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** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].
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** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].latter. Choosing "quietly accept" in this context means to forget again, while "try to take them back" refers to her memories]].
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:Mr. Chang]] is portrayed as a kind and caring person. [[spoiler:But if his relationship with Ray [[AmbiguousSituation really was reciprocated]], then he was abusing his position as a counselor to take advantage of a vulnerable young girl — one he's supposed to be helping with her issues, even! Doing so unwittingly helps cause the whole mess, but the blame is squarely placed on Ray's shoulders, instead of sharing it with the authority figure who abused his position.]] Also counts as ValuesDissonance.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:Mr. Chang]] is portrayed as a kind and caring person. [[spoiler:But if his relationship with Ray [[AmbiguousSituation really was reciprocated]], then he was abusing his position as a counselor to take advantage of a vulnerable young girl — one he's supposed to be helping with her issues, even! Doing so unwittingly helps cause the whole mess, but the blame is squarely placed on Ray's shoulders, shoulders (though admittedly, getting multiple people executed by a totalitarian government ''is'' much worse than getting into an iffy but consensual relationship with a student), instead of sharing it with the authority figure who abused his position.]] Also counts as ValuesDissonance.
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** [[AmericansHateTigles Inverted]] later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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** [[AmericansHateTigles [[AmericansHateTingle Inverted]] later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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** [[AmericansHateTingles Inverted]] later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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** [[AmericansHateTingles [[AmericansHateTigles Inverted]] later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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** Inverted later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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** Inverted [[AmericansHateTingles Inverted]] later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game is pretty popular on Mainland China and well-received, with many giving a respectful view of the political tones in the game. Mainland Chinese sales of the game account for roughly 70% of total sales.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** The game is pretty popular on Mainland China and well-received, with many giving a respectful view of the political tones in the game. Mainland Chinese sales of the game account for roughly 70% of total sales.
** The game is pretty popular on Mainland China and well-received, with many giving a respectful view of the political tones in the game. Mainland Chinese sales of the game account for roughly 70% of total sales.
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* ValuesDissonance: The relationship between [[spoiler:Ray and Mr. Chang]] is treated as largely positive and healthy, and [[spoiler:Ray]] is viewed as the unsympathetic one for what she did when it ended. However, [[spoiler:this is a romantic relationship between a vulnerable teenager and the much older teacher/counsellor who was meant to be helping her with her family and academic issues; a relationship instigated by the teacher himself, no less]]. Players tend to view [[spoiler:Chang]] as a problematic character to say the least.
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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
** The relationship between [[spoiler:Ray and Mr. Chang]] is treated as largely positive and healthy, and [[spoiler:Ray]] is viewed as the unsympathetic one for what she did when it ended. However, [[spoiler:this is a romantic relationship between a vulnerable teenager and the much older teacher/counsellor who was meant to be helping her with her family and academic issues; a relationship instigated by the teacher himself, no less]]. Players tend to view [[spoiler:Chang]] as a problematic character to say the least.
** The relationship between [[spoiler:Ray and Mr. Chang]] is treated as largely positive and healthy, and [[spoiler:Ray]] is viewed as the unsympathetic one for what she did when it ended. However, [[spoiler:this is a romantic relationship between a vulnerable teenager and the much older teacher/counsellor who was meant to be helping her with her family and academic issues; a relationship instigated by the teacher himself, no less]]. Players tend to view [[spoiler:Chang]] as a problematic character to say the least.
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** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].
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** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].latter]].
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* FridgeHorror: By the time [[spoiler:Ray meets up with Wei in the Good Ending]], the school is in ruins. [[spoiler:Just how long was Ray going through that hellish loop? Considering how the game takes place during the 60s and Wei is a middle aged man, it's likely decades of repeating the events leading up to her suicide.]]
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game is pretty popular on Mainland China and well-received, with many giving a respectful view of the political tones in the game. Mainland Chinese sales of the game account for roughly 70% of total sales.
** Inverted later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
* JerkassWoobie: Ray, who has a troubled home life with neglectful parents and gets more and more unstable as the game progresses. [[spoiler:She sold out her classmates and teachers out of petty, selfish jealousy, which resulted in the deaths — or [[FateWorseThanDeath worse]] — of them all… and is never going to be allowed into Heaven, or even to be reborn, cursed to wander as a spirit ''forever''.]] And that's if she gives the [[GuideDangIt right answers]] at the end!
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:Mr. Chang]] is portrayed as a kind and caring person. [[spoiler:But if his relationship with Ray [[AmbiguousSituation really was reciprocated]], then he was abusing his position as a counselor to take advantage of a vulnerable young girl — one he's supposed to be helping with her issues, even! Doing so unwittingly helps cause the whole mess, but the blame is squarely placed on Ray's shoulders, instead of sharing it with the authority figure who abused his position.]] Also counts as ValuesDissonance.
* ValuesDissonance: The relationship between [[spoiler:Ray and Mr. Chang]] is treated as largely positive and healthy, and [[spoiler:Ray]] is viewed as the unsympathetic one for what she did when it ended. However, [[spoiler:this is a romantic relationship between a vulnerable teenager and the much older teacher/counsellor who was meant to be helping her with her family and academic issues; a relationship instigated by the teacher himself, no less]]. Players tend to view [[spoiler:Chang]] as a problematic character to say the least.
** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game is pretty popular on Mainland China and well-received, with many giving a respectful view of the political tones in the game. Mainland Chinese sales of the game account for roughly 70% of total sales.
** Inverted later on, as the game was massively review-bombed by Chinese players after anti-government messages sneaked in by a developer were found on the studio's follow-up game, ''VideoGame/{{Devotion}}''.
* JerkassWoobie: Ray, who has a troubled home life with neglectful parents and gets more and more unstable as the game progresses. [[spoiler:She sold out her classmates and teachers out of petty, selfish jealousy, which resulted in the deaths — or [[FateWorseThanDeath worse]] — of them all… and is never going to be allowed into Heaven, or even to be reborn, cursed to wander as a spirit ''forever''.]] And that's if she gives the [[GuideDangIt right answers]] at the end!
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: [[spoiler:Mr. Chang]] is portrayed as a kind and caring person. [[spoiler:But if his relationship with Ray [[AmbiguousSituation really was reciprocated]], then he was abusing his position as a counselor to take advantage of a vulnerable young girl — one he's supposed to be helping with her issues, even! Doing so unwittingly helps cause the whole mess, but the blame is squarely placed on Ray's shoulders, instead of sharing it with the authority figure who abused his position.]] Also counts as ValuesDissonance.
* ValuesDissonance: The relationship between [[spoiler:Ray and Mr. Chang]] is treated as largely positive and healthy, and [[spoiler:Ray]] is viewed as the unsympathetic one for what she did when it ended. However, [[spoiler:this is a romantic relationship between a vulnerable teenager and the much older teacher/counsellor who was meant to be helping her with her family and academic issues; a relationship instigated by the teacher himself, no less]]. Players tend to view [[spoiler:Chang]] as a problematic character to say the least.
** To get the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler:you must answer the questions of Ray's lingered spirits correctly. One of the questions she asks is whether to "quietly accept" or "try to take them back". Most Western players would choose "quietly accept" and interpret it as taking responsibility for her actions, while "try to take them back" implies the opposite. However, as the game is heavily steeped in Buddhist themes (which the average Westerner might not be familiar with), the whole purpose of this part is for Ray to ''remember'' what she did back then, not what she would choose to do from now on, so the correct choice is actually the latter]].
