(7) The Path: Scarlet Ending (Failure)

Scarlet'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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[skudwerd]

there is no real failure ending. you either die or dont. you didnt get the bad ending you got the... normal ending. the failure is if you die. but to fail is to beat the game so.... i dunno

[Joudas]

@skudwerd No, this is the 'Failure' ending. The 'Success' ending is when you encounter the wolf. Check 2:35 - it says "FAILURE" in big-ass letters. Pretty clear that this is, in fact, the Fail ending.

[TommyCollins93]

Grandma rocks on guitar xD

[xdDALEKxd]

NIGHTMARES!!!!!!!!!!

[QuiteRiQuite]

1:06 I think that's a sculpture? Scarlet's an artist.

[satsuthegreat]

maybe, if Grandma is the future self of all the girls then staying on the path symbolises their good life leading to the forseeable end (grandma lying on the bed). However, by straying from the path, they are altering their own futures and are seeing within grandma's house where too much temptation gets you (enevitable death/pain/suffering)

[PeterxEdmund]

Hmmmm, Scarlet's portrait was above the Old woman's bed, does that mean the old woman is Scarlet? & that the Path to her house, is Scarlet's life path to her future self? And that they did nothing if they just followed the path, or went off the path, didn't encounter any wolves then went back to the path.... Hmmmm, so very confusing but I think I have got it now :)

[1eonCyru5]

What this game about ?

[alsowikk]

@KrazyKacophony not nessecarily. They can be interpretted that way but.. I can't help but feel like it's more about growing up. for instance Scarlet's wolf...it doesn't seem to actually harm her directly. In fact it goes to "help" her play the piano. But scarlet was always burdenned by the other kids most likely(no mention of dad, and mom just sends you out of the room and into the world). It seems to me she couldn't balance life and art and became unhappy more then anything.

[Joudas]

@RosesSweetRoses You only get the 'hints' on subsequent attempts if you get a 'failure' ending (which involves making it safely to Grandma's house, and requires no items to get) - the number of items you get has no impact on it.

[Joudas]

@RosesSweetRoses Each time you get a 'failure' ending (by just running to Grandma's house), the game gives you more information on your subsequent playthroughs. I don't recall which one this is specifically, but you get various things from a basic map (tracks your movements with a dotted line, but not the terrain you're traveling over - so you know where you are relative to where you've been) to simple radar pointing at the major landmarks.

[KrazyKacophony]

@skudwerd Dying is the plot of the game.

[angstjager]

has anyone ever noticed what the F*CK that thing is at 1:07 ?

[WeskersLady]

How do you find all the items and the flowers? How long does it take to get everything ?