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I always find it weird when videogame do that, in writing even.
"the monster is at my door, i don't think i can get through this. Ohh shit the door is broken! The monster is charging at me! I love you, my dear wife, goodb"
Dude could've find a way out but instead he start to scribble down his thought in his journal.
Aren’t they usually transcriptions? I don’t remember any games off the top of my head where some scientist is actually typing their last thoughts out…
Skyrim lol. Everyone seem to have the habit of tearing a page of their journal out and leave it at random place. Also Metro Exodus, you can find notes throughout the open area and some will have journal with the writer's final moment, like for example this.
I think there's more i can't recall, but some game do use transcript and even then i find those weird as heck, they all leave their transcript tape at random place as well.
Fallout 4 did it quite a lot with audio tapes. The gunner at the Salem church with the deathclaw comes to mind.
Ahh. Never played FO4 so haven’t seen that one.
I hear footsteps… oh no it‘s at the door. My constant audio recordings probably caught it‘s attention at last. Anyway, here‘s wonderw-
More of an indie game but Unturned did this, I believe in the Scorpion-7 building there's a journal note that reads like this.
I knew exactly what this would be. Not disappointed.
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They do it when they're trapped, with no way out. Usually in-between moments of duress.
In fairness, it has happened several times IRL when scientists realized they're about to die. I think we know cyanide tastes almond-y because someone wrote it down after a lab accident. I forget her name, but there was a woman who got a lethal dose of a very dangerous form of mercury (due to a ripped glove), and she documented her symptoms for the several days with her husband by her side
Early chemistry used to involve looking, smelling, touching, and tasting new chemicals... Back when science was more of a solo hobby, they'd document everything as they went. I'm sure instant death was pretty rare, but I'm sure there's at least a few records where it goes "I will now taste the substance. It tastes faintly of lemons and soap. I am struck with dizziness after a few moments. My vision has become blurry, I fear I have made a terrible mistake. Martha, if these are my last thoughts, know they were of you"
I buy that this is a thing a true scientist would do (assuming they thought their only hope was to hide and hope for rescue)... It's just way overused and often not thought out well
I always like the trope of "Well, I've been disemboweled. I know! I'll write a final warning with my own blood on the wall! Great idea, me!"