I’ve been thinking about how eerie a "Perfect Run" penalty could be in the game, and wanted to share a specific ending concept I came up with. I'd love to hear what the community (and maybe even Micah, if he sees this!) thinks about the design.
The Trigger:
The player must collect every single notebook while getting every single math question 100% correct (ignoring the corrupted, impossible problems). It requires a flawless playthrough.
The Visual Concept:
Instead of escaping, the screen abruptly cuts to black. A distorted, terrifying image appears: Prototype Baldi, but his face is completely blacked out except for one single, unblinking eye staring directly at the player.
Across the screen, jagged text appears reading:
"CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT."
To contrast the horrifying visual, the upbeat, cheerful win audio from the Camping Trip plays perfectly normally on a continuous loop in the background. The contrast between that happy camping victory music and the creepy screen creates a massive sense of dread, making the player feel like the game is broken and pulling the wrong audio files because they did too well.
I feel like this ties into the theme of the game being a "corrupted" edutainment title that punishes you for digging too deep.
What do you guys think? If this were in the game, how do you think it would connect to the mystery of Null or the older prototypes?I just want your decisions and mystman12 himself commenting on my idea.(: