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[hunter2458]

We assume it's 2009 because it's the next year that May 23 Falls on a Saturday. At the end of the movie Rob says "Saturday May 23rd" Which happens next year.

Alyse could be in a time frame between the attack on Chuai and the Attack on NYC..

It does make sense though, the USGX might have been made after the attack on NYC, but the government could've started documenting after the Chuai incident.

[undeadmuffin]

Thank you.

To be honest if the pictures on the usgx site are after the New York attack, then I don't understand why she hasn't brought it up either...

Unless the government had already known about the monster before the attack and had already started making the usgx files based upon the monster and the pictures are before the attack. I mean just becouse our government knows something like that, doesn't mean that they would tell the military, so thats why they don't know about it in the movie. they would have to be deeper in the government.

I don't know, thats just my guess. The US government was also in on it.

[hunter2458]

Military is Usually on a need to know basis, they hardly get told secrets, except in the upper echelons because of possible leaks thanks to the internet, torture and because soldiers are still just people who like to talk.

[undeadmuffin]

[Euchre]

The files were found and associated with the footage of the attack, so it's hard to say that Alyse is pre-attack in the timeline.

[bandit2037]

Yeah, I'm still a little confused though. Alyse hasn't acknowledged the monster, Tagruato's site never followed up on what happened to Ganu after he was jumped....the whole destruction of Manhattan thing happening without a blip on any of the In-Game sites (Sword/Swirl logo aside) while there is clear evidence the ARG is still in play reeks of temporal anomalies between character involvement.

Do we know that the movie events are the precursor to the USGX files or is the DVD the final compilation of all files following the Chaui Rig event?

[UltRiX]

It probably could be some time after the attack if the USGX files were supposed to be associated with the main USGX file (the movie). Since Alyse is in california, she is neither 1) Worried about a/the monster attack 2) aware that her brother knows anything about the attack.

[FatmanRising]

Really, I gotta think this part of the game might be done. We know Teddy's dead, and Alyse hasn't returned from her meeting, after all the clues we have of the far reach of Tagruato and their willingness to kill. But, then, she could post tomorrow and I'd be dead wrong. Just a thought.

[ladywyntir]

[BranJ]

ladywyntir wrote:

[Euchre]

The USGX site Alyse is aware of is a file numbered later in the set. Those files start with the ones on the DVD, and the first of the files we can access (far lower in number sequence) is called "Alpha Encounter" and is unconfirmed. This means that is being speculated as the first encounter with MGP, and why would you call something an 'alpha encounter' if there were no subsequent ones to refer to? Why would it be 'unconfirmed'? Alyse is probably not aware that her brother, Tagruato, and the attack in NYC are related. It would seem the public is not supposed to know this, and that's why all this evidence which paints that picture and lays out the trail is secret. All the public seems to know is that NYC was attacked by some monster and the military responded. We don't even know the outcome beyond that.

ETA: I just reviewed some things on the DVD, and if you want the confusion to get more interesting, check the Chapter 17 extras. The news videos are dated Dec. 07- Jan. 08, specifically the Japanese and French reports respectively.

Now, to add to the train of thought when it comes to a timeline consider Alyse's awareness of Jamie Lascano as his 'old girlfriend' in NYC. Jamie was supposed to open her present in December, and that package was pretty clearly meant to be opened on that date in anticipation that Teddy would be captured or detained by Tagruato. That was opened December of last year. If Alyse is being shown pics of Chuai being destroyed and the news videos put it as last year, that nails a 'real world' timeline to the story timeline.

Face it folks, there's no way to rectify the timelines - the continuity in that respect is HOSED. It's just something you're going to have to learn to overlook when dealing with this whole affair.

[sp103]

i agree as well, all ARG stuff is pre-attack on NYC. Remember, all ARG stuff relates to the background of the monster before the movie was released. It continues on. I thought of this, maybe C2 could focus on finding Teddy during the night Cloverfield hits NYC filmed by Alyse.

[ladywyntir]

[Vern345]

Uhm yeah so I got really bored today and my idle hands took over. To quote Stewart "Look what I did"

This is most likely nothing but 2 possible anagrams of "oudnaniehg" are

Ganu No Hide
Ganu Hide On


Again another nice coincident but doesn't lead us anywhere.

[Euchre]