Hi Eva,
I hope you found our Chinese localization satisfactory. Our simplified translation was made from our traditional, so we worried it might not be very good.
Those are some very good questions! Just in case it was clear, Gabby is a nickname for Gabrielle in English, so we use the names interchangeably. Some people think they are different characters, which probably was a shortcoming on our part.
I'm not sure if you've completed the game yet, but there are 3 endings, and each ending presents a different reality. The characters and their relationships are different. In addition, they are very open to interpretation, and I don't think I've ever officially said what they all mean to me because I want people to be able to form their own conclusions.
Some people have said the game is about incest and have made very good cases, but that wasn't what I had in mind.
My idea when creating the game was that the character of Gabby would not necessarily represent an actual person but rather an idea - a perfect relationship that fulfills 3 different roles - that of a therapist, a sister, and a wife. Since the game takes place in a nightmare, the character can play different roles without necessarily being them. At least for me, when I have dreams, there is sometimes a character that looks like someone but is actually someone different, or is supposed to be a person but is acting like another. We wanted that sort of nightmarish fluidity to the character of Gabby where she can change at will.
To come a little closer to answering your question, I think you have to look at a case by case basis per ending what role makes the most sense to you for Gabby. In the top ending (Final Descent), it is pretty clear who Gabby is. It is unclear what the child's name is. Maybe she was Gabby Jr? Or maybe the personalities was just jumbled up?
In the second ending (Destroyed Dreams), the relationship is ambiguous. Is she his wife? Is she his sister? Either could work.
In the third ending (Wayward Dreamer), I think the relationship is pretty clear. Why he is having these terrible nightmares is not. Is that ending still a nightmare? It could be!
So, hopefully this will help you understand what I set out to do with the game's story even though I am sort of dodging actual answers to the questions!
If you have any more questions, let me know.
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