Reading log + achievements

Intro

Hi. These are my own notes that I made when reading through this VN,
and I figured instead of deleting it after reading this VN,
repurposing it into a reading log should be helpful for other people too.

It covers:

• Titles of all subchapters, meant to be useful for people re-reading this VN.
  
• All choices.
  
• All chronological appearances of triggered achievements, useful for achievement players.

If it isn't already obvious,

these notes are spoiler territory for those who haven't read Fata Morgana yet.

Extra note

• There is an acheivement for reaching all bad endings, so if you're going for the acheivements, remember to save appropriately.

Formatting

Things might be confusing if I don't explain how I present my notes, so here they are.

"Example of among the earliest, significant words you should see at the start of a chapter."

• Example of subchapter title
  
• Example of subchapter title
  
• Example of subchapter title

CHOICE MODE
(A choice mode box without any icons from me means you can pick any option without harm).

# Example A
# Example B
# Example C

CHOICE MODE

# Example A with @ icon leads you to an alternate, numbered ending.
# Example B with 💀 icon leads you to a dead end.
# Example C with ✪ icon leads you to plot progression; may be immediate or a long-term effect.

Awakening

"There is a house that sits beyond dark, dense woods."

• You and the Maid

CHOICE MODE

# Good morning
# ..........

Chapter 1

The First Door [1603]

"The mansion had an alluring air of beauty about it in that era;
it was almost like something out of a fairy tale."

• Rose Manor
  
• Mell Rhodes
  
• Nellie Rhodes
  
• The Shadow in the Night
  
• Find the Girl
  
• Tranquil Days
  
• Slumbering Fables
  
• The Color of a Rose
  
• For You
  
• The Presence
  
• A Slow-Killing Poison
  
• Paintings are Alive
  
• The Painter's Curse
  
• An Inescapable Labyrinth
  
• Darkness Without End

ACHIEVEMENT: Rose Manor
~ Complete Chapter 1 ~

Chapter 2

The Second Door [1707]

"The mansion sat in ruins in that era;
not a soul resided within."

• Weeping Manor
  
• The Beast's Desire
  
• The Visitor
  
• The Twisted Road to Slaughter
  
• How She Sees the World
  
• Serenity
  
• The Beast
  
• Searching for Him
  
• Inhumanity
  
• To Prove He's Alive
  
• Ravenous Hunger
  
• Her Beloved
  
• Ceaseless Howling
  
• A World Apart
  
• The Beast's Identity
  
• The Beast Within
  
• The Fruit
  
• The Fruit Putrefies
  
• The Fruit Putrefies into a Bloody Mire

ACHIEVEMENT: Weeping Manor
~ Complete Chapter 2 ~

CHOICE MODE

# Extend your hand. ✪
# Avert your eyes.

• ✪ Memento

ACHEIVEMENT: ✪ Memento
~ Examine the mirror ~

Chapter 3

The Third Door [1869]

"That era was a rat race of innovation and development."

• Pig Iron Manor
  
• The Winter of Our Discontent
  
• Beautiful Recollections
  
• Ghost Story
  
• Jacopo and Maria
  
• Reprise
  
• Her Sanctuary, Shattered
  
• Shall We Dance ?
  
• Blown Gasket
  
• Cosca
  
• Why Do You...?
  
• Caught in a Quagmire
  
• A Blossoming Youth
  
• Maria Campanella
  
• The Lost Letters
  
• Jacopo Bearzatti
  
• The Pacific Railroad
  
• The End of the Line
  
• The Terrible Woman
  
• Solitude

ACHIEVEMENT: Pig Iron Manor
~ Complete Chapter 3 ~

Investigation

"What's the matter ?"

• The Man in the Painting

CHOICE MODE

# Who are you?
# Who am I?
# What is this place?
# Who is the Maid?

CHOICE MODE

# Reached into the frame ✪
# Refused

• Isolation

CHOICE MODE

# Go to the entrance
# Go to the fireplace
# Go to the den
# Go outside to the rose garden
# Go downstairs to the cellar
# Go to the library
# Go see the stained-glass window
# ✪ Go to the master bedroom
# Go see the stained-glass window
# Call for the Maid

ACHEIVEMENT: All Alone
~ Call for the Maid 10 times ~
(Call for the Maid must not be the last choice remaining)

• Reunited

Chapter 4

The Fourth Door [1099]

"In that era, the mansion was a dungeon draped in darkness."

