The Marionette

[ElsaBloodstone]

Loving this game, but seriously stuck -- how do I use the animal traps to defeat the monster-ghost-thing behind the curtain in the studio?

Thanks in advance.

[bicilotti]

Loving this game, but seriously stuck -- how do I use the animal traps to defeat the monster-ghost-thing behind the curtain in the studio?

hint:

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as you've probably noted, the monster can move on a "board" that is 4 squares wide. He can advance and go sideways but he'll never move backwards or step twice on a same square; when he finds a trap, he tries to avoid it.
Maybe that's enough to corner him!

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solution:

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as soon as he is on the board, place a trap right in front of him. Wait for his niext move and repeat. He will "slide" 2 times and finally get on a trap. Repeat the process (place a trap right in front of him): this second hit will finally get rid of the ghost!

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Hope that helps!

[ElsaBloodstone]

Thank you very much!

[ElsaBloodstone]

Okay, I need help again -- at the "faceoff" with Alice, what am I supposed to give her? I'm assuming it's the paper you get from putting together all the scattered pieces you find, in which case I'm screwed, because I'm missing one. If that is the case -- where is the second scrap of paper? I could only find the one on the couch, in the beginning.

[bicilotti]

Okay, I need help again -- at the "faceoff" with Alice, what am I supposed to give her? I'm assuming it's the paper you get from putting together all the scattered pieces you find, in which case I'm screwed, because I'm missing one. If that is the case -- where is the second scrap of paper? I could only find the one on the couch, in the beginning.

For the second paper
hint

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It is hidden in a drawer

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solution

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In part one, after talking to Giuseppe, take the key on the wall (the one you see when you're heading back to your car). This will be useful in section two (art exibition). There's a little desk in the main hall: unlock the drawer to find the second piece of paper and another important item.

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Alice Faceoff. First of all

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give her is dirary, the one you found behind the teddy bear the first time you talked with Giuseppe.

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After that: (hint)

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in some way you have to go through Alice's life, showing her the items you've collected in your adventure in the right order.

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more hints

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why not start with some possession of her mother, like the invoices in the file? or the list of things wo sew for her?

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more more hints

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After listening to what she has to say, you may pass at another important part of her life, her relationship with the painter

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x3 hints

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first give her the "I hate you" message, then his letter to her

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The final part is about yourself

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you have an old picture and a diary in your inventory.

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Hope that helps.

[sthomannch]

Different endings, depending on what you do and what you tell her...

[auriond]

At some points it depends on your game score as well.

[nihilyst]

How many different endings are there, anyway? Just wanted to know.

[auriond]

Four. Two are pretty easy to get, the other two are harder.

[Nikolas]

Could I have the number for the first door (the one with the mannequin)?

I've tried:

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48, 68, 69, 49, 48 and whatever with those two digits but it doesn't seem to work, and I can clearly see an 8 and a 4 on the mannequin! I'm weirded out now!

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[auriond]

o_o Where are you seeing all those digits!? The arms form one digit and the legs form another. Disregard the torso.

If you still can't see it:

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The answer is 54.

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[Jamol]

There were four endings mentioned. I don't know if I missed one.
I got:

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- Killing Alice with the knife
- Good Ending after giving/saying various things (Is there another way?)
- Being killed by Alice (Marionette)
- Being killed by the monster at the Chess-field (does this count as an ending?)

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Did anyone get another one?

[bicilotti]

There were four endings mentioned. I don't know if I missed one.
I got:

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- Killing Alice with the knife
- Good Ending after giving/saying various things (Is there another way?)
- Being killed by Alice (Marionette)
- Being killed by the monster at the Chess-field (does this count as an ending?)

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Did anyone get another one?

The last one does not count as ending.

Read more by Auriond here.

[paolo]

I'm stuck early on...

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I'm in the gallery. I've found the map, and noticed that I might be able to move the statue of the woman. I'm guessing I'm supposed to move it to seven locations in sequence, or something like that, but don't see any way of doing this.

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How do I do this, or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?

[bicilotti]

I'm stuck early on...

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I'm in the gallery. I've found the map, and noticed that I might be able to move the statue of the woman. I'm guessing I'm supposed to move it to seven locations in sequence, or something like that, but don't see any way of doing this.

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How do I do this, or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?

wrong tree
hint1

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look again at the leaflet, there's an heavily marked place, you may have to do something here

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hint2

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with a tool, something to smash it.

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hint3

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and there's a hammer somewhere in the gallery.

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sol

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take the hammer from the fire-cabinet(is it even correct english?), smash the ugly composition in the centre of the soom, push the button, push your statue there

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