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The Curator

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Cut Content is content that can be considered unfinished, non-functional, or deleted and can be found in the game files in each installment of the The Dark Pictures Anthology. This content consists of various scenes, assets, developer notes, and ideas, that can't appear in-game. Some unfinished content may appear after a game's release if it was cut due to being unfinished, such as the second variant of Man of Medan's Flooded chapter.

Season One

Man of Medan

Deleted Sequences

• Brad can go down with Alex and be controlled in the Curator's Cut of Matters of the Heart. This was a bug that was later patched.

Cut Dialogue

• In Depths:
  • During the banter between Alex and Brad talking about sneaking into a power and water station when they were younger, 3 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Alex: (chuckles)
    • Brad: What?! What?
    • Alex: Do you remember breaking into the power and water station down the street, when we were little?
    • Brad: Yeah, kinda.
    • Alex: Yeah, you were like, seven? Or eight, or something?
    • Brad: I mean, why did you take me?
    • Alex: I just thought you could use a little fun!
    • Brad: No, uh... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you were scared shitless.
    • Alex: Shut up!
    • Brad: Did you find the pornos?
    • Alex: Oh, hell yeah. I did!
  • During the banter between Alex and Brad about the pirate brothers, 5 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Alex: Do you understand French at all?
    • Brad: Uh, a little... not really that well.
    • Alex: I could have sworn I heard one of those dudes calling the other one "brother".
    • Brad: Wait, really?
    • Alex: Yeah, but I don't know if it's like, something you just say, like you call someone, you know, "bro", when they're not your bro. Or if there's a difference, in French.
    • Brad: Huh. Wild, man.
    • Alex: Yeah, I mean, I just thought of them as these… monsters... but, if they're brothers...
    • Brad: Hey. Monsters can have brothers too.
    • Alex: Yeah, guess you're right.
  • During the banter between Alex and Fliss about the bill, 5 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Fliss: You know your tab is growing by the hour now, huh?
    • Alex: Hourly, now? I woulda thought we'd graduated to charging by the minute.
    • Fliss: Second, more likely.
    • Alex: Well, we just gotta make every second count.
    • Fliss: Huh. Believe me, I'm trying.
    • Alex: You better. Because we're paying top dollar for every one of those seconds.
    • Fliss: Noted. In your invoice.
    • Alex: Touché.
  • A banter between Alex and Fliss about the pirates was cut:
    • Alex: Who are these fucking guys, anyway?
    • Fliss: Bunch of assholes who got in over their heads.
    • Alex: What do they want, money?
    • Fliss: Yeah!
    • Alex: Is this normal?
    • Fliss: Sadly, it's not abnormal. Well, the asshole part, not the haunted floating ghost ship part.
    • Alex: Naturally.
  • During the banter between Alex and Julia about after leaving the boat, 5 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Julia: I'm gonna need a hundred hot baths if we ever get out of here.
    • Alex: When.
    • Alex: We're gonna get out of here, Julia.
    • Julia: Well, thanks for being optimistic.
    • Julia: (sighs) I hope you're right.
    • Alex: Am I ever wrong?
    • Julia: No, you're thinking of me. I'm never wrong.
    • Alex: Hmm. You know, you're right.
    • Julia: See? You're learning.
  • During the banter between Alex and Julia about different vacations plans, 10 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Alex: You ever wonder what would've happened if we went to Japan on vacation instead?
    • Julia: Probably would have been hit by a tsunami.
    • Alex: What about L.A.?
    • Julia: Earthquake? Or earthquake and tsunami?
    • Alex: Uh... New York?
    • Julia: Flood. And blackout.
    • Alex: Kansas?
    • Julia: Tornadoes. Duh!
    • Alex: Oregon?!
    • Julia: Bears, Alex! Big fucking bears!
    • Alex: Fair point.
    • Julia: Shut up!
  • During the banter between Brad and Fliss about school, 1 line of dialogue was cut. It being:
    • Fliss: So, how's school going?
    • Brad: Good.
    • Fliss: That's good!
    • Brad: Why are you asking me about school?
    • Fliss: I don't know. I didn't really go to school, so...
    • Brad: You seem pretty sharp to me.
    • Fliss: Thanks.
  • During the banter between Brad and Fliss about the pirates, 4 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Brad: What do you think these guys are all about?
    • Fliss: The fishermen?
    • Brad: Yeah.
    • Fliss: Ugh. Money.
    • Brad: Just... money?
    • Fliss: Well, it's not exactly like they're complex guys.
    • Brad: Yeah, I dunno...
    • Brad: I feel like, they're just in over their heads, or something.
    • Fliss: Maybe. Maybe not.
  • During the banter between Brad and Julia about what Julia misses, 6 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Julia: You know what I miss right now?
    • Brad: Dry clothes?
    • Julia: Well, yeah, but, I know this is gonna sound, like, super weird, but...
    • Brad: What?
    • Julia: I really miss opening up a new package. Like, from the mail? Slicing open the tape, pulling out the peanuts. All that.
    • Brad: Huh!
    • Julia: You know?
    • Brad: Yeah, well. I guess it is the weird stuff you find comforting when, you know, you're in a situation like this.
    • Julia: Yeah.
  • During the banter between Fliss and Julia about a girls' night out, 3 lines of dialogue were cut. Those being:
    • Julia: Hell of a girls' night out, huh?
    • Fliss: Not really.
    • Fliss: Is that something you do? Girls' night out?
    • Julia: Yeah. Duh.
    • Fliss: Don't know that many girls.
    • Julia: Why not?
    • Julia: We'll have to go out sometime.
    • Fliss: If it's anything like this, I'll pass. But thanks.
  • During the banter between Fliss and Julia about the pirates, 1 line of dialogue was cut. It being:
    • Fliss: Never should have spoken to these assholes.
    • Julia: I'm sorry if my brother... made things worse.
    • Fliss: Sounds like it's not the first time?
    • Julia: Sadly, no.
    • Fliss: These fuckers probably had us pegged the moment they saw us. Conrad didn't help, but...