• Misty Manor
  
• A Place of Tranquility
  
• The Cursed Man
  
• Gentle Tones
  
• A Ray of Light
  
• The Blood of the Witch
  
• Her Wish

ACHIEVEMENT: Misty Manor
~ Complete Chapter 4 ~

• The Witch

CHOICE MODE

# Accept her proposition @ ---------- What You and She Desired ---- []
# Reject her proposition @ ----------- What You Desired ---------------- []
# There is still more to be done ✪

• ✪ Casting off the Fog

CHOICE MODE

# Reclaim yourself (✪ x7)

CHOICE MODE

# Cowardice @ ----------------------- Cowardice []
# Not remembering isn't an option ✪

ACHIEVEMENT Reclaim Yourself
~ Take the first step toward uncovering the truth ~

Chapter 5

The Fifth Door [1099]

"I didn't know much about where I was heading".

• The Cursed Mansion
  
• Giselle and Michel
  
• Rational / Irrational
  
• Encaged
  
• The White-Haired Girl
  
• Her Crime
  
• The End of Me
  
• Demon
  
• Their Stories
  
• Life in the Light
  
• Gift
  
• The Moonlight's Spell
  
• A Bright Future
  
• When the Axe Falls
  
• After the Curtain's Fall

ACHIEVEMENT: The Moonlight's Spell
~ Complete Chapter 5 ~

Chapter 6

The Sixth Door [1099 - ????]

"This is my tale - and the Maid's tale."

• The Maid's Tale
  
• Prelude: The First Visitor
  
• Descent: The Second Visitor
  
• Breakdown: The Third Visitor
  
• The Final Visitor

One word will decide everything.
I don't have much time.
I have to say something before the cold robs me of my voice !

LIMITED TIME CHOICE MODE (You have only 3 seconds)

# (Fail the time limit) @ --------------- Ending 4: A Moment of Hesitation
# Deny it ✪

• Refutation
  
• Malevolence Supreme

ACHEIVEMENT: The Maid's Tale
~ Completed Chapter 6 ~

Salvage

"Hey, Master..."

• New Beginnings

CHOICE MODE

# You haven't told me your age
# Eighteen ?
# Tell me about your family
# Tell me your preferences
# Do you like being here ?

• Salvage

CHOICE MODE

# Go to the den 💀 ------------------------------ Ending 0: Dead End
# Go downstairs to the cellar 💀 ----------- Ending 0: Dead End
# Go outside to the rose garden ✪

CHOICE MODE

# Go downstairs to the cellar ✪
# Go to the den 💀 ------------------------------- Ending 0: Dead End

• Blood of the Holy One
  
• Revelation
  
• Michelle

Chapter 7

"So I ask of you... Please hear me out."

• Michelle

The Seventh Door [1086 - ????]

"There were two things out of the ordinary about that baby."

• Michelle
  
• Michelle's Childhood
  
• Halcyon Days
  
• An Angel Sent from Heaven
  
• Demon Child
  
• His Brothers
  
• Farewell
  
• Exiled
  
• The Witch's Curse
  
• Time Treks on Once Again
  
• Conviction
  
• With Head Held High
  
• This Mutilated Body

You can have that life.
All you have to do is walk out the door.
It's that easy.
Just let go.
Let it all go, Michel.

LIMITED TIME CHOICE MODE (You have only 3 seconds)

# Let Go @ ------------------------------ Ending 5: Never Let Go
# (fail the time limit) ✪

• Confrontation

ACHEIVEMENT: Demon Child
~ Completed Chapter 7 ~

Final Chapter

"Come on, please..."

• The Final Door - The Beginning

CHOICE MODE

# I was sleeping in a tree.
# I am God.

CHOICE MODE

# Tell him everything 💀 --------------- Ending 0: Dead End
# Tread carefully ✪

• The Road to the Truth

CHOICE MODE

# Naps
# Nellie
# Theatre

CHOICE MODE

# He's a nice guy.
# He's a sycophant.
# He's a spineless chump.

CHOICE MODE

# I try not to scrutinize other men.
# He's decently handsome.
# I'm far better-looking.

CHOICE MODE

# Stay here. 💀 ----------------- Ending 0: Dead End
# Go after Nellie. ✪

3 Days Until Her Death

• His Story

2 Days Until Her Death

• The Blood of the Saint
  
• The Ties That Bind

CHOICE MODE (This one's really funny, you should try all options.)

