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mrsllyziy · 3 months

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Yeeep I posted it

Lewissss pookie

You can see a difference in my drawing style in the two pictures

it's because Lewis' drawing is a little older lma soooo

sorry for not posting earlier 🧚🏻‍♀️

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inbarfink · 1 year

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The deaths of all the Finch kids are really so unbearably tragic. It really speaks to the quality of the writing and storytelling in ‘What Remains’. They’re written as so vivid and human and real, but also so many of them died so young. They were children, it’s so much harder for me to do the whole ‘well, let’s appreciate the life they did have’ thing when the majority of them didn’t even have a chance to become the people they could have become. And yet the image of who they could’ve been if they survived is so vivid in my mind.

Edith had that line about how she always imagined Molly as a girl she could be good friends with. Obviously if she didn’t die back in 1947 they wouldn’t really be at the same age group, but she’d be one hell of a Cool Aunt. I can only imagine her Weird Girl tendencies would’ve only grown stronger and stronger with age. Considering her fascination with animals, maybe she would’ve gone to study Zoology or Biology when she grew older? And since she was dissecting a sea star just before her canon death…

Sadly, I’m not sure if Barbara would’ve been able to resurrect her acting career. But there’s some subtle hints in her room that in reality she was more willing to move past it compared to her fictionalized version in that horror comic (which can’t be easy when you live in a room your dad themed entirely around your child-star years THANKS SVEN). That ‘horror convention’ seems to be an invention of the comic, Barbara’s actual room has a flier for a ‘Witch’s Ball’ at Orcas Island High School and a dress ready for it.

Barbara Finch didn’t actually spend her last day on earth hopelessly trying to revive her dead career, she was hoping to have a fun Halloween party like a regular teenager. Maybe the fact that it was hosted by the Orcas Island High School Drama Club implies she still had an interest in acting and theatre. Maybe she could’ve ended up as a classically trained actress with the child-stardom as just a fun quirk of her past? Or maybe she just wanted to take part in the Witches Ball because she likes Spooky Things? And she could have found her way back into the Horror Scene in a different way, like being a writer or costume designer or something?

Maybe Calvin could’ve become an Astronaut like he always wanted? But I think Calvin might’ve been more enthralled with the fantasy of science fiction than the reality of space travel. I’m thinking a lot about how Sam described Clavin in Gregory’s memoriam as ‘lost in his imagination’. Maybe he could’ve become a science fiction writer or something?

Walter didn’t technically die young, but he still certainly lost most of his years to the Curse. Like, a big thing about the tragedy of Walter to me is realizing his original childhood bedroom was themed after “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and trains.

Lil’ Walter did have an interest in adventure and travel, before his fears took it all away from him. If it wasn’t for the Curse, Walter could’ve actually something with it. Maybe he could’ve traveled around a bit and written about his experiences.

Lewis would’ve probably gone into game design. It’s not just how his fantasies manifest to us the players, but you can actually find books about game design and coding in his room. It seems that the problem was that his crappy job and his depression took away any opportunity he might have had to actually pursue this idea. Maybe if Milton never left, these three Finch siblings could’ve combined their creative skills together to make like, a very cool artsy game.

Speaking of which… man, Edith’s death stings the most because we got to know her far better than anyone else. And it’s not even the fact that she never got to share her all of her thoughts and creativity with the wider world that makes me the saddest. Getting to the end of the game and hearing just how much she was looking forwards to be with her son - even with all the hardships of being a teen mom, she was really looking forwards to it. To meet him, to share her stories with him. But instead, that worn old diary is the only connection between them...

And that’s like… part of what’s so great about WRoEF’s use of its own format. Like, the faux-interactive linearity of the Narrative Exploration/‘Walking Simulator’ is so perfect for selling this tragedy. The way each Death Flashback only moves forwards based on the actions of the Player, but it always moves on the same unchanging doomed path - really highlights both how stupidly preventable so many of these deaths feel and really make the Player wish there was a way to change them. After all, all they need is for Calvin to not swing so hard, for Gregory’s faucet to not turn back on, for Walter to not stand directly on those train tracks and everything would’ve been fine. But at the same time it’s so, so clear to the Player that this is an impossible wish. There is no other way these sequences can go - these deaths have already been written. The most you can you is linger, all you can do is delay the inevitable.

But it hurts.

