first. Later, Javi said that Kate was his brother's wife. Javi explained that it was a good thing as they had someone on the inside. Tripp made a few points to counter that: David may have sent his men to shoot his daughter and wife. Clem also said that he was not a good guy. Javi was not surprised it coming from Clem.
Javi suggested that they lay low for the moment, waiting for the right time to strike.
David arrives and takes Javi out for a chat. He asked if Mariana was dead, and Javi confirmed it. He also pointed out that Max was there both times he was being shot at. First at Prescott, along with a bearded bald guy. "Badger?", said David. So, it was David's men who shot his daughter and wounded his wife. David brought him to the side and told him that the politics were technical there.
He further explains how 4 people ran the state, and he was in charge of security.
They reached the hospital and found Kate was alright. Kate fakes a pain coming from her stomach. David and Gabe run for the doctor. That's when Kate tells he real feelings about the place. She did not like the place, it was full of killers, and David was worse. She wanted to get out of there, it made her more scared than on the road.
Javi said nothing, I did not know how to respond to that complex feeling since she was his brother's wife, lawfully.
Finally, David brought him to meet with the leaders of the place. There was Clinton and at the center of it all was Joan. A real intelligent woman. She sat down with the others and asked Javi to be straightforward. She questioned him about their time on the road until Max was presented in front of them.
Max pointed out that Javi had stolen some gas from them. Javi replied that he didn't know that it was theirs. Max said that he would've given it if he had asked. Clinton accused Javi of being a bandit.
Javi had a choice: either play meek or tell the truth to everyone. I made him tell: first it was about killing David's daughter, then the incident at Prescott, and then the killing of a hostage.
Clinton and Joan had heard enough and asked that they be escorted outside with enough weapons to defend themselves while Kate and Gabe had to stay behind with David.
They were thrown out at nighttime. Ava told Javi that David had packed it. On opening it, they found a map of the area with sketches. David wanted them to head toward an area that was marked with an X.
When it came to choosing the weapons, it was Javi's choice if he wanted Conrad to have the gun. I gave it to him, and he also apologized for what he did at the tunnels.
They walked through the forest infested with walkers. Javi was in a pinch as 2 walkers ganged up on him and fortunately, Clem arrived at the perfect time and saved him. She called it even.
Back at the previous camp, outside Richmond. Clem sneaked inside the infirmary for some meds that would help Aj. Dr. Lingard was not as high as to not see that they were being robbed. He stated clearly that Aj would die with or without the meds. Clem injected it into him and Aj let out a painful cry.
Dr. Lingard asked if they could give her a second chance but David was seriously pissed at Clem for breaking clear rules. He asked Clem to leave since she was out of the group. When she tried to leave, they stopped her. They wanted Aj to be with them. Clementine would never want that to happen, imagine if Kenny and Lee were here...
Before throwing her out, David wanted Clem to give one last thing to say to Aj. I decided to spit in his face for doing something this monstrous.
Soon they reached the region marked X. It was an outpost of some sort. But, it was crawling with walkers.
Javi found a way to get inside while everyone else held down the feeble gates.
They suddenly head pounding coming from the other side. A voice that resembled David's. Javi tried to open the gates but Clem shot at the gates as a warning, to not let David in. Javi stepped back but Jesus opened it up. Clem dived toward David. She asked if Aj turned into a zombie or not. David said that Aj survived. He did not know where but Dr. Lingard knew about his whereabouts.
As they started to explore the place, they found boxes of supplies from all the other human establishments. Jesus said that they were all raided according to local news.
The culprits arrived shortly with another supply of spoils. Max was happy as they were raking it in. Badger was ecstatic because he could shoot a poor woman's brains out.
As they were busy counting their supplies, they were surprised by David and the gang.
Without a second's warning, Max pulled out his gun and shot at David while Badger ran out the door and to the second floor.
During the scuffle, each party got clean hits on one another. But, the one drunk on evil's fumes got the iron in him as he went to strike Javi with the metal bat.
Now, I had a choice: either finish him myself or let Conrad get his well-deserved revenge. I let Conrad take it since Badger was an animal and getting revenge on him was not a big issue.
The guys heard a shot coming from downstairs. They rushed down and found Max kneeling, David had a gun on his nape. Javi asked Max to tell the truth since he was already fucked. This is where Max spilled the truth, he had Joan's permission to raid the other human establishments in the name of survival.
Here too we had a choice: either kill him or use him to expose Joan. I decided to use him to expose the lies Richmond was built on. Lonnie had successfully escaped the place and was on his way to Richmond.
As everyone was getting ready for a huge showdown at Richmond, Jesus decided to leave the group to look for his people even though he had very little hope of finding them alive. David fired up the car and was headed for Richmond.
And that's the end of today's play. I hope you enjoy the smashing developments for Javi and David. With things turning from ugly to downright dark, I can only imagine what would occur at Richmond.
Gameplay Video
https://www.youtube.com/live/4-FFg38cvks?si=GpnGXB1IksRSj2og
The story that has this video game in terms of survival and drama that are generated throughout the plot of the game is amazing, so far I have not had the opportunity to play it, but I had fun watching the videos.
This is a treat for the avid enjoyers of gore and drama like me. Moreover, this game has so many realistic events that I sometimes feel that I am a part of the game like I'm living in the events and seeing it from a 3rd person view.
That's okay, enjoying the game is what matters. Thank you for dropping by! Cheers 🍻