Difference between revisions of "The Path"

When Carmen encounters her Wolf, she begins drinking beer.

Blood sometimes appears, especially in Carmen’s story.

Some hallways in Grandmother’s House are very narrow.

Some incarnations of Grandmother’s House are very dark.

Although never explicitly shown on-screen, Rose’s incarnation of Grandmother’s House is heavily influenced by water and involves swimming through areas. Some have interpreted this to mean she drowned.

The last hallway in Carmen’s incarnation of Grandmother’s House is lined in fire.

The Rose’s Wolf may be a ghost.

During Ruby’s story, the player falls from a great height.

During some of the visits to Grandmother’s House, the player character’s shadow may suddenly appear and startle the player.

Many interpret the encounters that Carmen, Robin, and Ginger have with their Wolves to result in murder; Carmen’s is the most explicit.

Some interpret Ginger’s encounter with her Wolf to end in mutilation.

The game is meant to induce distress in the player.

During Carmen’s story, while she’s in Grandmother’s House, there is an ongoing ambient track. It contains the sounds of sawing as well as a woman’s moans and it is extremely unnerving. It can be heard on the soundtrack, under the track title “Woodsman Wolf”, beginning around the 1:30 mark.

Carmen’s story seems to explicitly revolve around the threat of sexual assault. Some have interpreted other or all of the stories to involve sexual assault.

The Wolves may qualify as this.

Many visits to the Grandmother’s House involve shifting or suddenly changing environments. This is especially true in the case of Scarlet.

Some interpret the entire game to be about violence against children. Carmen and Robin’s stories seem to be the most explicit.