#what remains of edith finch #edith finch #wroef #molly finch #barbara finch #calvin finch #walter finch #lewis finch

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just-call-mefr1es · 6 months

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something cute I saw…

walter signed calvin’s cast the biggest

#what remains of edith finch #wroef #Calvin finch #walter finch #yes I found this on pintrest #cute little detail I found💞#I can’t read the other signatures lmao😢#I know it kinda looks like ‘Waller’ but yk that it says Walter😡

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jamieontheroof · 10 days

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Random things I noticed while playing What Remains Of Edith Finch

There was a poster of the cannery that Lewis worked at on the boat.

2. Edith Jr wears what appears to be an engagement on a necklace. Whether this is her ring or her mothers is not mentioned.

3. At the start of the game, Milton's missing posters are EVERYWHERE. There is even a giant pile of them in a nearby lake.

4. The dragon slide that crushed and killed Sven is still outside.

5. As you walk toward the house, the music gets louder.

6. The swing that Calvin flew off decades ago is still looped around the branch.

7. There was a spare peep hole in the garage that didn't have any names or dates on it.

8. At multiple points throughout the game you can hear a train in the background, despite the fact that the train tracks are clearly destroyed.

9. There are multiple pots throughout the Finch house that looks like they have eyes.

10. One of the books the Finches possessed was 'King in Yellow', a book known for making anyone who read it insane.

11. The house sounds alive, or like there are people constantly moving around it.

12. Walters bedroom is painted with both ocean and train designs. One of the paintings is the old house that Odin tried to bring to America.

13. There are drag marks on the ground of Walters bedroom (most likely made when his drawers were taken out of his room.)

14. The entrance to the tunnels is hidden by a book called 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a classic sci-fi story about a sea monster.

15. Molly's room is filled entirely with animal books.

16. There is a jelly fish on Molly's bed (possible connection to the monster??).

17. Molly has a chalkboard in her bedroom where she is a princess in an underwater castle and Sven is about to get attacked by a sea monster (slightly resembling the dragon slide).

18. As shark!Molly starts falling down the cliff, she passes a road where headlights are briefly scene.

19. When the monster gets back to Molly's room, the window that cat!Molly jumped through is still open.

20. There are still Christmas decorations in Molly's room.

21. The curse is 500 years old. That is a lot of dead people.

22. In Odin's viewfinder, it states "His [Odin's] daughter, Edie, is already dreaming of new Finch house" showing that even though her own father died not even a week ago, Edie has already moved on.

23. The house is filled head to toe with books about death, including two that Odin wrote.

24. Sven's shrine does not have a log painting like the rest of the family. His portrait is painted on a simple canvas.

25. Edie has a number of strange tapes in her room including one titled "conspiracy now".

26. The toys from Gregory's final bath are still in the bathroom.

27. There is an old bottle of alcohol in the bathroom bin.

28. A lot of Sam's photos are based on Calvin (a swing, astronauts).

29. All of Milton's drawings are based on the death. (Molly = cat, Barbara = pumpkin)

30. There are cigarettes and gin on Sam's side of the room he shared with Calvin.

31. Calvin already had bruises, Band-Aids and a cast on his leg when he died.

32. Sam blames himself for challenging Calvin.

33. In the story, Calvin doesn't fall. He keeps flying.

34. Barbara's birthday cake is still in her room.

35. Barbara is holding crutches in her portrait.

36. There are totem-esc styles statues of both Calvin and Molly

37. Barbara's outfit is over the railing.

This is the same way the Hook-Man falls

38. "Performance of her life" can also mean that it is the performance she is known for.

39. There are spare portrait logs in the basement.

40. There is a fake window in the basement.

41. Edie's grave is finished despite her dying and then nobody else going to the house.

42. There is no grave for Milton.

43. Lewis' grave has a crown on it.

44. There are times wear it seems like you can hear sobbing (this one may just be me).

45. There is a box of Kay's old stuff in Sam's bedroom.

46. Odin has a park named after him.

47. This isn't a fact but I think this may be one of the funniest photos of the game (LIKE SIR? YOUR DAUGHTER IS SOBBING!).

48. Both Calvin and Dawn are on Sam's shrine.

49. Gus has a skateboard over his name.

50. Gregory has the soap bottle from his final bath in his shrine.

51. The music cuts out when Gregory isn't moving.

52. Same also blames himself for Gregory.

53. Gus never met his step mother.

54. Gus was crushed by the (totem) statues of his deceased relatives.

55. Dawn's light switch is the only one on

56. Most of the rules are about past deaths. (No playing outside without permission : Calvin, No answering door for strangers : Barbara, No messes after dark : Molly (???)).

