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''Serial Experiments Lain'' is a video game based off the [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain anime of the same name]]. It was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} in 1998.
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''Serial Experiments Lain'' is a video game based off the [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain anime of the same name]]. It was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} Platform/{{Playstation}} in 1998.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's more grim and graphic than the anime. And the anime was already dark.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's more grim and graphic than the anime. And If you thought the anime was already dark.dark. This ''suprisingly'' managed to be more ''grim and graphic'' than the anime it was based on.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's more grim and graphic than the anime. And the anime was already dark.
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* {{Freudwasright}}: There's a video of Lain cuddling with her [[spoiler: android father]]. The video is titled "Libido"
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* {{Freudwasright}}: {{Freud was right}}: There's a video of Lain cuddling with her [[spoiler: android father]]. The video is titled "Libido"
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* Freudwasright: There's a video of Lain cuddling with her [[spoiler: android father]]. The video is titled "Libido"
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* Freudwasright: {{Freudwasright}}: There's a video of Lain cuddling with her [[spoiler: android father]]. The video is titled "Libido"
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* Freudwasright: There's a video of Lain cuddling with her [[spoiler: android father]]. The video is titled "Libido"
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* Anguishedoutburst: Lain suggests Touko's work is full of "miscellaneous chores" and it causes Touko to snap.
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* Anguishedoutburst: {{Anguished Outburst}}: Lain suggests Touko's work is full of "miscellaneous chores" and it causes Touko to snap.
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* Callousnesstowardsemergency: Lain witnesses [[spoiler:a murder suicide]] and doesn't seem to care.
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* Callousnesstowardsemergency: Lain witnesses [[spoiler:a murder suicide]] and doesn't seem to care.
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* ACupAngst: Lain experiences this in comparison to her classmate Misato.
* Anguishedoutburst: Lain suggests Touko's work is full of "miscellaneous chores" and it causes Touko to snap.
* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler: Lain does this to Touko, to the point where Touko begins causing her own anguish by anticipating what Lain will say]].
* CreepyChild: After finding out that her records were hacked, Touko describes [[spoiler: Lain]] this way.
* CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure: Touko experiences this after Lain [[spoiler: hacks into the institute's records]].
* CreepyChild: After finding out that her records were hacked, Touko describes [[spoiler: Lain]] this way.
* CriticalPsychoanalysisFailure: Touko experiences this after Lain [[spoiler: hacks into the institute's records]].
* DrowningMySorrows: Lain's [[spoiler:Mother after the divorce]].
* FreeRangeChildren: Later on, Lain becomes one [[spoiler: to an absurd degree. She pays a developer to build her a house]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler: Lain and Touko]] accuse each other of doing this.
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler: Lain and Touko]] accuse each other of doing this.
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:Lain's best friend Misato turns out to not be real. When she realizes this she has a total emotional breakdown and it's a decisive factor in her eventual suicide]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain's parents divorce, Lain creates an AI replica of her father. [[spoiler:She later tries to make a physical android in which to place the AI]].
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into her neck.
* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain's parents divorce, Lain creates an AI replica of her father. [[spoiler:She later tries to make a physical android in which to place the AI]].
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into her neck.
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* HopeSpot: Lain gets into 8th grade, makes a new friend names Misato, and seems healthy. [[spoiler: Misato is at best an imaginary friend, at worst a hallucination, and realizing this causes Lain's mental health to collapse]]
* ImaginaryFriend:[[spoiler:Lain's best friend Misato turns out to not be real. When she realizes this she has a total emotional breakdown and it's a decisive factor in her eventual suicide]].
[[spoiler:Misato]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain'sparents [[spoiler:parents divorce, Lain creates an AI replica of her father. [[spoiler:She She later tries to make a physical android in which to place the AI]].
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into herneck.neck.
* TraumaSwing: One of the video files shows Lain doing this. She also has one in her back yard, which gets overgrown with weeds [[spoiler:after her parents divorce]].
