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* MultipleEndings: 3 endings with 7 variations depending on [[spoiler:who your partner is during day 6.]]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Happens fairly often within the game, but in particular, the implications regarding [[spoiler: Russell's mother]] fall into this category. The most glaring example is the game's final dungeon, which is [[spoiler: the "nest" of the monster representing Russell's dad. The "nest" comes in the form of a woman's naked abdomen with hands gripping it everywhere, and the entrance to the nest is at pelvis level.]]
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: Russell's family. His father is an abusive drunk, his mother is either a sex worker or is constantly sleeping with other people - either way, she vastly prefers and prioritizes sex over caring for her son emotionally or financially - and Russell was an unwanted, battered and neglected child, thus he was deprived of the loving touch of a family in his formative years. This is how Russell developed what is very likely antisocial personality disorder, and was never taught how to cope with it and how to care for others, so he went through life, growing more and more callous and violent towards his peers.]]

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: Russell's family. His father is an abusive drunk, his mother is either a sex worker or is constantly sleeping with other people - either way, she vastly prefers and prioritizes sex over caring for her son emotionally or financially - and Russell was an unwanted, battered and neglected child, thus he was deprived of the loving touch love of a family in his formative years. This is how Russell developed what is very likely antisocial personality disorder, and was never taught how to cope with it and how to care for others, so he went through life, growing more and more callous and violent towards his peers.]]
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: Russell's family. His father is an abusive drunk, his mother is either a sex worker or is constantly sleeping with other people, and Russell was an unwanted child who is treated as such, causing him to become violent and callous toward other people.]]

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: Russell's family. His father is an abusive drunk, his mother is either a sex worker or is constantly sleeping with other people, people - either way, she vastly prefers and prioritizes sex over caring for her son emotionally or financially - and Russell was an unwanted child who unwanted, battered and neglected child, thus he was deprived of the loving touch of a family in his formative years. This is treated as such, causing him how Russell developed what is very likely antisocial personality disorder, and was never taught how to become cope with it and how to care for others, so he went through life, growing more and more callous and violent and callous toward other people.towards his peers.]]
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* NonIndicativeName: ''Gardenia'' is a chef. Might also be the case for ''Dogma'', whose attitude doesn't really live up to his name's occasional negative connotation.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: If you manage to beat [[spoiler:the informant]] and access the bonus room where you can talk to every character and BE any main recruitable character, the informant will be very worried about you going into the bath next door (where [[spoiler:the monster representing Russell's father]] resides if you talk to him as Yumi and advise you to be careful. As a character who has been a Jerkass/Jerkass Woobie through the entire game, it's really nice to see he genuinely cares about some denizens in the dream world.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: If you manage to beat [[spoiler:the informant]] and access the bonus room where you can talk to every character and BE any main recruitable character, the informant will be very worried about you going into the bath next door (where [[spoiler:the monster representing Russell's father]] resides resides) if you talk to him as Yumi and advise you to be careful. As a character who has been a Jerkass/Jerkass Woobie through the entire game, it's really nice to see he genuinely cares about some denizens in the dream world.

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* HundredPercentCompletion: Needed to unlock the bonus room.



* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Starts to happen to some NPC's as the dream breaks down.



* AwfulTruth: The entire game consists of uncovering these.



* BonusBoss: [[spoiler: The Informant.]]
* BonusDungeon: Requires a certain password on a certain door to get in, and is full of [[spoiler: abandoned books in what appears to be Russell's old home. Working through the dungeon also gets you a fight with the Informant.]]



* CreepyChild: Russell.



* DownerEnding: [[All of the endings. In one, the experiment fails, so Russell will most likely be executed. In the first True Ending, the experiment succeeds, but Russell is so overcome with guilt at his actions that he kills himself with the empty syringe. In the second True Ending, Russell chooses to remain in the Happy Dream and never wakes up in the real world.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[All [[spoiler: All of the endings. In one, the experiment fails, so Russell will most likely be executed. In the first True Ending, the experiment succeeds, but Russell is so overcome with guilt at his actions that he kills himself with the empty syringe. In the second True Ending, Russell chooses to remain in the Happy Dream and never wakes up in the real world.]]



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Russell in the first True End. Kantera and Mireille also count, though their suicides were assisted.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Russell in both True Ends, though in the second it was more of a choice to let himself fall into a coma and die in happiness with the rest of the dream, as opposed to going back to the real world and facing reality. The first True End.End is far more explicit. Kantera and Mireille also count, though their suicides were assisted.]]


