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** While Johnny got a bittersweet ending, River got nothing of the sort. She died before Johnny's past was uncovered, or his wish was fulfilled, or even before the house she was looking forward to living in was completed. At best, they seem have been reunited in the afterlife.
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*** Let's not forget that Joey was child when he died, one with hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled as a result. Just after his death his scene, an earlier scene of him is shown where he says he's going to be a famous writer one day - except we know that he won't because of his tragic death.
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** [[spoiler: Alternate!River reaches out her hand to Alternate!Johnny, and Johnny turns around and takes her hand.]] Everything you've been doing for the past 5 hours comes to this point. And you just break down at that moment. [[spoiler: And then the montage of Johnny's new memories rolls, of his wedding to Alternate!River, building their house, growing old together, this time with Joey along with them.]] At this point you are consumed by grief and joy and hope and despair and guilt and so much relief that you just want to find the people you love and hold them tight.
* When you realize that River made those paper rabbits [[spoiler: to remind Johnny that they are supposed to meet on the moon if they ever get separated. Only Johnny can't remember that memory because of the beta blockers. But River doesn't tell him of their very first meeting. Why? Who knows. Maybe because she didn't want to remind Johnny of his tragic past. Maybe her Asperger's prevented her from fully communicating with him.]] All we know is that she diligently and quietly folded those rabbits, trusting him to understand what she meant. And then she died. [[spoiler: But Johnny finally fulfills his promise before he died. Maybe. In a way. It was artificially implanted, but it was still real to him in those final moments of his life. Maybe. The only comfort you can take away is that he died happy and doing what he promised, only he didn't really do it.]] When you realize all this it just breaks your heart into pieces.
** The reason why is fairly clear - [[spoiler: River was never aware of WHY Johnny forgot his promise, along with her. Her condition was the reason she never asked outright, but she was never aware of what had happened to his brother, because by the time they reunited, he'd had that memory suppressed. On top of that, this adds a huge dose of FridgeBrilliance to what she said at the movies - that she believed that they were watching it together without being physically near each other, [[HarsherInHindsight just as she'd probably done the next year at the carnival]]]]. All that grief because of one tragic event...
** He DID remember his promise! [[spoiler: He still remembered to go to the moon. He just forgot why.]]
** YMMV, but what's worse is that [[spoiler:all of River's efforts to make Johnny remember the very first time they met, it became [[ShootTheShaggyDog completely pointless]] when all the memories were remade to help Johnny's desire to go to the moon. To those that wish that Johnny at least remembered his true memories felt like a KickTheDog moment in her part.]]
* And of course, the scene with the AwardBaitSong "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten so that he'll be driven into going to the moon to fulfill that half-remembered promise.]] The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with its references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger syndrome.]]
* When you realize that River made those paper rabbits [[spoiler: to remind Johnny that they are supposed to meet on the moon if they ever get separated. Only Johnny can't remember that memory because of the beta blockers. But River doesn't tell him of their very first meeting. Why? Who knows. Maybe because she didn't want to remind Johnny of his tragic past. Maybe her Asperger's prevented her from fully communicating with him.]] All we know is that she diligently and quietly folded those rabbits, trusting him to understand what she meant. And then she died. [[spoiler: But Johnny finally fulfills his promise before he died. Maybe. In a way. It was artificially implanted, but it was still real to him in those final moments of his life. Maybe. The only comfort you can take away is that he died happy and doing what he promised, only he didn't really do it.]] When you realize all this it just breaks your heart into pieces.
** The reason why is fairly clear - [[spoiler: River was never aware of WHY Johnny forgot his promise, along with her. Her condition was the reason she never asked outright, but she was never aware of what had happened to his brother, because by the time they reunited, he'd had that memory suppressed. On top of that, this adds a huge dose of FridgeBrilliance to what she said at the movies - that she believed that they were watching it together without being physically near each other, [[HarsherInHindsight just as she'd probably done the next year at the carnival]]]]. All that grief because of one tragic event...
** He DID remember his promise! [[spoiler: He still remembered to go to the moon. He just forgot why.]]
** YMMV, but what's worse is that [[spoiler:all of River's efforts to make Johnny remember the very first time they met, it became [[ShootTheShaggyDog completely pointless]] when all the memories were remade to help Johnny's desire to go to the moon. To those that wish that Johnny at least remembered his true memories felt like a KickTheDog moment in her part.]]