* UnreliableNarrator: Lain has hallucinations and Touko [[spoiler:experiences SanitySlippage]] so the diary entries sometimes contain information that is later contradicted.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain's
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into her
* TraumaSwing: One of the video files shows Lain doing this. She also has one in her back yard, which gets overgrown with weeds [[spoiler:after her parents divorce]].
* UnreliableNarrator: Lain has hallucinations and Touko [[spoiler:experiences SanitySlippage]] so the diary entries sometimes contain information that is later contradicted.
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The game takes place in an alternate reality from the series and features a cast of new characters, however it shares similar themes to the anime.
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The game takes might take place in an alternate reality from the series and series, features a cast of new characters, however it shares similar themes to the anime.
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* AlternateUniverse: The game takes place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot. Major characters from the anime like Alice are totally absent, leading to a much different characterization of Lain.
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* AlternateUniverse: The game takes might take place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot. Major characters from the anime like Alice are totally absent, leading to a much different characterization of Lain.
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* ForWantOfANail: The game takes place in a much different universe from the anime. As a result, the story vastly is different, mainly [[spoiler: what if Lain didn't have an LivingEmotionalCrutch, aka Alice?]] As a result, [[spoiler: Lain becomes more determined to enter the Wired than anything else]].
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* ForWantOfANail: The game takes might take place in a much different universe from the anime. As a result, the story vastly is different, mainly [[spoiler: what if Lain didn't have an LivingEmotionalCrutch, aka Alice?]] As a result, [[spoiler: Lain becomes more determined to enter the Wired than anything else]].
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* TheHeroDies: Lain dies [[spoiler:by shooting herself]].
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* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies: Lain dies [[spoiler:by by shooting herself]].
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* AlternateUniverse: The game takes place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot.
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* AlternateUniverse: The game takes place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot. Major characters from the anime like Alice are totally absent, leading to a much different characterization of Lain.
* ArtShift: Despite being animated by the same team around the same time as the anime, the art style is very different. This was likely done to accommodate the Playstation's technical limitations, but also underlines how different the game is from the show.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Lain ultimately kills herself to live forever in the Wired as a ghost, much like Chisa Yamoda and Masami Eiri do in the anime]].
* ArtShift: Despite being animated by the same team around the same time as the anime, the art style is very different. This was likely done to accommodate the Playstation's technical limitations, but also underlines how different the game is from the show.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Lain ultimately kills herself to live forever in the Wired as a ghost, much like Chisa Yamoda and Masami Eiri do in the anime]].
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Much of Lain's instability comes from how lonely she is.
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:Lain's best friend Misato turns out to not be real. When she realizes this she has a total emotional breakdown and it's a decisive factor in her eventual suicide]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's even more pronounced due to Lain's {{Creepy Child}} factor being ramped up. Lain's therapist lists her as having multiple mental disorders.
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* ForWantOfANail: The game takes place in a much different universe from the anime. As a result, the story vastly is different, mainly [[spoiler: what if Lain didn't have an LivingEmotionalCrutch, aka Alice?]] As a result, [[spoiler: Lain becomes more determined to enter the Wired than anything else]].
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''Serial Experiments Lain'' was released shortly after the conclusion of the anime and developed concurrently. Calling it a "game" may be a bit of a stretch, and the creators actually define it as "psychostretchware". Instead of actual gameplay, it acts more as an interface to access parts of Lain's story, presenting a multimedia experience that includes video, diary excerpts, and notes from Lain's therapist. Although it has yet to receive an English version, officially or unofficially, [[http://psx.lain.pl/ some fans have translated it]] and put it into a PDF format, available to download.
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''Serial Experiments Lain'' was developed concurrently with the anime, and was released shortly after the conclusion of the anime and developed concurrently.its conclusion. Calling it a "game" may be a bit of a stretch, and the creators actually define it as "psychostretchware". Instead of actual gameplay, it acts more as an interface to access parts of Lain's story, presenting a multimedia experience that includes video, diary excerpts, and notes from Lain's therapist. therapist.
