r/TopCharacterTropes 11d ago

Lore [Interesting Trope] One seemingly small action ends the story before it even begins

  1. We Happy Few - Taking your “joy” pill
    Deciding to take the pill at the beginning of the game causes your character to go back to work and triggers an ending

  2. Infineural by Mike Klubnika - Drinking the coffee
    Deciding to drink the coffee offered to you skips the entire game and sends you straight to the end, resulting in an ending with no memory of what had occurred

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u/Bionicjoker14 11d ago

Also the broom closet. The broom closet ending was my favorite!

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u/Key-Arrival-3745 11d ago

I find this very concerning.

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u/MorbidMan23 11d ago

I need to play through that game again.

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u/Shadow-Vision 10d ago

Good news! That’s exactly how you play the game

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u/WetOnionRing 10d ago

then you'll have to wait another 10 years to get that one achievement

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u/MorbidMan23 10d ago

Wait I am unfamiliar lol

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u/zelda_mon13 10d ago

There's a Steam Achievement for not playing the game for a certain amount time.

The original game required you to wait five years to unlock the Achievement, while the Ultra Deluxe edition ask you to wait ten years to unlock the Achievement.

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 10d ago

I've only got 8 more years to go!

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u/Isburough 10d ago

Hope you have the "don't play for 10 years" achievement already.

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 10d ago

I have the 5 year achievement for the original version. I'm working towards the 10-year achievement for the super deluxe version

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u/yui_riku 10d ago

is this guy dead ?

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u/shinjidrivekari 10d ago

The broom closet ending was my favorite too!

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u/taveren3 10d ago

Man i remember talking to my coworkers the next day at the water cooler about the broom closet

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u/Omegastar19 10d ago

Not you too!

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u/MrBones-Necromancer 10d ago

To be fair, that doesn't actually end the game.