Points of No Return In Games

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Published on June 28, 2025 4:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7dXKu82Kk

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Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

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The Endgame Anxiety Devil (0:00)
Flexispot makes me better (2:40)
The Gravity of Bad Endings (4:26)
The Maximization Paradox (7:41)
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory (10:15)
Call of The Sea and Reality (15:38)
A very important NEXT TIME (22:33)

▶ Games Shown

Alan Wake 2 (2023)
Celeste (2018)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)
Disco Elysium (2019)
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Persona 5 Royal (2019)
Mass Effect (2007)
NieR:Automata (2017)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)
Elden Ring (2022)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Resident Evil 4 (2023)
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
Tunic (2022)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
Monster Hunter Wilds (2025)
Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024)
Yakuza 0 (2015)
Mass Effect (2007)
Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Persona 4 Golden (2012)
God of War (2018)
Stellar Blade (2024)
Dead Space (2024)
Outer Wilds (2019)
Death's Door (2021)
Unsighted (2021)
Control (2019)
NieR Replicant ver.1.22 (2021)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Call of the Sea (2020)
VA-11 Hall-A (2016)
Signalis (2022)
Undertale (2015)
Devil May Cry 5 (2019)
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2024)
The Last of Us (2013)
Hades (2020)


▶ Movies/TV/Anime Shown

Game of Thrones
The Graduate
Good Will Hunting
Rudy
Avengers Endgame Part 2


▶ Music Sources (in Order):

Tephra Cave - Xenoblade Chronicles OST
Ancient Sanctuary, Path on the Roots - Expedition 33 OST
Task Force Neuron - Astral Chain OST

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Life in the Ruins Trailer Music Re-Orchestration
By Arvid Olson (   • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - ...  )

Goron City, Night - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST
François Theme - Expedition 33 OST

Juice - Revenge of Meta Knight Ending Remix
(   • Revenge of Meta Knight Ending Remix  )

Eidos 7 Clock Tower - Stellar Blade OST
First Steps - Unravel OST
Castti, the Apothecary Theme - Octopath Traveler II OST
River’s End - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye OST
Miles East - Call of The Sea OST
Spring Meadows, Tomorrow is Here - Expedition 33 OST

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▶ Research Sources

(A)Meaningful Endings and Mixed Emotions: The Double-Edged Sword of Reminiscence on Gohttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8817627/ticles...

(B) Socioemotional Selectivithttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/socioemotional-selectivity-theoryopics/...

(C) Poignancy: Mixed Emotional Experience in the Face of Meaningfulhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2807633/ticles...

(D) The Maximization Paradox: The costs of seeking altehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886909000075?via=ihubcience...

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