57. Milton's garden has a castle (reference to the Unfinished Swan)

58. There is a small Sanjay shrine in the classroom

59. Edith JR did an assignment on her family history.

60. Lewis drew on his desk.

61. There is no death date for Milton on his peephole.

62. Edith JR wrote Milton's death date as 2003 (the year he disappeared).

63. The door from the flip book is in Milton's room.

64. Lewis' dream Palace is decorated with fish.

65. The gnomes scattered around the house are outside the original house in Edie's story.

66. The credits roll in reverse order.

AND THAT'S IT!! I had a few others I thought didn't need to go in.

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marsenatsu · 6 months

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The water in what remains if Edith Finch actually represents isolation and loss and in this essay I will

#wroef #what remains of edith finch #walter finch #edith finch #calvin finch #molly finch #gus finch

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yourfaveisafearavatar · 21 days

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Calvin Finch from What Remains of Edith Finch is an avatar of the Vast.

#calvin finch #what remains of edith finch #the magnus archives #tma #tma headcanons #avatar of the vast

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2sleepyem · 3 months

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Memes for y'all 😈

#what remains of edith finch #wroef #barbara finch #calvin finch #edie finch #lewis finch #sam finch #dawn finch #rick #kay carlyle #memes

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wroef · 6 months

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i wonder why they made milton and lewis’ stories so similar. I get they are brothers but it is assumed both of them left they’re realities to become kings in their imagination, either though disappearing or actually killing themself. I wonder if the whole king aspect is much more important than we let on. there has to be a connection between the two that i am missing. Sam and Calvin also had similar deaths so maybe it’s a brothers thing?

I think it could definitely be a brothers thing, yeah! I love parallels and foils so don't think this has escaped my notice! There are some problems that arise though, like how do Gus, Gregory, and Walter fit into the equation? Gus and Gregory had very different deaths, and Walter's death was different from his brothers' as well. Unless you assume he was like,, launched in the air by the train. But that's kind of comically unserious. I think even Edie would think that's a bit much.

What do you guys think? I'm curious.

-Mod Edith

#what remains of edith finch #wroef #Calvin Finch #Lewis Finch #Milton Finch #Sam Finch

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ask-the-finches · 4 months

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Sam and Calvin are fighting over a toy.

“I had it first!” Sam yelled. “But you only play with it for 5 seconds!” Calvin retorted.

Barbara came storming over. “What are you two fighting about?”

“Calvin’s not sharing!”

“I’m just being logical! Why should I share if he’s barely even going to play with the toy?”

“What even is the toy?” Barbara asks, taking it from them. She observes it. “A toy train? Ugh. Yknow what? Until you guys learn to get along, neither of you get to play with it!”

The two gasped. “What?!”

“Ya! I said it! And, uh.. Walter!”

“Huh?” Walter said, looking up from the corner he’d been quietly sitting in.

“You want a toy train?”

“Um.. ok..” Walter set down the marine biology book he was reading and took the toy train.

…

“Walter hasn’t stopped playing with that train for 5 hours,” Calvin noted, Sam playing with a toy gun, already having forgotten about it. “Ya..” Barbara said. “I’m starting to think we unlocked something in him.”

#Walter Finch is autistic #Oneshot #what remains of edith finch #Walter finch #barbara finch #calvin finch #Sam finch

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myhousedotwad · 2 years

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It’s a lot to ask, but I don’t want you to be sad that I’m gone.

I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all.

#what remains of edith finch #edith finch #my art #please enjoy and ifnore character tags teehee ❤️❤️#milton finch #lewis finch #gregory finch #gus finch #dawn finch #molly finch #calvin finch #sam finch #barbara finch #walter finch #edie finch #odin finch

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mrsllyziy · 9 months

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omg themm

#silly

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zer0cyanz · 5 days

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Happy Birthday to the Finch Twins, Sam and Calvin!! 🥳

25/04/1950

Don’t need a calculator to tell y’all both would be 74 years old today 🤭 but unfortunately both died rather young (one more so than the other-). I would have loved to see old men Sam and Calvin. I think they would be fun (especially their dynamic)

#I would have posted this earlier but I’ve been busy 😩#still couldn’t miss posting this :))#what remains of edith finch #wroef #wroef sam #sam finch #wroef calvin #calvin finch #finch twins

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fei-rest · 1 year

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Unfinished Two Birds animatic I started ages ago for What Remains of Edith Finch (I really like this game). I’ll probably redraw and restart it because my art style changed a fair bit. I thought I’ll just put the unfinished version here for now.

#sam finch #what remains of edith finch #calvin finch #two birds #animatic #unfinished #fanart #wroef fanart #the trauma of sharing a bedroom with your dead twin for 7 years

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just-call-mefr1es · 6 months

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Calvin ‘lalala’ Finch and Sam ‘okokok’ Finch anyone?

