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This was such an amazing game, visual & story wise. Finished it yesterday, played it again today. The puzzles weren't too hard, the overall atmosphere was beautiful, the ambient music gave me the chills. I could feel some inspiration from IB & Pocket Mirror, which only got me more excited. I admit that I *was* expecting the twists, but it was satisfying seeing everything unfold. I got all 4 endings but I still don't feel like there's a "Happy" ending..

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In the ending "A promise that cannot be fulfilled" Cher and Shuni were left back into the mirror world, only for Shuni to follow Rose and then "die" in front of her.

In the ending "In the mirror, forever" Rose was trapped by the demon.

In the ending "Extinguished Candle" Rose strayed from her path and got either killed or trapped by the demon.

In the ending "The girl who became the devil" Rose lost her sanity and became the demon herself.

I may be misunderstanding a few things, but I assumed that they died because of the red splatter on the screen. While I know they almost never make sequels, I'd love to see one! I don't hate the endings, the fact that there's no "Happily ever after" only makes this game better. Usually all games have a "Happy" ending, but this one is different. I absolutely loved it! 100% recommended, thank you for translating this masterpiece!

Patchy Illusion Team2 years ago(+1)

We're glad you liked it! And yeah, you've got everything almost right regarding the endings (there're a bit more details to them actually, but we won't tell them just yet since a remake is already out, and it seems like things were explained a bit better in it + the remake has some new endings as well, that expand the lore a little).

p.s: if you still can edit your message, can you pls put the spoilers several lines down, so the other users won't see the first sentences?

Abra Geroni2 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

I think (spolilers)

"The girl who became the devil" may be considered as "true" ending. Cause it reveals that dark side of Rose that we didn't see in other 3 endings and gives better understanding of what really happened.

Mamika2 years ago(+1)

Of course, I agree with your statement. I also feel like ***SPOILERS***

Rose has a dark side, considering all the things she did before she went to the mirror world. Despite of her circumstances, her actions weren't what you'd call "normal", she definitely had a thing for macabre things, which only escalated when the demon entered. But that only gives me more questions... What if there never was a "Demon"? What if the "Demon" was her all along? Rose could just be a very mentally ill person, hallucinating and the "Demon" could be her mental illness. I don't know honestly... All theories aside, I'm glad you replied :> I really wanted to share my thoughts about this game with other people, thanks for giving me that chance!

Abra Geroni2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Always welcome! None of my friends are into this kind of games, so i'm very glad to share my thoughts too.
spoilers again))

What if there never was a "Demon"? - that's exactly what i figured after achieving that ending! It turns out that Rose died in front of magical mirror, and her reflection was traveling in the Mirror World, so returning to normal world was never an option... at least, as a human being...
And Cher really misunderstood her "kindness". For Rose that was not "pity for a dying animal", but "opportunity to make beautiful funeral"...
Do you know about first game made by Tokiiro Kaeru - "Burial"? It's a very gloom and complicating story as well.

Mamika2 years ago(+1)

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Wow I never realised Rose died so early in the game... Thank you very much for sharing! I had no idea, still that only makes the story better. I recently played Burial! I only got two endings, 2 & 4 so I'm gonna play it again to get the other two and figure out the entire story.

Abra Geroni2 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Tokiiro really loves the funeral theme. Their games have probably the darkest atmosphere ever.
I've played Pocket mirror couple days ago, got bad endings for all 4 girls(( The game itself is spectacular, but location of saveboxes is terribly inconvеnient. But i still will play again to get good ending.

Mamika2 years ago(+1)

Oh boy Pocker Mirror,,,, Lmk when you finish it, as the endings are a bit... weird. Best of luck to you, you're gonna need it. You're gonna need lots of patience too, the first time I played it I got so many game overs I almost dropped it lmao

Abra Geroni2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

I lost all my patience while playing it first time)) I used walkthrough from beginning of Harpae chapter. I woulnd't, but all those chasings and dead ends... There are hundreds of games waiting for me, don't want to waste time) But i will definitely research Pocket mirror comprehensively, it seems even more complex than "Hello, Charlotte"...

Mamika2 years ago(+1)

I get u,,, especially the chase scene with Lisette,,, I lost so many times
I've heard of Hello Charlotte but haven't tried it yet, is it worth it?

Abra Geroni2 years ago(+1)

Well, i can't guarantee it, everyone has their own tastes. But i've played about a hundred indie-games, and Charlotte still is something special, i can't really explain it:)

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