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: If you get to a high enough guilt level, Russell begins to feel this way, to the point that the dream begins to break down due to his sudden and overwhelming feelings of guilt.
* OminousVisualGlitch: The game throws these in every once in a while the more your guilt increases.
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* DownerEnding: [[All of the endings. In one, the experiment fails, so Russell will most likely be executed. In the first True Ending, the experiment succeeds, but Russell is so overcome with guilt at his actions that he kills himself with the empty syringe. In the second True Ending, Russell chooses to remain in the Happy Dream and never wakes up in the real world.]]

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* AdultFear: The church is on fire [[spoiler:and your children are still inside.]]

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: [[spoiler: Russell's father was this to Yumi.]]
* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Russell's parents.]]
* AdultFear: The church is on fire [[spoiler:and your children are still inside.]]
** [[spoiler: Your child falls down, or is pushed down, a huge flight of stairs and breaks her neck, dying slowly and in agony the whole time... on her ''birthday''.]]
* TheAlcoholic: [[spoiler: Russell's father.
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* CatsAreMean: There are a species of Cats that can talk and walk like humans called Catty. Books and characters in the game state that while not every Catty is like this, as a species, they are greedy merchants and abuse the Pengi to do their work for them. Nearly every Catty has proven this to be true.

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: [[spoiler: Russell's family. His father is an abusive drunk, his mother is either a sex worker or is constantly sleeping with other people, and Russell was an unwanted child who is treated as such, causing him to become violent and callous toward other people.]]
* CatsAreMean: There are a species of Cats that can talk and walk like humans called Catty.the Catties. Books and characters in the game state that while not every Catty is like this, as a species, they are greedy merchants and abuse the Pengi to do their work for them. Nearly every Catty has proven this to be true.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Russell's childhood.]]



* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Russell in the first True End. Kantera and Mireille also count, though their suicides were assisted.]]



* GlamourFailure: Occasionally occurs with some characters as Russell's guilt increases.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In the True Ending, [[spoiler: the experiment works, and Russell finally understands and experiences guilt. Unfortunately, he understands it so intimately that, after waking, the first thing he does is commit suicide by stabbing himself to death with the empty syringe.]]
* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Russell in the second True Ending.]]
* IdenticalStranger: Russell and the Informant look almost identical, save for the Informant's green eyes instead of Russell's blue.



* ThisIsUnforgivable: What finally caused Russell to kill his parents was when [[spoiler:his father had murdered Yumi]]

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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Not for Russell, evidently.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: What finally caused Russell to kill his parents was when [[spoiler:his father had murdered Yumi]]
Yumi, and his mother simply sat and watched.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: ''The entire game'' is this, in order to make Russell feel guilty for his crimes.
* WorldOfSymbolism: The whole point of the Happy Dream Rehabilitation Program is to use this trope to their advantage.
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* MultipleEndings:
** Normal Ending: [[spoiler:If by Day, your guilt isn't a certain level, the Happy Dream experiment is canceled and you are put in another cell. But it's reported that Russell has auditory hallucinations as a result of the experiment.]]
** True End 2: [[spoiler:After defeating your mother, Russell is given two choices. You can either end the dream world or stay in it. To reach this ending, you decide to stay in the dream world. In the real world, Russell never wakes up again]]
** True End: [[spoiler:To reach this ending, you decide to end the dream world. You must then go someone in town and tell them the truth and let them kill you. After waking up in the real world, Russell commits suicide out of guilt.]]
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* EyesDoNotBelongThere: [[As the world grows more disturbed, eyes start showing up trees]]

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* EyesDoNotBelongThere: [[As [[spoiler:As the world grows more disturbed, eyes start showing up trees]] on trees.]]

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* FantasticDrug: Catnip for the Catties. While it doesn't affect humans, for them, it's heavily addictive to the point that nearly every Catty is hooked.

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* EyesDoNotBelongThere: [[As the world grows more disturbed, eyes start showing up trees]]
* FantasticDrug: Catnip for the Catties. While it doesn't affect humans, for them, them it's heavily addictive to the point that nearly every Catty is hooked.



* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:It's implied that Russell's dad was one for Yumi. The monster that represents him is undeniably one for Yumi though.]]




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* ThisIsUnforgivable: What finally caused Russell to kill his parents was when [[spoiler:his father had murdered Yumi]]

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* CatsAreMean: There are a species of Cats that can talk and walk like humans called Catty. The books state that while not every Catty is like this, as a species they are greedy merchants and abuse the Pengi to do their work for them. And nearly every Catty has proven this to be true.