#what remains of edith finch #wroef #sam finch #calvin finch #finch twins go brrrr #i was listening to the song and its literally them guys #i should start making animatics #just for fandom purposes

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puzzled-pegasus · 2 months

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Guys guys guys guys guys guys g---

I just had the worst thought (what makes it even worse is that i would never be able to carry it out) about a wroef pmv to the song Red by Taylor Swift but it's the Finch kids missing their dead siblings???

"Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly Loving him is like trying to change your mind Once you're already flying through the free fall Like the colors in autumn, so bright, just before they lose it all"

Ending suddenly? Flying throught the free fall?? AUTUMN LEAVES???? CALVIN????????

"Losing him was blue, like I'd never known Missing him was dark gray, all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know Somebody you never met But loving him was red Loving him was red"

The "blue" here would refer to the ocean that Calvin fell to, and Sam's grief is the dark gray. The red might refer to Calvin's passion and adventurous spirit in life.

"Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted Was right there in front of you Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words To your old favorite song Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword And realizing there's no right answer Regretting him was like wishing you never found out That love could be that strong"

And of course the next verse refers to Dawn and Gus, especially the fighting bit. They didn't always get along, especially not near the end.

"Losing him was blue, like I'd never known Missing him was dark gray, all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know Somebody you never met But loving him was red Oh, red Burning red"

I have a feeling that "blue" in this verse could refer to (and this is extremely morbid) the bruises/internal bleeding Dawn may have seen on Gus after he was crushed to death. And I think the "dark gray" would refer to Dawn standing outside in cloudy weather, thinking about her brother that she lost, before she sends his kite into the sky to fly it for him, which would be the "red."

"Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes Tell myself it's time now gotta let go But moving on from him is impossible When I still see it all in my head In burning red Burning, it was red"

Lewis and Milton here. It's Lewis having trouble getting out of his head, and Milton appearing there once in a while. Lewis feels like it's been so long, he should be over Milton by now. He isn't.

Those are the main parts that matter to me rn, if you read all of this that's awesome and thanks so much. Not sure if many people will or if I illustrated this idea properly lol

#wroef #what remains of edith finch #pmv idea #if someone were to do this i would owe them my life #but they wouldn't and thats ok lol #calvin finch #gus finch #dawn finch #lewis finch #milton finch #sam finch

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marsenatsu · 5 months

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I read this fanfiction where Molly was given the journal as a gift to preserve her memories but being ten she didn't see the point and found it hard.

Which leads to a grieving Edie writing that journal entry in Molly's journal.

Something that was based on 'Molly' saying 'I ate a lot of things that night' not 'tonight'.

I wanna reiterate that Edie did this out of grief like barely a year after Molly's death, not for some evil ulterior motive.

So I was wondering what you thought of this theory?

I feel like this tracks for Edie, and I firmly believe that very few discrepancies in this game can be written on as a writing mistake (despite there being some timeline issues such as, where were Sam and Calvin during Barbara's Final Scream, and allegedly I've read rumblings off Walter's death timeline being weird, but I can't quite find any certainties on that.).

Here is the thing, Molly's a pretty imaginative girl (as a fellow fantasy enjoyer.. I can relate), and based off the cute little drawings around her room and her love for her animals and nature I think there is space to say

I find it interesting that all the animals that Molly had become can be found in her room in some form. I know many people see this as Molly taking from her environment during a hallucination. I was led to believe this as well until now... I can totally see Edie, who probably at this point wanted to believe this wouldn't happen, wanting to 'honour' her firstborn by giving her final moments something that she would've loved. A fantastical tale where she gets to run wild as the animals found in her room. Who knows if Molly even wanted to be any of those things, it feels like a classic mom move to take like three things she knows her kid likes and just use those, similarly to how Gus is kind of just reduced to Kite Boy when he seemed to have his entire punk deal going on.

All this to say, yeah I think it's pretty neat, and I think it really adds onto the idea that Edie is doing this to preserve their legacy, especially if we go off of the idea that in her head, the curse is very real. I'd hate to feel like my family was insignificant just because of how little time they had...

I like to think that's a similar conclusion that Edith finds herself.

'I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all.'

#some scrap thoughts here #I firmly believe that the game tries to drill home that edith finds herself somewhere between Dawn and Edith's ideaologies of the curse #that there is nothing wrong with acknowledging the grim history of the finches #that it is important to face it and not run away #dawn finch #sam finch #But to not idolize it either #edie finch #Not to teach your children to risk themseles trying to live up to something before their gone #calvin finch #lewis finch #something something #mar speeks #wroef #what remains of edith finch #oh god i really need an ask tag #the history of the finches

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