Folks, hi,
I've been dying to take a peek at this thread for days now, but had to finish my review of
The Lost Crown first. I make it a rule never to read other reviews, or look at plot spoilers, before I've completed my own review. I feel it could adversely skew my personal perception of the game... anyway, the review is done and dusted now:
Quandary review of The Lost CrownI decided not to bother putting my observations in spoiler tags, as this whole thread is one big spoiler anyway.
So... I think Ivinia is probably the closest to figuring out what is really going down here. Well spotted, Ivinia
I now realise that the 'tears' in the scenes at the two churches are intentional (when I noticed the first one at Northfield, I thought it was a glitch!), and also the rust-coloured blots in the scene at the pier next to the cottage (like you see on old negatives that have been damaged) after Nigel finds the crown.
And old photos are black and white, right? Just like the game itself
Also, I just noticed when perusing my screenshots that the train Nigel rode into town on is called 'Sleep Walker'. Yes, there are these subtle hints everywhere, it seems.
I had noticed when writing my walkthrough:
http://www.spyglassguides.com/that the date on the crate shipped by Hadden was 'April 1978'. Interestingly, that's still 25 years after Molina committed suicide. I'm still trying to figure out which bits of the game (if any) took place in modern times and which in the past...
Regards,
MetzO'Magic