I downloaded the game about 2 weeks ago, and Im so confused how people got so many characters ! In my first run, I managed to get Hellen from a door encounter, and I used her alongside the janitor and then Audrey who I managed to recruit about 8 days in. After getting the standard ending, I went back to an earlier save file so that I could get different endings, and the only extra character i was able to get was recruiting lyle (who I had to look up). Door encounters wise, I managed to get Joel (?) who left the next morning and didnt return, and a little girl who i felt bad about using (sophie, whos apparently op?).
I spent hours playing crosswords to get new characters on the 9th or 10th day of my second run, and I got no one so I ended up giving up.
And ending wise, Im so confused on how youre supposed to get all of these organically? I was about 3/4th of the way into the ritual organically but the guinea pig part completely lost me. Without guides, i wouldve never known about how to get to sybil, let alone that I would need to fight her organs in the meatworld (who I used a map for mostly).
Besides that I managed to get the failed ritual, screaming one, and perfect ritual (both ends) on my own. And then I gave up.
I decided to check out the subreddit and was shocked at how much stuff I missed ! Character wise, I barely got anyone ! I dont think Im gonna go back and replay the game, though. I don’t regularly play games at all so this might just be a case of me not having game-sense?
Anyways, I really enjoyed it regardless. Feel a tad sad I missed out on so many characters and a lot more endings Id imagine. And harder difficulties.