* And of course, the scene with the AwardBaitSong "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten so that he'll be driven into going to the moon to fulfill that half-remembered promise.]] The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with its references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger syndrome.]]
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** [[spoiler: Alternate!River reaches out her hand to Alternate!Johnny, and Johnny turns around and takes her hand.]] hand. Everything you've been doing for the past 5 hours comes to this point. And you just break down at that moment. [[spoiler: And then the montage of Johnny's new memories rolls, of his wedding to Alternate!River, building their house, growing old together, this time with Joey along with them.]] them. At this point you are consumed by grief and joy and hope and despair and guilt and so much relief that you just want to find the people you love and hold them tight.
* When you realize that River made those paper rabbits[[spoiler: to remind Johnny that they are supposed to meet on the moon if they ever get separated. Only Johnny can't remember that memory because of the beta blockers. But River doesn't tell him of their very first meeting. Why? Who knows. Maybe because she didn't want to remind Johnny of his tragic past. Maybe her Asperger's prevented her from fully communicating with him.]] All we know is that she diligently and quietly folded those rabbits, trusting him to understand what she meant. And then she died. [[spoiler: But Johnny finally fulfills his promise before he died. Maybe. In a way. It was artificially implanted, but it was still real to him in those final moments of his life. Maybe. The only comfort you can take away is that he died happy and doing what he promised, only he didn't really do it.]] When you realize all this it just breaks your heart into pieces.
** The reason why is fairly clear -[[spoiler: River was never aware of WHY Johnny forgot his promise, along with her. Her condition was the reason she never asked outright, but she was never aware of what had happened to his brother, because by the time they reunited, he'd had that memory suppressed. On top of that, this adds a huge dose of FridgeBrilliance to what she said at the movies - that she believed that they were watching it together without being physically near each other, [[HarsherInHindsight just as she'd probably done the next year at the carnival]]]].carnival]]. All that grief because of one tragic event...
** He DID remember his promise![[spoiler: He still remembered to go to the moon. He just forgot why.]]
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** YMMV, but what's worse is that[[spoiler:all all of River's efforts to make Johnny remember the very first time they met, it became [[ShootTheShaggyDog completely pointless]] when all the memories were remade to help Johnny's desire to go to the moon. To those that wish that Johnny at least remembered his true memories felt like a KickTheDog moment in her part.]]
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBaitSong "Everything's Alright",[[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten so that he'll be driven into going to the moon to fulfill that half-remembered promise.]] promise. The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with its references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger Asperger syndrome.]]
* When you realize that River made those paper rabbits
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** YMMV, but what's worse is that
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* The implication during TheStinger that [[spoiler: Neil might be dying.]] It becomes even MORE depressing when you [[FridgeHorror realize]] why he acts immature, mean, jerkish, and does stupid ridiculous things. (like riding a horse backwards) He's trying to [[spoiler:get the most out of life before he dies...]]
** Or he's just [[spoiler: addicted to pills and is going through withdrawals.]] Very easily that's just as bad if not worse.
*** Maybe chronic disorder, like diabetes, various heart problems or something simular? With these, he can live quite long, but must take medicine regularly.
* Why does River care so much for Anya, [[spoiler: a lighthouse of all things, so much that she is willing to die instead of letting it be alone. Because when they first met, River called all the stars lighthouses that could never reach out to anyone and were always alone, but that one day she wanted to befriend one of them. The implication being that she herself no longer wanted to be alone either.]] And then you can demolish boxes of tissues when you realize exactly why she asked what she did.
* The hackey-sack. It was given to River by Johnny [[spoiler: when they first met, but Johnny no longer remembers the event. When he reveals to River the reason he approached her during "their first meeting", she asks him to throw away the hackey-sack. It was probably around then that she realized that he had forgotten about their REAL first meeting.]] It makes everything afterwards so much more bitter in hindsight.
** Particularly when you realise she didn't actually want him to [[spoiler: throw the hackey-sack away. She was trying to use it, along with the concept of "a far distance" (as the moon is far away) to try and trigger his memories. He didn't understand her action and she lost a memento of their first meeting as a result.]]
* When Johnny is discussing what he likes about River, his only attraction to her is how she is strange and different from everyone else. And all he knows is that he WANTS to be different, but he can't put why he feels so exactly into words. [[spoiler: At this point he has lost his memories of his twin brother Joey, but his mother still calls him by that name and he most likely subconsciously wanted to stand out and not be seen as a replacement.]] Perhaps even worse is how different this "first meeting" of his with River is from their real first meeting.