# Maria
# Nellie
# Pauline
# I already have someone.
# I'm not interested in women.

CHOICE MODE

# It's better to be safe. 💀 ------------------------ Ending 0: Dead End
# If you're certain, very well. ✪

ACHIEVEMENT: Incompetent Hero.
~ Reached all Dead Ends ~
(Like the description implies; this is the last Dead End if you've already seen all the others.)

• The Life I Wanted

1 Day Until Her Death

• Karma
  
• The Killer and the Nun
  
• In Pursuit of the Truth

CHOICE MODE

# Shove the lord aside. @ ----------------------- Ending 6: Darkness Everlasting
# Reach into the darkness. ✪

• The Slave
  
• Deliverance
  
• Atonement
  
• Standing Alone in a River of Blood

ACHIEVEMENT: Deliverance
~ Complete Chapter 8 ~

Revolution

"Open your eyes, Michel..."

ONLY CHOICE MODE (appearance in descending order)

# I can't. ✪
# I can't. ✪
# ............ ✪
# Take the sword. ✪

CHOICE MODE (make sure to keep at least one save file for this)

# Let's go @ ---------------------------------- Ending 7: Farewell
# There's one more stop to make. ✪

• Boundless White
  
• Epilogue

Ending 8: Fata Morgana

ACHEIVEMENT: Fata Morgana
~ Complete the game. ~



ACHIEVEMENT: Prologue
~ Reach all the endings. ~
(This refers to Endings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

The Departed acheivement

Oh well, this is probably the only reason achievement players might want to look at my notes.

Here's what I did that got me the achievement in a slightly faster way.

1. On your first reading of this VN, make sure to keep at least 1 save file at this final choice.
   

   CHOICE MODE
   
   # Let's go @ ---------------------------------- Ending 7: Farewell
   # There's one more stop to make. ✪

2. Clear the game for the first time. (must be End 8: Fata Morgana)
   
   
3. Start the game a 2nd time.
   Dev says there's some new dialogue and stuff in the early half but I mostly used the Skip Button.
   
   
4. Auto-skip all the way until the end of Chapter 4; don't forget the ✪ choices.
   
   
5. Tracking the progress of the auto-skip is easier if you open the VN in windowed version,
   Steam browser in windowed version on my subchapter notes,
   then place both the VN and Steam windows side-by-side.
   
   
6. Unfortunately you can't just go AFK (away from keyboard) since the VN will always stop skipping on choices, and there is at least one scene transiton in Chapter 2 that forces the auto-skip back to normal.
   
   
7. I've timed myself in getting the achievement,
   and auto-skipping all the way until the end of Chapter 4 takes nearly 25- 30 minutes, yes.
   
   
8. Save your current reading on one file when you've entered the beginning of Chapter 5.
   
   
9. Reload the save from this final choice.
   

   CHOICE MODE
   
   # Let's go @ ---------------------------------- End 7: Farewell
   # There's one more stop to make. ✪

   
   
10. Skip and watch all the way to the end; End 8: Fata Morgana.
    
    
11. Achievement should trigger when the title screen appears again.
    - There could be a scene nearer to the title screen that you could reload your save from, but I didn't test this.

ACHEIVEMENT: The Departed
~ Clear the game twice. ~

Extras

After you complete the game once, new content opens up in the Extras section, namely:

• Art Gallery
  
• Concert Hall
  
• Backstage

Reading Backstage is hilarious, and it also gets you the last acheivement.

ACHIEVEMENT: Backstage
~ Take a peek behind the scenes ~.



There's also a very good teaser in that Backstage too.

[caled.caled.caled]

Thank you!

[arbok3135]

Not sure if you have to beat the game twice. But once I beat the game, If you go to the endings section at the main menu, there is a new ending that says " Prologue " has some extra dialogue before the start of the game before the event of the maid waking michel up for the first time. The guide didn't mention it so I thought I would leave it here :)

[Joanne Fairchild]

Thanks for the guide!

[Oddness]

Isn't this missing Endings 1-4?

[uwu]

I have monkey brain but Im a monkey likes reading VNs. cheers!

[Sebastian Scaini]

This was a great guide, thanks for making it!

[Scarlett]

Hello,
I am in need of assistance on the achievement "Incompetent Hero" I have played through all the 8 ending yet I still haven't receive this achievement, I have tried three times but still nothing. If anyone had the same issue please kindly share the solution. Thank you in advance.

[Die For Me!]

Thanks a lot!

[Enchanted]

Thank you

[んー]

very helpful for me, thx!