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Once you've finished the Painter's Story in Layers Of Fear (2023), you'll be able to view two epilogues by reading the books in the lighthouse bedroom. The second of these, The Final Note, details the Musician's struggle in the final months of her life.
Compared to the other stories in the game, the Musician's Story is fairly straightforward. It has only two endings, and it's fairly easy to choose which one you want. Below, we'll detail every choice that matters throughout the tale and which paths to choose - all without spoilers, to boot!
Loneliness Versus Acceptance
There are three main decision points that you'll encounter during the Musician's Story, each one choosing between a Loneliness outcome and an Acceptance outcome. Since it's impossible to have a tie, you can get the ending that you want by favoring it in at least two of the three decision points.
The Dead Bird
The first choice appears when the Musician finds a dead bird in the house. After picking it up, you can either place it near an open window to the right, or put it in a cage to the left. Placing the bird near the💟 window pushes you toward the Acceptance ending, while putting it in the ca🍎ge favors Loneliness.
Re-Learning How To Write
At the end of the library sequence, the Musician attempts to write despite not being able to move most of her hand. Inspect the two empty spots on the table; a violin will appear on the right, while a noose will appear on the left. Once both objects have materialized, choose one to write about🎀. The violin and the clean sheet of paper are associated with the Acceptance en🉐ding, while the noose and the burnt paper move toward the Loneliness ending.
Destroying Echoes
Near the end of the story, you'll find several rooms with two Echoes that can be destroyed with the flashlight. In each room, you can only destroy one Echo. The words &quoඣt;Which part of me do I want to destroy?" ar🎃e written on the walls.
Unlike the other two choices, you'll want to destroy the Echo related to the ending that you don't want. This means that if you want the Acceptance ending, you should always destroy the Loneliness Echo on the left, while if you're going for the Loneliness ending you should destroy the Acceptance Echo on the right.
There are three sets of Echoes; if you destroy Echoes from different sides, whichev🌃er ending you favored in two out of the thr🐬ee encounters will earn the point.