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* CatsAreMean: There are a species of Cats that can talk and walk like humans called Catty. The books Books and characters in the game state that while not every Catty is like this, as a species species, they are greedy merchants and abuse the Pengi to do their work for them. And nearly Nearly every Catty has proven this to be true. true.
** Subverted slightly by the Catties in Snow Village who overthrow their mob boss so that they don't have to put up with his ridiculous orders anymore. While they can't leave the village, they seem more than happy and determined to work hard with and for the Pengis in the village, and, while some are still suspicious of them, most of them are happy that the Catties have turned over a new leaf.



* FantasticDrug: Catnip for the Catties. It heavily addictive to them to the point nearly every Catty met is addicted.

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* FantasticDrug: Catnip for the Catties. It While it doesn't affect humans, for them, it's heavily addictive to them to the point that nearly every Catty met is addicted.hooked.



* TestedOnHumans: The Happy Dream drug is meant to create a sense of empathy in criminals but is stated that the drugs has a lot of dangerous side effects. As such the drug is tested on criminals on death row.

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* TestedOnHumans: The Happy Dream drug is meant to create a sense of empathy in criminals criminals, but is it's stated that the drugs has have a lot of dangerous side effects. As such such, the drug is only tested on criminals on death row.
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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: If you manage to beat [[spoiler:the informant]] and access the bonus room where you can talk to every character and BE any main recruitable character, the informant will be very worried about you going into the bath next door (where [[spoiler:the monster representing Russell's father]] resides if you talk to him as Yumi and advise you to be careful. As a character who has been a Jerkass/Jerkass Woobie through the entire game, it's really nice to see he genuinely cares about some denizens in the dream world.

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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: If you manage to beat [[spoiler:the informant]] and access the bonus room where you can talk to every character and BE any main recruitable character, the informant will be very worried about you going into the bath next door (where [[spoiler:the monster representing Russell's father]] resides if you talk to him as Yumi and advise you to be careful. As a character who has been a Jerkass/Jerkass Woobie through the entire game, it's really nice to see he genuinely cares about some denizens in the dream world.
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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: If you manage to beat [[spoiler:the informant]] and access the bonus room where you can talk to every character and BE any main recruitable character, the informant will be very worried about you going into the bath next door (where [[spoiler:the monster representing Russell's father]] resides if you talk to him as Yumi and advise you to be careful. As a character who has been a Jerkass/Jerkass Woobie through the entire game, it's really nice to see he genuinely cares about some denizens in the dream world.

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* AdultFear: The church is on fire [[spoiler:and your children are still inside.]]



* CatsAreMean: There are a species of Cats that can talk and walk like humans called Catty. The books state that while not every Catty is like this, as a species they are greedy merchants and abuse the Pengi to do their work for them. And nearly every Catty has proven this to be true.



* DraconicHumanoid: The Draken are a species of this. They vary between mostly human looking with horns to being a walking dragon.
* EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins: A species in the dream world are just talking penguins. They are noted to be a kind but weak willed species that is good at construction.
* FantasticDrug: Catnip for the Catties. It heavily addictive to them to the point nearly every Catty met is addicted.




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* TestedOnHumans: The Happy Dream drug is meant to create a sense of empathy in criminals but is stated that the drugs has a lot of dangerous side effects. As such the drug is tested on criminals on death row.

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* FisherKing: Considering the setting is just Russell's dream, it's not surprising. [[spoiler:But as you get more and more regretful, the happy setting grows more and more disturbed.]]

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: The Happy Dream is this by design; Russell's actively encouraged to peel back the sugary facade and see what lies beneath it.
* FisherKing: Considering the setting is just Russell's dream, it's not surprising. [[spoiler:But as you get more and more regretful, the happy setting grows more and more disturbed.]]]]

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* AndYouWereThere: People in the dreams are based on people Russell knew in the waking world. [[spoiler: Often, people he either killed or felt he killed.]]

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* AndYouWereThere: People in the dreams are based on people Russell knew in the waking world. [[spoiler: Often, people he either killed or felt he killed.]]
* FisherKing: Considering the setting is just Russell's dream, it's not surprising. [[spoiler:But as you get more and more regretful, the happy setting grows more and more disturbed.
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''End Roll'' is a [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[RPGMaker RPGMaker 2000]] game published in the summer of 2016 by a developer named Segawa. It, described as a "regretful adventure RPG", follows a young boy named Russell on his journey of self-discovery in the world of his own dreams with the help of an experimental drug called Happy Dream. He is made by the doctors of the institution he's been committed to, to inject himself with Happy Dream every morning for the purpose of seeing if he, a boy described as emotionless, is capable of figuring out what guilt and remorse for the horrible crimes that have landed him on death row feel like by interacting with the ghosts of his past in his dreams.

