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In this game, you take a metaphorical journey through a fantasy land that you have created to avoid your abusive father.
At first, I was intimidated, and stuck to the walkthrough straight to the ending. I found the game intriguing as it dealt with blood, innocence, betrayal, and basically a lot of metaphors about women and femininity (such as a unicorn you can kill or help, a female vampires, and so on).
Afterwards, I heard there were several endings. I tried to find hints on them, but finally I had to just look for myself. And it wasn't hard to find a lot; many people give you quests, and if you finish them, you get an ending.
Some events were traumatic (like a (Spoiler - click to show)rape, not in the walkthrough) and others were mysterious.
The implementation is spotty in places.
Excellent game. Highly recommended.
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I found three endings connected to the three corners of the map:
(Spoiler - click to show)Bringing the unicorn to the prince gives you a vapid, sterile fairytale marriage. The path of the walkthrough leads to the forest burning down and you escaping back into reality. Getting all the ingredients for the recipe allows you to join the matriarchal village and become a Mother. Also, in the very beginning you can go back to your father, but that's more a quick loss than a real ending.
I was sort of thinking, especially because of the title of the game, that these would then also be the only three endings. But I clearly didn't see all you saw, because I didn't come across that particularly bad event you mention in your spoiler tag. Do you remember what other paths there were?
This game needs a David Welbourn walkthrough!
Here are some of my notes. They are by no means a completed list.
I found four endings, one of which has two variations. You are absolutely right. They mostly correspond with the map's corners.
(Spoiler - click to show)
Princess ending: You got this.
Village ending: You got this.
Lilith ending: Run off with Lilith. Find her in the camp and kiss her before she ties you to the stake. Cut the ropes with knife or wait for her to change her mind & free you. Flee & outrun the fire. Afterwards, return to the camp & accept her offer. Oddly enough, this seems to be the "best" ending in terms of fulfilling the PC's wishes to just fly away.
Reality ending: You got this one as well. The player returns to the real world after everything burns down. However, there are two slightly different variations.
-Variation 1: Quit the game when you return to reality (walkthrough ending).
-Variation 2: Instead of quitting, unlock the door and go south.
That's all I have.
Thanks!
