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I just finished my playthrough of it, and my God. The way the visuals are crafted in this game is simply really impressive. I enjoyed how much it really ran with the theme of walking through a reclusive, psychotic man's house, secret passages and all. It kinda says something about a game that makes you really understand its characters, without ever letting you interact with them. For people who have finished their playthroughs, are there more than 21 journals? I feel like I explored pretty exhaustively, and haven't found any more than that. That, and I'm not sure if it ever really explains what Oscar actually did, or if we're left to guess that for ourselves. I mean, we know that whatever he did alienated the people around him, and most of his immediate family. I'm also a little confused, because Sam refers to Oscar as "Uncle Oscar", but the will in Terrence's safe clearly says that Oscar is Terrence's Uncle, not brother, which would make Oscar Sam's great-uncle, right? Anyway, it was a really great game, and I could see booting it up again to exhaustively explore anything I didn't find.
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redcheval posted:Well that's... Yeah, that and his will stating that he died unmarried and childless, right? Kinda says something happened there. I'm guessing he either cut his sister out of the will, or she died before him, given that he left everything to his nephew. exquisite tea posted:If you examine the calendar in the dining room, the couples retreat was rather hastily added in over the scratched out wedding date for Rick (the forest ranger dude). So it was a last minute thing. Narrative wise, it also injects a little suspense into the story at the point at which the player is likely to find their parents' bedroom. I absolutely loved the Mom/Rick subplot. It really makes you wonder if she was just reading into his friendship too much, or if Rick actually had feelings for her, or what. All I know is, I gotta imagine it's pretty uncomfortable for Katie to find all these hints at her Mom's infidelity. apophenium posted:Did anyone find out where all the VHS players went? I'm guessing Sam took them? Maybe for money, or something. After all Lonnie said "Grab everything you can." Is it really not up for dispute that Katie accepts Sam's actions? I didn't think we got to see Katie's reaction. After all, though we as the player get to hear the journal entries throughout the game, Katie doesn't read them until the end. I like to hope Katie accepts what Sam did, don't get me wrong, but the only time we get Katie's reaction is to the...erm... intimate note in the basement. Of course, her reaction to that would be merited regardless of the circumstances, because no sane, normal person wants to think about their sibling's love-life. Of course, I could have totally missed something, and if it's pretty blatantly said that Katie's okay with all this, that makes for a much happier ending. God, the discussion this game merits is so good. Some of the tiniest details can reshape all your thoughts on it.
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Missing that piece of info actually makes me feel like I missed a decent chunk of the story.
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Teenage Fansub posted:Anyone screencap this note? Yeah. Here you go.
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After another playthrough... Do you think Oscar may actually have been a drug addict? Consider things in this light: he owned a large pharmacy, which he later sold for a song under mysterious circumstances. His letter references removing himself from temptation, and he orders large amounts of brandy, rum, and whiskey when he lives alone. It would explain a lot; the stash in the safe, his "psycho" reputation, and the "illness" that took him away from his business. The last time Terry was measured was at Thanksgiving, yeah? At this point, perhaps he's using booze as a crutch, and confessed/did something that alienated his sister/family, which might be where the cross-dressing thing comes into play. The obituary in the paper doesn't actually list his cause of death, which suggests it would be damaging/embarrassing to the family. He also died pretty young. Just a thought, anyway.
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Aug 16, 2013 15:33
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I am now thoroughly convinced that the developers of this game think of everything
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Quinton posted:a. That is awesome. I should have, but nope. The devs hinted at it on Twitter.
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For the love of God, I cannot find the 23rd Journal entry anywhere. I have torn this place apart trying to find just one more journal, and I'm coming up with nothing. Anyone find them all yet? Edit: As soon as I say that, I finally found it. Such an inconsequential little trigger item, but it still managed to elude me. Guess that's 100% for me. Just Burgs fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Sankis posted:I ended up having to ask the official twitter account. What was your 23rd? The one I couldn't find was the hat on the bike I was missing "The Nunnery", the note under the folder.
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:I just get the feeling that if a game or movie has this sort of lonely, unsettling, spooky setting, something is going on that is going to freak the hell out of me and give me nightmares. This game will make you kinda tense at some points, but I'm pretty sure nothing's gonna give you nightmares. Accordion Man posted:Which room is that in? That's the only one I'm missing too. Right wing, first floor. Next to the sweet couch.
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the black husserl posted:Dear Fullbright: please patch this game so I can put the cassette tapes back in their boxes. Thanks. According to the Twitter, the first patch will involve fixing the dice, so the numbers are displayed on the correct sides. This company is crazy, but it's the kind of crazy I love.
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Accordion Man posted:The 24th Journal exists and it has finally be found. Nabbed it! This game is making me paranoid. I can never trust it to be completely over, and apparently found a forgotten dev-feature/testing thing in the process of looking for this last journal. One of the boards on the deck is not quite so sturdy. Removing it reveals just a weird space, that disposes of any item you throw into it.
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Ulta posted:How did people interpret the $100+ beauty salon receipt under the couch? Is it just more of the Mom/Rick storyline? Also is it the consensus that they never actually got together? The haircut is the day before she accompanied Rick to the Earth, Wind, and Fire concert. I interpreted as being related to that storyline.
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