Layers of Fear (2016)

Layers of Fear (2016)

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I know what I want

I know what I want

Reach a conclusive ending

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How to unlock the I know what I want achievement in Layers of Fear (2016) - Definitive Guide

Contrary to what people may have believed, this achievement is actually acquired by reaching the "Painter" or "Wife/Child" ending, whether that's your first, second, or twenty-ninth playthrough (because the painter literally makes up his mind about what he wants). The "Wife" ending, being the neutral ending, is the easiest to get and will not get you this achievement, hence why people may be confused.

The "Painter" ending is probably the easiest of the two required endings so here's some tips on what I did to reach that ending:

-Avoid the wife at ALL costs (don't go towards the arch of chairs, turn back when encountering her in the dark tunnel, don't peek in the paint-filled room she's in, pull the elevator handle left when there's a choice, don't turn back when it tells you, turn back when in the yellow corridor after the room starts burning, don't search around in the dark after dropping through the door on the floor)

-When given the choice of going through either the door with the melted wheelchair on the right or the door with paintings on the left, go through the door on the left

-When given the choice of going through the light-filled door after the daughter makes a noise or the door blocked by paintings that the rat goes down, follow the rat to the painting door

-When in the room with the dark pit and crank, ignore it and carry on going

In regards to collectibles, this was the run where I went and found EVERY SINGLE rat drawing, word item and memento for those achievements. They may have counteracted each other as I still got the "selfish" items, so to be safe, go for only items related to the painter and NOT the wife/child if you aren't grabbing everything. This means alcohol bottles, glasses, rat drawings etc. The painting only becomes a self portrait at the very end of the game, so don't worry if it still looks like the wife near the end.

I haven't achieved the wife/child ending yet so I'll try and update with tips regarding that one when I have it.
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21 Feb 2016 12:32

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Thank you! Someone who finally agrees with me. I originally posted the exact same thing but it got -5 votes cry
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By Yazite on 21 Feb 2016 20:17
I was able to get the painter ending (and unlock the achievement) even though I ran into the wife twice (arc of chairs and at the end of the dark tunnel). So there might be some room for error?
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By Dexter XBA on 27 Feb 2016 08:15
I didn't get all the collectables and got the ending, though not the 50G one
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By SlappDapp on 08 Mar 2017 19:25
The only tips listed in this solution that were consistent with my "painter" playthrough are tips #2 and 3 - go left after finding the Ouija board in the last chapter, and follow the rat. I did everything else almost exactly the opposite from these tips.
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By Lt Davo on 01 Jan 2018 05:08
I got this on the selfish ending.
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By Pure Pip Raptor on 02 Mar 2018 19:05
Since the collectibles can only be collected once, making certain collectibles required to be obtained and others require to be avoided for a certain ending would make that achievement missable.
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By TheBoxyBear on 08 Jul 2018 23:23
@joujoubox - contrary to what has been suggested, the collectibles in this game have nothing to do with any of the ending achivements.
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By Lt Davo on 09 Jul 2018 00:38
I got attacked by the wife at the arch of chairs (following the walkthrough) but no other time, skipped straight through big pit in chapter 6, missed one family momento somewhere and got this ending.
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By Bridge188 on 18 Nov 2018 20:46
You actually need to “rescue” your art by using the crank in Chapter 6. I followed the guide above and got the wife, but once I pulled up my art from the abyss I unlocked the self-portrait ending.
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By Not Exactlyy on 22 Jul 2023 18:46
I got the selfish ending on my first playthrough, I collected all but one collectible, was killed by the wife only once (the arch of chairs) and missed the paintings in the pit in chapter 6. This unlocked fine for me.
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By ManicMetalhead on 08 Oct 2023 15:52
I think each ending goes off a sort of "point" system so it leans towards a particular one depending on what actions you take. Like I said, I got all the painter collectibles and got the wife/child ones too, but I still got the painter ending. Same probably goes with you and the wife deaths. It wasn't enough to steer you away from that ending. That's my best guess.
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By Marc Pilkington on 27 Feb 2016 11:05
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