Although ithas yet to receive never received an official English version, officially or unofficially, translation, a group of fans released a complete translated script for the game in 2014, which can be downloaded [[http://psx.lain.pl/ some fans have translated it]] here]]. Additionally, a fully-functioning web browser port with multi-language support was published in 2021, and put it into a PDF format, available to download.
can be played [[https://3d.laingame.net/#/ here]].
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Lain's dark brown hair has a heavy purple tint. It's probably BlackIsPurple.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Lain's dark brown hair has a heavy purple tint. It's probably BlackIsPurple.PurpleIsTheNewBlack.
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!!This game contains examples of:of:
* AdaptationDyeJob: Lain's dark brown hair has a heavy purple tint. It's probably BlackIsPurple.
* AlternateUniverse: The game takes place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's even more pronounced due to Lain's {{Creepy Child}} factor being ramped up. Lain's therapist lists her as having multiple mental disorders.
* BloodierAndGorier: The anime is relatively tame on its gore. This game? Not so much. It has a lot of blood and dead bodies. [[spoiler:Lain slashes her throat, kills her therapist, beats up her dad's half-finished android, and ultimately shoots herself]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's more grim and graphic than the anime.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Lain]] shoots herself in the end. Played with in that [[spoiler:she possibly only killed her physical body]].
* TheHeroDies: Lain dies [[spoiler:by shooting herself]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain's parents divorce, Lain creates an AI replica of her father. [[spoiler:She later tries to make a physical android in which to place the AI]].
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into her neck.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Lain's dark brown hair has a heavy purple tint. It's probably BlackIsPurple.
* AlternateUniverse: The game takes place in a separate continuity from the anime and features a completely different plot.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's even more pronounced due to Lain's {{Creepy Child}} factor being ramped up. Lain's therapist lists her as having multiple mental disorders.
* BloodierAndGorier: The anime is relatively tame on its gore. This game? Not so much. It has a lot of blood and dead bodies. [[spoiler:Lain slashes her throat, kills her therapist, beats up her dad's half-finished android, and ultimately shoots herself]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's more grim and graphic than the anime.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Lain]] shoots herself in the end. Played with in that [[spoiler:she possibly only killed her physical body]].
* TheHeroDies: Lain dies [[spoiler:by shooting herself]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: After Lain's parents divorce, Lain creates an AI replica of her father. [[spoiler:She later tries to make a physical android in which to place the AI]].
* SelfHarm: At one point Lain smashes a mirror and sinks a piece of glass into her neck.
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''Serial Experiments Lain'' is a video game based off the [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain anime of the same name]]. It was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} in 1998.
The game takes place in an alternate reality from the series and features a cast of new characters, however it shares similar themes to the anime.
''Serial Experiments Lain'' was released shortly after the conclusion of the anime and developed concurrently. Calling it a "game" may be a bit of a stretch, and the creators actually define it as "psychostretchware". Instead of actual gameplay, it acts more as an interface to access parts of Lain's story, presenting a multimedia experience that includes video, diary excerpts, and notes from Lain's therapist. Although it has yet to receive an English version, officially or unofficially, [[http://psx.lain.pl/ some fans have translated it]] and put it into a PDF format, available to download.
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!!This game contains examples of:
The game takes place in an alternate reality from the series and features a cast of new characters, however it shares similar themes to the anime.
''Serial Experiments Lain'' was released shortly after the conclusion of the anime and developed concurrently. Calling it a "game" may be a bit of a stretch, and the creators actually define it as "psychostretchware". Instead of actual gameplay, it acts more as an interface to access parts of Lain's story, presenting a multimedia experience that includes video, diary excerpts, and notes from Lain's therapist. Although it has yet to receive an English version, officially or unofficially, [[http://psx.lain.pl/ some fans have translated it]] and put it into a PDF format, available to download.
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