So, we posted our First Impressions of the Resident Evil 7 demo a couple of days ago, and we liked it. We walked through the back door and also picked up the phone upstairs, with both endings concluding in a punch to the face from the newly named "family man". And that's the end of the demo, right? Maybe not.
Within the demo, players have found two items that appear to be completely useless: the dummy finger and the axe. This struck the community as a bit odd because Capcom has said that the demo is completely separate from the full game and so this raises the question: why are these items present if they're not needed within a self-contained demo?
This has begun speculation that there is a secret ending to the demo, very similar to the final cutscene of P.T. which revealed Silent Hills. And this speculation has been fuelled even further by Capcom themselves. Resident Evil representatives at E3 have been telling people who played the demo that there is actually four or five endings, and Resident Evil community manager Gala Morgane refuses to comment on the situation. In a tweet querying her on the finger and the axe, she said: "I'm not gonna say anything!" Could this suggest there really is more to the demo than what meets the eye?
The community is currently stuck on what to do with the dummy finger and the axe, but video evidence of a new door opening up in the attic did come to light today. You can watch it below.
So, do we really have another P.T. secret ending on our hands, or is Capcom just sending us on a wild goose chase? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
[source neogaf.com]
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I know about 4 of them
Going to have to play more of this and try to get those other three endings. I've only seen the two you guys mentioned.
The other 2 ending are the same as the phone ending but she says different things I each ending
There's a phone and an axe? Yikes, how did I miss those? I took my time too. I'll have to re-download it as I thought that was it for the demo and deleted it.
There is no ending where you get out of the house all of them end with you getting punched in the face. You can glitch out of the house and see the outside for yourself. You're met with ugly low resolution textures and an invisible wall, therefore you were never meant to get out. The axe and the dummy finger are absolutely pointless.
@blakey78 To get to the phone you need a fuse on a box in the right corner of the room beyond the crawlspace opened by the lever in the fireplace. The axe is obtained from finding a lock pick between the microwave and the fridge and opening a locked drawer opposite the sink during the VHS sequence. Spoiler Alert:
You will still get punched in the face.
Wtf?!? That door was closed before. And also why didn't he get punched in the face after picking up the phone.
Dunno, I played it deleted it and didnt think much of it.
My favourite ending is the one where Barry throws you the rocket launcher at the last moment, amazing demo!
Rubbish, boring demo!! Downloaded it and looked forward to the evening - setting"an hour" aside to play it!! 4 mins later ... the end!! Wasn't impressed at all. PT was very realistic ... This just looked like any old video game!!! PT was terrifying .... this is cheesy, not-scary rubbish!!
A sort of fun little game play. It has been reported to not be in the game so what is it suppose to be? My guess is a flashback because of seeing June 2017 in text and the game play has old tech vcr deck and old tech telephone. Not part of the playable game but a flashback or back story.
I believe the hatchet and finger have a purpose yet to be found. Every other inventory item has a purpose and in RE games all items picked up have a use.
i read that title totally wrong and stinky.
So I don't have the demo myself but I've watched a few youtubers play it and one took a closer inspection on the baby finger. It does look a little like a key of some sort/ a lock pick? And one phone call did say appearances can be misleading so I was wondering what would happen if you tried the baby finger on the locked draw in present time? What would be in that draw instead of the axe? Also, I don't know if this would do anything but could you use the axe to cut up the cow(?) meat? Maybe?
@Freakisheyes. Yeah unfortunately those suggestions don't work....still racking my brain
@Freakisheyes
I think the notches in the metal side of the dummy finger are just a realistic detail, that's all, probably.. I mean the finger will need to stay on the dummy it came from after all..
But as Trials said, the suggestions don't work..
Tried using the finger on the piano before it slams shut.. Also the axe too before and after it slams shut..
I think later I'll try poking the bird in the microwave with the finger hehe..gross..
I also wondered what significance the 7 hanging dolls have in that small downstairs room, isn't there supposed to be 7 ghosts in the house?
Might have to witness all 7 in one run and pick up all the collectibles before leaving.. I've no idea.. I love this demo though, just like I loved P.T. (and still do)..
It's a shame though that the full game probably isn't like this at all.. Resident evil 4 killed the series for me but this looks promising..
@kyleforrester87
Derp!
@fluggy
I doubt you finished it in 4 mins.. Unless you either had help or had watched people play it beforehand..
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