I apologize for any possible errors in the translation. I am translating through an interpreter. 😅
There are games that end with the end credits. And there are games that live in our memory for several hours, days, years. This is exactly what our favorite Lost Records game has become. Weeks, months pass. We review the cut scenes, listen to Ruth Radelet, notice more and more new details, and build theories about the Abyss.
A summer that can't be returned
If you remove all the mystical aspects, the story revolves around four girls: Swann, Autumn, Nora, and Kat. Each of them is unique, but that's what makes them true friends. The developers have captured the essence of a carefree teenage summer with remarkable accuracy. It's a time when an eternity seems to lie ahead. When a single day can become a lifetime. When a simple walk in the woods transforms into a memory that will stay with you forever.
Is the Abyss a Wonderland or a Pandemonium?
The biggest mystery of Velvet Cove is the Abyss. But what's interesting is that DONT NOD almost never provides direct answers. Does the Abyss grant wishes? Does it change time? Can it leave people between life and death? In my personal opinion, the Abyss is a living entity. But is it evil, or is it a land of wonder that offers a lucrative deal?
Why did the friendship between Kat and Swann become the heart of the story?
I truly consider the friendship and/or love between Swann and Kat to be a canon of the game. I respect any alternative interpretations and do not criticize them in any way; on the contrary, I even support them. Interestingly, while Swann is technically the main character, many players end the game with the feeling that Kat remains at the heart of the story. She is the bravest, the most enigmatic, the most tragic, and, in my opinion, knows much more than the others. She is the first to encounter the Abyss. Its symbol is the raven, which in many cultures is associated not only with death, but also with the transition between worlds and rebirth. This is why I personally see the ending of Lost Records not as a farewell, but as a promise... to return.