(2) The Path: Robin Ending (Failure)

Robin's 'failure' ending in The Path. This occurs if you head directly to Grandma's house without leaving the path (or leave the path, later return to it, and go to Grandma's house).

These videos were all taken after collecting all 34 items; I'm assuming it's a bug that they say '0/3' at the end for items collected / rooms unlocked (in fact each character has between 7 and 12 items to find, so even the number '3' as the supposed total is weird) so I think this is the 'full' cinematic, but even if it's not, I really have no intention of replaying this game to get a 'better' (worse?) ending.

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[Synue]

You know what you have done. What does that mean? at the end

[Joudas]

You get various benefits for getting the 'failure' endings that assist in getting the 'success' endings. This is the first one, and lets you press Control at any time on any character to see a map of where you've traveled.

[Joudas]

I take that back, this is the second one. The first one ("You know what you have to do") shows you the direction of the 'wolf' for each girl.

[SSXtrikE]

@Joudas What's the benefit for "You know what you will do" ?

[Joudas]

@SSXtrikE Each time you get a "Failure" ending for any character, you get a message like that, and an effect that makes it easier to get the "success" endings on subsequent plays. This particular one adds icons on the screen that show you the direction you need to go to get to each of the 6 major landmarks, if I recall correctly.

[TheInfamousBertman]

One curious thing to note - on the way to her grandma's room, in the room with the cake and balloons, a moon can be seen outside. In the success version, the Earth is seen.

[Kitsune44X]

The game is more about growth and maturity, even growth through hardship and pain, and therefore that is the focus of the failure\success system. Death too, it must be understood, is not always literal in this game (in fact, myself, I suspect that Ruby is the only girl who may have actually died). "Death" here is more about the "death" of innocence and\or childhood in many cases.

[SarahSpotlight]

You have to look at it metaphorically not literally. Yes, the girls succeed by being killed, but metaphorically, the path represents life with no risks, no learning, no expeirience. A failed life. By straying from the path, they put themselves in danger, but in doing so they learn from their mistakes and live rich exciting lives. Robin is literally Killed by a wolf, but metaphorically enters an age where she becomes aware of danger, wolves aren't just cuddly toys anymore, they're dangerous.

[1eonCyru5]

@TheInfamousBertman just the color .

[xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

@mmecharlotte That's not it. Each girl's 'success' ending can be interpreted in two ways. What happened during their 'ravaging', or what lesson they had to learn. So you fail because you didn't learn your lesson. This is just my interpretation, there are dozens of other ways.

[mmecharlotte]

Some what kind of message is this game trying to promote? That if you fuck up your life you're succeeding and if you don't, you did something wrong? What kind of message is that? That's stupid!

[cristianvasile555]

so if you die its succes and if u live its failure?

[origionalwhisperer96]

I think the wolf in grandma's room is in different places every time to represent that everyones 'wolf' in life will be different. There will be a different type of 'wolf' for everyone...in a different place....

[GeorgeLambropoulos97]

So, it's a succes ending if you find the wolf and die and a failure if you live :p ?

[MrFendkg287316]

wait wats the point of this game i don't get it o_o

[frozenlilies1]

@theknack101 Yeah, but that just represets the pain you can experiance by leading your own life, you make mistakes and bad things happen, but you can either learn from it, or decide to start following the path again and live an unfulfilling life.

[theknack101]

@frozenlilies1

even though they all end up in a personal hell in the "successful" ending