Tell Don't Show: The Suicide of Rachel Foster

There is this very common misconception that showing is always better than telling in fiction. While there are plenty of examples of why this isn’t the case, few pieces of media makes that more clear than the 2020 video game /”The Suicide of Rachel Foster/”. This could be considered to be a review – but it’s more like a warning.

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0:00 Content/Trigger Warning
0:40 The Matrix, Sex Scenes and What Needs to Be Shown
4:08 Summarizing The Suicide of Rachel Foster
9:42 The Developers’ Take
12:31 The Game’s Ending
15:07 How Should One Depict Suicide?
20:09 The Missing J.J. Macfield and the Island of Mysteries
23:54 Using Shocking Content to Cope
26:48 The Importance of Content and Trigger Warnings
29:42 Final Thoughts
30:42 End Credits

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The Missing gameplay from DaiShuryou – https://www.youtube.com/user/DaiShuryou
HHS – https://www.hhs.gov/answers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/what-does-suicide-contagion-mean/index.html
Jeuxonline – https://jv.jeuxonline.info/article/14888/interview-with-one-o-one-the-suicide-of-rachel-foster
Rock Paper Shotgun – https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/21/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster-review/
National Recommendations for Depicting Suicide – https://theactionalliance.org/sites/default/files/natl_recommendations_for_depicting_suicide_1.pdf

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