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Hello 👋 First of all, this isn't related to the recent news about Dontnod's financial struggle or any new announcement.
I just wanted to transcribe some answers from Dontnod's Q&A video from two months ago and there are other interviews and replies over different social media, if you want to check them out. However, these are the most recent, official informations I could find regarding the game and its possible direction for the future, along with some interesting tidbits. So this post is for the fans who hasn't watched the video yet or don't feel like watching the whole thing. Read it if you finished the game and would like some more explanations!
Keep in mind that Michel Koch(director) didn't want to reveal too much informations and some of these sound pretty ambiguous. It's understandable because Dontnod isn't working on the next Lost Records yet. Also these aren't exactly word for word because I wrote down as I was watching it, but I tried not to change any meaning.
A possible sequel?
They(Dontnod) don't think it'll be called Tape 3. They want to go back to the story - what happens to the girls and Celine. Also more about Dylan and the package. They're currently working on a different project with Netflix and want to go back to Lost Records afterwards.
Who is Celine?
She was a girl living with her family and some of them were part of miners who found the Abyss for the first time. There are some important links between Celine and Kat.
Kat's knife
Swann finding Kat's knife along with the paper that tells her how to open the cabin's door hints at a time loop. It also links to the dark figures(I'm assuming shadows) of people who were into the Abyss.
Why does Kat look different in the video tape from the ending ?
Kat we see at the end is not exactly the same Kat. She's the version of Kat within the Abyss.
Shadows
The location where the shadow of Corey, Kat, and Swann appears is related to what exactly is happening in the Abyss.
Nora's marriage
Nora loves to give the impression that she has a perfect life going on, but not everything's going perfectly. The hints such as Nora's wife wanting her to sign on something from the text message were purposefully put without telling the whole story, but Michel thinks we read them through correctly(on whether she's getting a divorce).
Nora's ethnicity
Her father is Armenian American.
Fire in the game vs. trailer
The fire in Tape 2 initially happened in a different way than what we got in the game, hence why it looks different in the reveal trailer. It was due to the lack of time to fix the story before they had to reveal the trailer. 👇
I wanted to compile the poems Kat, Nora and Autumn write for Swann, if you're in 'Something More' status with them. In case someone needs it for a reference or just wanna read them altogether. I like how each poem reflects the girl's personality and how she views her relationship with Swann in a different way.
Kat's poem
That girl thinks no one sees her
But she can't escape my gaze
I wanna be the one that frees her
I want to give her just a taste
She looks like the girl next door
I'm the bomb she's been waiting for
We'll set it off then we'll hit the floor
I'm the bomb she's been waiting for
Nora's poem
And she said come just as you are
And her green eyes were filled with stars
she likes to watch, I like to scream
maybe this was all just a dream
But if we fight I know we'll make up
And if we're dreaming I won't wake up
If we're dreaming I won't wake up
I won't wake up
Autumn's poem
Swann sees everything, she has one eye
Looking through her camera and another at the sky
who am I through her lens?
A skater, a rebel, just a girl
Captured in her frames
A dreamer in a careless world
Playing, riding, dancing, hiding
In places where we can be free
Swann sees everything
Maybe even me
Which one is your favorite? 😊
I've studied poems before, so I think Kat's is the most well-written considering metaphors and rhymes. Makes sense because she's our little poet. But I like how Nora and Autumn writes a poem just for Swann even if it's not something they're familiar with. Nora even points out she isn't like Kat but she tried. I think all of them are beautifully written.
Olivia Lepore won her award for her performance as Swann Holloway. I really enjoyed her voice acting and am glad Lost Records is getting some recognition it deserves 💜
And... that's all for now. Hopefully this was an interesting read! And I hope that Dontnod will survive as an independent studio. Perhaps their Netflix game will help them? Let us hope that they'll be able to continue the story of Lost Records in future because they clearly want to explore more and continue as a series.