He only has seven days to complete the task the Happy Dream Project has challenged him with, and if he succeeds, they have agreed to free him of the death sentence! Of course, if he fails, he dies. Not that he really cares one way or another. It's all the same to him, life or death, he's miserable either way.

In his dreams, Russell discovers things about himself he never would have even dreamed of knowing without Happy Dream, and he finds the community and friends he has always wished for in the waking world. But can this good dream last?

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''End Roll'' is a [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[RPGMaker RPGMaker 2000]] game published in the summer of 2016 by a developer named Segawa. It, described Described as a "regretful adventure RPG", it follows a young boy fourteen-year-old murderer named Russell on his journey of depressing self-discovery in the world of his own dreams with the help of an experimental drug called Happy Dream. He is made by the doctors of the institution he's Normally, Russell would have been committed to, given the death penalty for his crimes, but, in order to perfect their drug-which has never successfully worked before-and to try and reform Russell, the creators of Happy Dream managed to get him into their program. Now, he must inject himself with Happy Dream every morning for the purpose of seeing to see if he, a boy described as emotionless, is capable of figuring out what guilt and remorse for are and whether he can feel guilty about the horrible crimes that have landed him on death row feel like he's committed by interacting with the ghosts of his past in his dreams.

He only has seven days to complete the task the Happy Dream Project has challenged him with, and if he succeeds, they have agreed to free him of he'll be spared the death sentence! penalty and walk out of jail a free boy. Of course, if he fails, he dies. Not that he really cares one way or another. It's all the same to him, life him. Life or death, he's miserable either way.

At least, at first.

In his dreams, Russell discovers things about himself he never would have even dreamed of knowing without Happy Dream, and he finds the community and friends he has he'd always wished for in the waking world. world, and starts feeling and discovering new, painful things, which seem to point to success for the experiment. But how much guilt can this good dream last?
a person handle, especially if they've killed multiple people?



* AllJustADream: It's made very clear the environment is a dream, but it's far from ''just'' any old dream.
* AndYouWereThere: People in the dreams are based on people Russell knew in the waking world. [[spoiler: Often, people he caused the death of.]]

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* AllJustADream: It's made very clear that the environment is a dream, but it's far from ''just'' any old dream.
* AndYouWereThere: People in the dreams are based on people Russell knew in the waking world. [[spoiler: Often, people he caused the death of.either killed or felt he killed.]]

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** AllJustADream: It's made very clear the environment is a dream, but it's far from ''just'' any old dream.
* AndYouWereThere: People in the dreams are based on people Russell knew in the waking world. [[spoiler: Often, people he caused the death of.]]
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But be warned, the game is quite depressing.
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In his dreams, Russell discovers things about himself he never would have even dreamed of knowing without Happy Dream, and he finds the community and friends he has always wished for in the waking world. But can this good dream last?
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But be warned, the game is quite depressing.

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He only has seven days to complete the task the Happy Dream Project has challenged him with, and if he succeeds, they have agreed to free him of the death sentence! Of course, if he fails, he dies. Not that he really cares one way or another. It's all the same to him, life or death, he's miserable either way.
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The game, in its original Japanese, can be downloaded [[ http://nantekotodesyoune.wixsite.com/endroll here]].

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The game, in its original Japanese, can be downloaded [[ http://nantekotodesyoune.[[http://nantekotodesyoune.wixsite.com/endroll here]].
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''End Roll'' is a [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[RPGMaker RPGMaker 2000]] game published in the summer of 2016 by a developer named Segawa. It, described as a "regretful adventure RPG", follows a young boy named Russell on his journey of self-discovery in the world of his own dreams with the help of an experimental drug called Happy Dream. He is made by the doctors of the institution he's been committed to, to inject himself with Happy Dream every morning for the purpose of seeing if he, a boy described as emotionless, is capable of figuring out what guilt and remorse for the horrible crimes that have landed him on death row feel like by interacting with the ghosts of his past in his dreams.

The game, in its original Japanese, can be downloaded [[ http://nantekotodesyoune.wixsite.com/endroll here]].

An English-translated version of this game with a handy list of content warnings can be downloaded [[http://vgperson.com/games/endroll.htm here]].

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