In a 2023 interview, Laidlaw said the story was not representative of Episode Three, as "all the real story development can only happen in the crucible of developing the game".
ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, lˈeɪdlɔː sˈɛd ðə stˈoːɹi wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌv ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd θɹˈiː, æz "ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈiːəl stˈoːɹi dɪvˈɛləpmənt kæn ˈoʊnli hˈæpən ɪnðə kɹˈuːsᵻbəl ʌv dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ðə ɡˈeɪm".