yeah I get all that, it still felt pretty cheap, like they were withholding what was supposed to be common knowledge just so they could turn it into a plot twist later. Although I do appreciate how there are lots of clues here and there, now that I'm playing a second run.
And backup battery or not, if all our bodies were in some crash wreckage in an unknown location on an alien planet, I would think it'd be a pretty common topic of conversation + people would be demanding answers from leadership instead of living a leisurely suburban life. I would also have a couple questions about that giant countdown clock towering above the city…