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The Suicide of Rachel Foster

[TW] They could've saved it...

...but they didn't. While the story was bland, "choices" don't matter even a single bit the game managed one single thing. Making me feel disgusted. It's a story about the father of the main character. You roam through a hotel you grew up in as a child. Your father basically held a 15-16 year old girl hostage, raped and impregnated her until she committed suicide. This also destroyed the family obviously. As you roam through the hotel for notes of the father a mysterious man is on the phone with you. As you progress with the 100% linear story you learn basically nothing new. With everything you find you just basically start to blame the victim more and more, and it get's clear that your character sees absolutely nothing wrong with the actions of your father. Spoilers: Your mom killed the rape victim ("out of jealousy" apparently) and as if it couldn't get any more disgusting the man on the phone is her brother who thought your father raping his sister was the best thing ever and absolutely pure. Everything you find just suggests that "the girl loved him" and it was real love. They don't even suggest anything else. In the very end her brother kills himself and you can either kill yourself as well or sell the hotel. That's it. That's the only choice you actually have in the entire game. The game chose to make a story driven heavy topic horror game but just made a bland, pedophilia glorifying and absolutely predictable walking simulator. The Devs could've used this hard theme to make it a absolutely Psycho-Thriller like experience with some plottwists and actual choices. But they didn't. I'm not sure if they were just overwhelmed with the topic and decided to just cut it to be over with it or if they actually thought this would be a good game. Even if it was just for provocation to "rise awareness" or something they did a really bad job at it since it's still boring and not conclusive. As of now it just seems like the devs are trying to excuse pedophilia.

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