Tear Jerker / The Evil Within

• Word of God states that Ruvik believes Laura blames him for the fire that killed her and has come back to haunt him, but in Rebirth Laura's bio, it is stated that Laura came back to protect her brother even after death.
• The many events that happen to Sebastian pre-game, explaining his smoking and drinking habits; Lilly's death in a probably intentional house fire at only 5 years old, and eventually Myra's disappearance with a tragic "I love you, don't get involved" letter. Seeing the difference between his early journal entries and his current personality invokes a whole load of pity for the poor man. His situation has gotten even worse now that he has been through STEM. He also believes that the one person whom he knew was firmly on his side - Joseph - is dead, despite his best efforts to protect him from harm. And for an extra portion of Kick the Dog his wife apparently works for Mobius now and is one of the people responsible for having made him go through the entire thing for reasons unknown. Remember, this is the woman that Sebastian has spend a lot of time and resources on finding, always believing for her to be in danger and needing help.
  • The sequel does explore all these things in greater detail and reveal the truth behind Myra's disappearance, but that game also has a Tear Jerker page for a reason.
• A document next to the gored corpse of a woman in Chapter 8 explains that the tile to open the door has a 50% chance of success, with failure resulting in impalement.
  This plate I found looks like it fits in the slot. It's probably the key, but which way does it go? Fifty-fifty odds. And I've been here pacing for what feels like an eternity, unable to make this simple choice. Sophia, if I make it out of here, I'll hold you in my arms. I'll tell you that you were right and I'll never let you go.
• Pretty much everything about Leslie. Having his parents murdered in front of him when he was a child, which he goes into denial about, which caused him to suffer from cognitive disorders that regressed his mental age of a child, schizophrenia and echolalita, being experimented on for years, being locked in isolation for so long that his hair and skin have lost their pigmentation, being put into the STEM system not once but twice, the second time experiencing incredible horrors and it's implied that Ruvik managed to escape STEM using his body. It makes you want to give him a hug.
  • And since it's implied that Ruvik succeeded in stealing his body, that would be a terrible idea.
• The end of The Executioner has The Daughter looking into The Father's tub, while incredibly emotional music plays. The implication is that The Father killed himself in STEM so that his Daughter could live on in the real world.
• In the Assignment, Juli Kidman revealing her childhood. For anyone who's survived religious abuse, it can hit a bit close to home.