The real church was the friends we made along the way.
, the player must complete a difficult shoot-em-up sequence. You can, if you’re skilled enough, complete it on your own or “accept help” from others. If you choose to accept help, the song that’s playing through the end credits, “,” transforms from a solo voice to multiple voices, representative of the help you’ve received. Here it is in action:
Though the community sing-along is not the most pleasant thing to listen to, it’s legitimately moving hearing theThe fact that director Yoko Taro and the game’s developers could have but didn’t confirm that this was a mod makes this collective moment even more special. It was well within their power to potentially “ruin” the surprise, but they chose not to, seemingly impressed, amused, or, at the very least, content to let the people who enjoyed their games continue to have their fun.
Though it is a little sad to find out this wasn’t an elaborate bit of dinner theater from Yoko Taro or just a lucky find in a five-year-old game, this moment was special, an excellent example of the power of video game communities . We all had a frigging blast watching this unfold.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.