* TheReveal, when you discover Johnny and River's [[spoiler: true first meeting]], is so beautiful, tragic, bittersweet, adorable and magical, it would probably be the first point you start crying if you had been holding back tears before this.
-->[[spoiler: '''River''': What if you forget... Or get lost?]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Johnny''': Then we can always regroup [[WhamLine on the moon]], silly!]]
** Or he's just [[spoiler: addicted to pills and is going through withdrawals.]] Very easily that's just as bad if not worse.
*** Maybe chronic disorder, like diabetes, various heart problems or something simular? With these, he can live quite long, but must take medicine regularly.
* Why does River care so much for Anya, [[spoiler: a lighthouse of all things, so much that she is willing to die instead of letting it be alone. Because when they first met, River called all the stars lighthouses that could never reach out to anyone and were always alone, but that one day she wanted to befriend one of them. The implication being that she herself no longer wanted to be alone either.]] And then you can demolish boxes of tissues when you realize exactly why she asked what she did.
* The hackey-sack. It was given to River by Johnny [[spoiler: when they first met, but Johnny no longer remembers the event. When he reveals to River the reason he approached her during "their first meeting", she asks him to throw away the hackey-sack. It was probably around then that she realized that he had forgotten about their REAL first meeting.]] It makes everything afterwards so much more bitter in hindsight.
** Particularly when you realise she didn't actually want him to [[spoiler: throw the hackey-sack away. She was trying to use it, along with the concept of "a far distance" (as the moon is far away) to try and trigger his memories. He didn't understand her action and she lost a memento of their first meeting as a result.]]
* When Johnny is discussing what he likes about River, his only attraction to her is how she is strange and different from everyone else. And all he knows is that he WANTS to be different, but he can't put why he feels so exactly into words. [[spoiler: At this point he has lost his memories of his twin brother Joey, but his mother still calls him by that name and he most likely subconsciously wanted to stand out and not be seen as a replacement.]] Perhaps even worse is how different this "first meeting" of his with River is from their real first meeting.
* TheReveal, when you discover Johnny and River's [[spoiler: true first meeting]], is so beautiful, tragic, bittersweet, adorable and magical, it would probably be the first point you start crying if you had been holding back tears before this.
-->[[spoiler: '''River''': What if you forget... Or get lost?]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Johnny''': Then we can always regroup [[WhamLine on the moon]], silly!]]
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* The implication during TheStinger that [[spoiler: Neil might be dying.]] dying. It becomes even MORE depressing when you [[FridgeHorror realize]] why he acts immature, mean, jerkish, and does stupid ridiculous things. (like riding a horse backwards) He's trying to [[spoiler:get get the most out of life before he dies...]]
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** Or he's just[[spoiler: addicted to pills and is going through withdrawals.]] withdrawals. Very easily that's just as bad if not worse.
*** Maybe chronic disorder, like diabetes, various heart problems or somethingsimular? similar? With these, he can live quite long, but must take medicine regularly.
* Why does River care so much for Anya,[[spoiler: a lighthouse of all things, so much that she is willing to die instead of letting it be alone. Because when they first met, River called all the stars lighthouses that could never reach out to anyone and were always alone, but that one day she wanted to befriend one of them. The implication being that she herself no longer wanted to be alone either.]] And then you can demolish boxes of tissues when you realize exactly why she asked what she did.
* The hackey-sack. It was given to River by Johnny[[spoiler: when they first met, but Johnny no longer remembers the event. When he reveals to River the reason he approached her during "their first meeting", she asks him to throw away the hackey-sack. It was probably around then that she realized that he had forgotten about their REAL first meeting.]] It makes everything afterwards so much more bitter in hindsight.
** Particularly when you realise she didn't actually want him to[[spoiler: throw the hackey-sack away. She was trying to use it, along with the concept of "a far distance" (as the moon is far away) to try and trigger his memories. He didn't understand her action and she lost a memento of their first meeting as a result.]]
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* When Johnny is discussing what he likes about River, his only attraction to her is how she is strange and different from everyone else. And all he knows is that he WANTS to be different, but he can't put why he feels so exactly into words.[[spoiler: At this point he has lost his memories of his twin brother Joey, but his mother still calls him by that name and he most likely subconsciously wanted to stand out and not be seen as a replacement.]] replacement. Perhaps even worse is how different this "first meeting" of his with River is from their real first meeting.
* TheReveal, when you discover Johnny and River's[[spoiler: true first meeting]], meeting, is so beautiful, tragic, bittersweet, adorable and magical, it would probably be the first point you start crying if you had been holding back tears before this.
-->[[spoiler: '''River''': -->'''River''': What if you forget... Or get lost?]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Johnny''':lost?
-->'''Johnny''': Then we can always regroup [[WhamLine on the moon]],silly!]]silly!
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*** Maybe chronic disorder, like diabetes, various heart problems or something
* Why does River care so much for Anya,
* The hackey-sack. It was given to River by Johnny
** Particularly when you realise she didn't actually want him to
* When Johnny is discussing what he likes about River, his only attraction to her is how she is strange and different from everyone else. And all he knows is that he WANTS to be different, but he can't put why he feels so exactly into words.
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* It's easy to forget this given the backwards linear path of the game, but the house was finished being built [[spoiler: only after River died.]] Despite that, Johnny [[spoiler: still keeps all the clocks silent, because the ticking bothered River.]]
* [[spoiler:Johnny's entire childhood can be considered a montage of Tearjerkers. His mother favored Johnny's twin brother, Joey, and the father is never seen, or even brought up. And that is before Joey's death]].
** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as it's Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
* [[spoiler:Johnny's entire childhood can be considered a montage of Tearjerkers. His mother favored Johnny's twin brother, Joey, and the father is never seen, or even brought up. And that is before Joey's death]].
** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as it's Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
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* It's easy to forget this given the backwards linear path of the game, but the house was finished being built [[spoiler: only after River died.]] died. Despite that, Johnny [[spoiler: still keeps all the clocks silent, because the ticking bothered River.]]
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just remove the memories of Sigmund, so that he won't dwell on WhatCouldHaveBeen. Thanks to this, he got to have a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].ImaginaryFriend.
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*** This is made Heartwarming when we see Colin's memories - [[spoiler: his final thought, framed side-by-side with Sofia's actions, are to kiss his sleeping wife's forehead just as she kissed his]].
* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/vlNik-uOjHA?t=5361 the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye]], his only friend throughout childhood, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. In the lead-up, Colin is visibly dragging his feet, wanting to postpone the inevitable as long as he can, but the hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him[[note]]hinting that Faye was directly inspired by the bird he'd adopted so long ago[[/note]]... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/vlNik-uOjHA?t=5361 the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye]], his only friend throughout childhood, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. In the lead-up, Colin is visibly dragging his feet, wanting to postpone the inevitable as long as he can, but the hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him[[note]]hinting that Faye was directly inspired by the bird he'd adopted so long ago[[/note]]... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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*** This is made Heartwarming when we see Colin's memories - [[spoiler: his final thought, framed side-by-side with Sofia's actions, are to kiss his sleeping wife's forehead just as she kissed his]].
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* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/vlNik-uOjHA?t=5361 the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye]], his only friend throughout childhood, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. In the lead-up, Colin is visibly dragging his feet, wanting to postpone the inevitable as long as he can, but the hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him...him[[note]]hinting that Faye was directly inspired by the bird he'd adopted so long ago[[/note]]... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: [[https://youtu.be/vlNik-uOjHA?t=5270 the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye, Faye]], his only friend throughout childhood, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. In the lead-up, Colin is visibly dragging his feet, wanting to postpone the inevitable as long as he can, but the hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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* And there's a major one just after players see River for the first time, when Johnny is sitting at their half-finished house on the bluffs and having a dramatic conversation with Izzy. When she criticizes his decision to lie to River for her own health, his retort is heartbreaking.
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* And there's a major one just after players see River for the first time, when Johnny is sitting at their half-finished house on the bluffs and having a dramatic conversation with Izzy. When she criticizes his decision [[LyingToProtectYourFeelings to lie to River for her own health, health]], his retort is heartbreaking.
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just remove the memories of Sigmund, so that he won't die unhappy thinking of what could be. Thanks to this, he got to have a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just remove the memories of Sigmund, so that he won't die unhappy thinking of what could be.dwell on WhatCouldHaveBeen. Thanks to this, he got to have a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
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** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its it's Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBait-worthy "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten in order to facilitate his desire to go to the moon.]] The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with it's references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger syndrome.]]
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBait-worthy "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten in order to facilitate his desire to go to the moon.]] The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with it's its references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger syndrome.]]
