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I don't remember who made the joke, but everytime I see Tsuneyo's name in the thread now, I imagine her leaking the update and yelling to Selebus "get leaked, bro!"
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So...if Noriko was 3 or older in spotless mind, that would mean it took place when Akira was 19. Or older. Which is pretty bizarre since they both seemed like they were 12-14ish in that event.
Also, that would make Akira at a minimum 20 in Kyoto (which is also weird because he would be an adult and shouldn't be worrying about what people would think seeing him and Sekai together).
Also also, Nikki specifically said she was surprised Akria remembered the kiss since they "didn't get together until way later". Which means he probably didn't immediately jump to intimate-but-no-sex. Which means, for things to really make sense, Kyoto probably took place several years after Spotless mind.
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I had the idea early in the game that Ami was dead - she died in the same disaster as Sekai.
During resets we often can see "broken Ami" - who is she?
Her place is sometimes taken by NAO - why is it Ami? How is Ami different from the others?
Then I forgot about this idea.
However, regarding Ami's ability to survive resets - in 2 resets we see Ami dying.
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And yes, at the end of the last event we see TWO Mayas.
This is going to be fun.
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What the hell happened in 2017 that decreased the quality of trolls?
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I can't say anything about plot points that are planned for years, but if you are looking for characters acting like human rather than set/story pieces i can recommend "corporate culture". It doesn't make you theory crafting like lost, game of thrones or lil but i believe you will care about the characters in it.
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I mean, it’s occurred to me many times that the entire cast are dead. Look at the unrelenting level of trauma.
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but the whole situation could be reminiscent of the old science fiction/metaphysical flick
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I'd forgotten all about that movie until you mentioned it, i remember watching it as a kid when staying at my Oma's, she had an entire room full, wall to wall, with VHS tapes and i probably watched more than half of them. That final scene really stands out though, soon as i googled the name i was immediately like "ooooooh that movie!".I mean, it’s occurred to me many times that the entire cast are dead. Look at the unrelenting level of trauma.
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General thoughts / notes / questions about installment 44:
Take and hypotheses about the culmination:
A stab at theory-crafting:
This was a good update, lots to think about, and it's been a while since I've anticipated the next installment so much. It really is amazing that this story has been going strong, fueling so much genuine interest, for so long. It's the only thing I've ever read that has almost felt like another life.
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This was a good update, lots to think about, and it's been a while since I've anticipated the next installment so much. It really is amazing that this story has been going strong, fueling so much genuine interest, for so long. It's the only thing I've ever read that has almost felt like another life.
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I'm still completely on the fence about the timeline issues being an error. As has been said numerous times, it's possible, but Selly strikes me as the kind of writer that has booklet or large diagram mapping out each and every specific detail about the time before the game starts... i just don't see how is ego could leave room for such critique and ridicule for making that kind of mistake, the revelation of the past is such a critical component of his magnum opus that i can't help but picture him spending many many hours poring over it and ensuring everything lines up as you have to do that before you can then start to twist it around and into itself for the story, you need to know what you're leaving breadcrumbs for before you can properly leave them out. To me, these inconsistencies are simply clues, that once enough have been collected the truth will suddenly jump out like a stereoscopic image. Sekai, Ami, Maya, the Nakayamas, Himawari's suggestions, arguments and claims, they all go together to paint something, but we're not there yet.
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This is the main factor for me not to think it's a mistake, Selly is a perfectionist asshole, he wouldn't make a mistake like that knowing that there would be people who would notice and criticize it.
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The only thing you should be sure about is Himawari's name. All else is subject to plot twists. Thus Spoke
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Maya's crouching down scene is from the first reset, in which a being dressed as Maya (unlikely to be her) sends Akira into 22 to meet Saki.
We haven't really touched upon the orb, so I think it's appropriate to draw attention to the fact that Akira had to recover 4 different orbs, in order to put them together to form a black orb that changes its name to "GOD", as it keeps trying to consume him by the end. As in 4 different parts of a god, that are drawn together to make the whole god - and it's angry. Pareidolia also sacrificed itself to something that was angry.
This doesn't need to mean that Akira put the god together in this reset, but it could be foreshadowing to what's going to happen eventually. Also, the random god that appears after Pareidolia is gone has already appeared when Akira tries to kill himself, but the four "heroines" show up to convince him otherwise (at the dorms).
Interesting theory on Kyoto, no one had theorized that Kyoto could be two differents parts put together. I don't buy it, but at this point we're welcoming anything.
It was mentioned, albeit briefly, that there is echo'd dialogue between Sekai and Niki
In general, I would be interested in more exploration into "Echo Theory" as it's been dubbed, which is the presence of echoing dialogue, poses, framing, etc throughout the loops. It is most natural to imagine that the significance of such echoed content is that it came from the same source - but it is somewhat hard to imagine Sensei hallucinating Niki as Sekai, or Sekai as Niki (although he does hallucinate Sekai in this scene). What exactly is the significance of a line being used 1:1? Why do all the girls want to him to be stupid with them? Why is it that everyone says "Tell me you see me" and "Are you okay"? I think one may begin to think that the source could be Sensei, and that he is projecting it all; looping his life. But it is surely more than that, too?
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In general, I would be interested in more exploration into "Echo Theory" as it's been dubbed, which is the presence of echoing dialogue, poses, framing, etc throughout the loops. It is most natural to imagine that the significance of such echoed content is that it came from the same source - but it is somewhat hard to imagine Sensei hallucinating Niki as Sekai, or Sekai as Niki (although he does hallucinate Sekai in this scene). What exactly is the significance of a line being used 1:1? Why do all the girls want to him to be stupid with them? Why is it that everyone says "Tell me you see me" and "Are you okay"? I think one may begin to think that the source could be Sensei, and that he is projecting it all; looping his life. But it is surely more than that, too?
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Cant spell Himawari without Ami.
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No one mentioned Yumi. Strange. Back when Chika was losing her shit about Sensei disappereance, Yumi mentioned about a Halloween event that never happened. She either momentarily jumped back to a different timeline after reset or memories are not actually reset and they actually remain even in unaware girls. It was a very random and out of nowhere comment. Another chekhov's gun lying around. Edit: now that there are doubts being cast, I am more interested what is the purpose of that Yumi comment. Was it foreshadowing?
Editx2: also to the fasoaga guestion about trolls. What happened? Nanobots, son. They increase in response to political situation
Editx2: also to the fasoaga guestion about trolls. What happened? Nanobots, son. They increase in response to political situation
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One thing I don't get is how Pareidolia was just a coping mechanism when he existed before, and wasn't used to blame him for all of his problems.
From what I remember from the original flash of imagery; Akira used to tell the Concerned god about everything horrible in his life (though not the good things) as if he was a therapist. The new Pareidolia doesn't seem anywhere close to the old purpose of the original Pareidolia.
From what I remember from the original flash of imagery; Akira used to tell the Concerned god about everything horrible in his life (though not the good things) as if he was a therapist. The new Pareidolia doesn't seem anywhere close to the old purpose of the original Pareidolia.
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Somehow I missed this line while playing my first save. I guess my brain was melted from the boring ass boss fights.
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