Break the loop?!?

[EliGrim]

Or to put it another way, how does the game reward me?

According to the store page it is possible to break the loop. This suggests that there is an ending.

However, in every article and video that I have seen about the game, it is always pointed out that the game does NOT have an end and you play until you are satisfied with the "result".
This in turn suggests that it is NOT possible to break the loop.

I am confused.

Assuming both are correct, that would mean you play x times 12 minutes (or less by dying) until you have unlocked enough paths or dialog options to break the loop.
If you are not satisfied with the end result, you would have to restart the loop in some way or restart the game.
But what does that mean? Are all memories, unlocked options, etc. lost and you have to unlock the options again or do you magically restart the loop and continue playing?

Both options don't seem to be very promising or motivating.

Repeating things within the loops and possibly changing them slightly or even significantly is fine, as it unlocks more paths.
However, if breaking the loop leads to an unsatisfactory result, I don't want to have to restart the game to repeat 90% of what I've already done in 5 to 10 hours.
On the other hand, once I've mastered the game, i.e. broken the loop, I don't want to be able to artificially reactivate it.

I have the feeling that an essential element of computer games, the reward of successfully completing the game, defeating the boss, unlocking all possible endings, etc., is being sacrificed.

This begs the question: what is the point of the game, what is my reward as a player, why should I even start the game?
What am I missing here?

[Greed Is Addiction]

Originally posted by iAteTheCake:

Honestly it feels like one of those games that's about the journey and not the destination and players are in for the ride of emotions and stories.

Exactly.

[EliGrim]

Originally posted by iAteTheCake:

Eventually; you'll have enough knowledge to figure out the investigation and end the time loop which will reward you the true ending.

First, thank you for your thoughts, I appreciate it.
However, this is exactly where my problem is, because there is supposedly no such thing as a "true ending".

Originally posted by iAteTheCake:

Honestly it feels like one of those games that's about the journey and not the destination and players are in for the ride of emotions and stories.

I'm absolutely with you here, and there's nothing wrong with an experience instead of a classic game.
BUT... Oh, no!
Even a walking simulator has an end.
If I believe the computer game jounalists, there is no end screen in this game, no "you won", no credits. What irritates me, should this be true, is the "Break The Loop" game mechanic. I don't understand what it's for, so I can't decide if the game is interesting for me or not.

For me, breaking the loop is an ending that somehow doesn't seem to exist. All the ideas I have about how to continue after breaking the loop don't make sense to me in terms of game design.

I hope the dev responds to this thread and clarifies this for me, because as much as I am intrigued by the game and the general concept of it, without knowing what the endgame or NOT endgame looks like, I am hesitant to buy the game.
Perhaps the explanation is quite simple and/or my sources of information were poor.

[Skept1c]

I imagine "Breaking the loop" is just one of the possible endings

[wannachupbrew]

There are two endings that will play the credits, both of them will break the loop.

[EliGrim]

Originally posted by wannachupbrew:

There are two endings that will play the credits, both of them will break the loop.

Thus, my sources were garbage and everything suddenly makes sense.
Thank you for your answer.

[Daimon]

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