Question about 4 photo pieces

[9214]

There's a possibility of Jenny and Raquel filming some 'ghost images', which you then can find in the dark room downstairs; 43 is prompted to collect them for Control. And there are also torn out pieces of some other photo scattered around the house (I managed to collect 3 of them: 1 in darkroom, 1 in trashed Neil's room, and 1 I don't remember where exactly... dining room?).

So, my question is: does collecting photos and finding all the pieces changes anything ending-wise? Or is it just a nice gimmick?

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After you finish the game and reload from last save, collect 4 torn out photo pieces scattered around the house:

1. In the dark room when Jenny and Raquel decide to do some ghost hunting.
   
2. Inside Raquel's doll when she keeps it.
   
3. In Neil's room when he trashes it.
   
4. In Linda's red purse near dinner table when she decides to go back home.

All pieces can be put into an empty photo frame near Linda's room, by the window onto the backyard. The code on the back of assembled photo can then be used to unlock a drawer with a keypad in the left corner of the pool room.

[Faye]

I'm so confused about Scott... And what does it mean by letting me see the truth? What is the truth???? Please share with me if you find anything about this QAQ
I don't want to blame anyone, but the publishing work does fail to attract many people to play the game. And it leads to that I can barely find someone to discuss the plot or the real story? if it exists. Or perhaps it's for DLC?

[wypepsi]

do you remember the one which may found in the dining room, i think there are 4 photos,i find other in the head of the doll

[9214]

Originally posted by wypepsi:

do you remember the one which may found in the dining room, i think there are 4 photos,i find other in the head of the doll

Bloody hell, I would've never figured that out. Thanks! I don't remember where exactly (either under iron board in dining room or someplace else... might be Linda's suitcase), but it was the 'happiest ending' timeline.

Sorry guys, I BSed you: turns out I collected only 3/4 pieces. There's a frame[imgur.com] near Linda's room inside which you can put them.

There are indeed 4 pieces[imgur.com], and together they form a photo of... Tom's mum (he has the same photo near his bed)? On the back it's written 2961. OTOH, there's another version[imgur.com] of that texture with safe combination 1206.

[9214]

OK, I've found the last piece. It's inside Linda's red purse[imgur.com] near one of the dinner chairs, in a timeline where (or rather when) she decides to go back home. So you need to flip either 'Going Home' or 'Because of Us?', depending on her decision to sleep with Tom after the party.

Honestly, I f*cked up my timeline so bad while searching for it that I don't want to bother and check if the ending changes. My guess is — perhaps the alternative code on this photo can be used to 'unlock' the safe in a new playthrough and get some easter egg inside? Judging by some textures I've seen in game's assets, there might be a phone with a voice message from developers and their group photo instead of Scott's 'walkie-takie'.

[Jack_RB]

1. In Linda's red purse near dinner table when she decides to go back home.

All pieces can be put into an empty photo frame near Linda's room, by the window onto the backyard.

Any chance for a pic to where the purse is? I'm struggling find it

[9214]

Yep, I've updated my message just above yours.

[Jack_RB]

So found out what finding all the torn pieces unlock.

Down in the poolroom there is a filing cabinet with a keypad on it, head there and open it to receive a few surprises.

[9214]

Originally posted by Jack_RB:

So found out what finding all the torn pieces unlock.

Down in the poolroom there is a filing cabinet with a keypad on it, head there and open it to receive a few surprises.

Ah... of course! I totally forgot about that one...

This demonic sh*t totally explains why there was also that creepy texture[imgur.com] in game's assets...

The ending doesn't change though, it's just that one easter egg.

[absalom.daak]

4 days.

The game has only been out 4 days.

I thought that easter egg would last at least a week.

Nicely done.

[Queenofdragons6]

How does one get said photo pieces? I can't even find them or Linda's purse (it's not next to any of the chairs like in the photo), let alone get 43 to pick them up or put them in the empty frame.

[9214]

Originally posted by Queenofdragons6:

How does one get said photo pieces? I can't even find them or Linda's purse (it's not next to any of the chairs like in the photo), let alone get 43 to pick them up or put them in the empty frame.

You might have to open the ending first, and only then pieces will spawn around the house — just a wild guess, because I don't remember seeing any of them beforehand.

To pick them up you press F like e.g. you did with doorkeys, and to put them into the frame you just move really close to it, until there's a distinct sound cue.

[Queenofdragons6]

Originally posted by 9214:

Originally posted by Queenofdragons6:

How does one get said photo pieces? I can't even find them or Linda's purse (it's not next to any of the chairs like in the photo), let alone get 43 to pick them up or put them in the empty frame.

You might have to open the ending first, and only then pieces will spawn around the house — just a wild guess, because I don't remember seeing any of them beforehand.

To pick them up you press F like e.g. you did with doorkeys, and to put them into the frame you just move really close to it, until there's a distinct sound cue.

What do you mean by "open the ending?"

[9214]

Save everyone but don't finish the game by watching the 'Mission Complete' event.

[Queenofdragons6]

Originally posted by 9214:

Save everyone but don't finish the game by watching the 'Mission Complete' event.

Oh. I'd done that already, but the pieces still haven't showed up. Heck, I was starting to wonder if I'd locked myself out of collecting the pieces by finding a route to the ideal ending.

[9214]

Well, try to look around: first, alter the timeline as it was described in this thread (e.g. make Neil trash his room after Linda told him she slept with Tom), then check out @wypepsi's screenshots for specific locations of 3 pieces (4th one is covered here).

Maybe you first have to collect 2 photos with 'ghosts' that Jenny filmed — I don't know.