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just grant him a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just grant him remove the memories of Sigmund, so that he won't die unhappy thinking of what could be. Thanks to this, he got to have a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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*** This is made Heartwarming when we see Colin's memories - [[spoiler: his final thought, framed side-by-side with Sofia's actions, are to kiss his sleeping wife's forehead just as she kissed his]].
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** Preceding this, though, Colin dies in his sleep... [[HappilyMarried with his wife, Sofia]], embracing him as the EKG meter flatlines.
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** Preceding this, though, Colin dies in his sleep... [[HappilyMarried with his wife, Sofia]], kissing him on the cheek and embracing him as the EKG meter flatlines.
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* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye, the only person he'd ever considered a friend, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. The hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye, the his only person he'd ever considered a friend, friend throughout childhood, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. The hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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** Preceding this, though, Colin dies in his sleep... [[HappilyMarried with his wife, Sofia]], embracing him as the EKG meter flatlines.
* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye, the only person he'd ever considered a friend, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. The hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
* For that matter, the center of the "vortex" in Colin's memories - [[spoiler: the moment he had to say goodbye to Faye, the only person he'd ever considered a friend, as she was imaginary and she (or rather, they both) decided it wasn't healthy for him to keep holding onto her, as it was allowing life to pass him by]]. The hug at the end is especially poignant, [[spoiler: as she sprouts wings to embrace him... before slowly fading into nothingness]].
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** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
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** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].afterwards]].
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just grant him a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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* Fulfilling Colin's wish turns out to be relatively easy, when all's said and done - [[spoiler: just grant him a final conversation with Faye so that he can say goodbye properly. That was all he wanted, but couldn't say so due to her being his ImaginaryFriend]].
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* And there's a major one just after player see River for the first time, when Johnny is sitting at their half-finished house on the bluffs and having a dramatic conversation with Izzy. When she criticizes his decision to lie to River for her own health, his retort is heartbreaking.
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** Adding to the sting for Johnny is an inadvertent ironic gift - a music box that plays "Everything's Alright". As Johnny bitterly says - "It isn't."
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* And there's a major one before the player even ''sees'' River, when Johnny is sitting at their half-finished house on the bluffs and having a dramatic conversation with Izzy. When she criticizes his decision to lie to River for her own health, his retort is heartbreaking.
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* It's easy to forget this given the backwards linear path of the game, but the house was finished being built [[spoiler: only after River died.]] Despite that, Johnny [[spoiler: still keeps all the clocks silent, because the ticking bothered River.]]
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* It's easy to forget this given the backwards linear path of the game, but the house was finished being built [[spoiler: only after River died.]] Despite that, Johnny [[spoiler: still keeps all the clocks silent, because the ticking bothered River.]]]]
* [[spoiler:Johnny's entire childhood can be considered a montage of Tearjerkers. His mother favored Johnny's twin brother, Joey, and the father is never seen, or even brought up. And that is before Joey's death]].
** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
* [[spoiler:Johnny's entire childhood can be considered a montage of Tearjerkers. His mother favored Johnny's twin brother, Joey, and the father is never seen, or even brought up. And that is before Joey's death]].
** [[spoiler:Joey's death. It's obvious that despite the parental favoritism, Joey loved his twin brother, and wished for both him and their mother to be happy. His death is too simply too cruelly ironic in nature, as its Johnny's mother who accidentally ran Joey over. However terrible a person Johnny's mother may be, one can't help but feel absolute pity for the shock and guilt she must have dealt with afterwards]].
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBait-worthy "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten in order to facilitate his desire to go to the moon.]]
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBait-worthy "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten in order to facilitate his desire to go to the moon.]]]] The song itself is rather heart-breaking, what with it's references to River's [[spoiler:Asperger syndrome.]]
-->''Why do my words\\
Always lose their meaning?\\
What I feel, what I say\\
There's such a rift between them\\
He said, I can't\\
really seem to read you."\\
I just stood there\\
Never know what I should do.''
-->''Why do my words\\
Always lose their meaning?\\
What I feel, what I say\\
There's such a rift between them\\
He said, I can't\\
really seem to read you."\\
I just stood there\\
Never know what I should do.''
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** And, as noted on the main page, a number of {{Chekhovs Gun}}s get pulled at once during this scene.
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* And of course, the scene with the AwardBait-worthy "Everything's Alright", [[spoiler: in which we get to see all of Johnny's memories with River get erased and rewritten in order to facilitate his desire to go to the moon.]]
