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Oh dude, this game is going to rock your world. I'm like giddy for you experiencing this for the first time with no spoilers.

I was like "meh" too at first ("what are people TALKING about?") and, then, it just gets incredible.

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I played it years ago and sorry, it didn't rock my world even for 5 minutes. It's a very naive story with a jump-scare sort of ending that totally didn't work for me, because it was well expected. The story felt very underwhelming comparing to most books, movies or games even. IMHO a complete waste of time.

That's an understandable point of view, but besides the easy to spot main plot twist, there are several minor issues woven into the story. The hints are sometimes quite subtle and spotting them early is not trivial, but is made possible through their well-made representation and consistency in the game. There is actually little fluff in a game that overtly shows almost purely random idle talk.

Given your description, it is very likely that you actually only completed the act 1 of the game. The "jump scare" is not the end.

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