Little Hope

Deleted Sequences

• Andrew sees Taylor's demon pass through Vince outside the church. He tells John about it, but John does not believe him.

Cut Dialogue

• In Darkest Dreaming:
  • Daniel must do a QTE to help Angela up. If failed, she says: "You're no linebacker, are you? All cake. No beef."
  • If Daniel tells Angela to lay off Taylor, Angela puts her hands up and says "Okay, fine."
  • Andrew tells Taylor to give John a break. Taylor says she isn't being that tough on him.
  • The QTE to open the gate can be failed even after Angela replaces Daniel or John replaces Taylor. If Angela and Taylor fail, Taylor lets go but Angela continues trying.
• In Reunion:
  • If Angela fell in the stream, Taylor points out she is soaked when Angela says she doesn't like Taylor's attitude, and asks how that happened. Angela sighs and Taylor laughs at her. Angela can be dismissive and say she isn't so easily knocked off her stride or tell Taylor to ask her boyfriend because he saw it happen. If Angela says nothing, Taylor sarcastically says her having nothing to say is a surprise. This was present in version 1.00, but removed in later updates.
  • If Daniel refuses to go with Taylor back to the bus, she says it's the last chance for someone to tag along. Angela says that she's alone in more ways than one, and Taylor replies that Angela would know all about being on her own before leaving.
• In Vince:
  • John and Taylor both do well at darts and Daniel declares it a tie.
  • John or Taylor can joke with Vince, who is not impressed.
  • Taylor's reaction to gaining a locked trait changes depending on how Tanya died. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• In Confrontation, if Angela demands that Amy tells her and John where they are, she has shortness of breath, and John tells her to calm down and take a breath. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• When inspecting the sign outside of the playground in Another Way, Daniel jokingly asks if anyone is up for a swing. If Daniel looks at the drawing on the table in the same chapter, Taylor tells him that it's not the worst she has seen from him, and Daniel tells her that he couldn't go wrong with her as his inspiration. If Angela is with them, she asks if the drawing is one of Daniel's, because the style looks familiar. Daniel says that he was about to ask her the same thing. These interactions were present in version 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• In Surrounded, If Daniel chooses to be aggressive towards his double, David, he will step back, and have a nosebleed. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• In Low Point, if Taylor died in the previous chapter, and John chooses to be angry or aggressive towards Daniel, John coughs blood into his right hand. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
  • The same happens if John is dismissive towards Taylor if Daniel died in the previous chapter.
• In Reflections, if Andrew says nothing in regards to what Abraham should say to the court, he feels a burning sensation and breathes heavily. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• As the group heads toward the factory in Ruined, Andrew says that they're dead and that there is no other explanation. Angela responds by saying that she doesn't believe they're dead, but they will be if they stick around any longer. This was present in 1.00, but removed in later updates.
• After Daniel reunites with the group in Heavy Burden, he admits that he looks like crap when Angela says that she isn't the only one that is now damp and disheveled. If John asks Andrew to help him hold the door in the same chapter, he holds his abdomen and cries in pain. These interactions were present in version 1.00, but removed in later updates.

Other

• Megan's 2019 counterpart is named Melissa.
• Locked trait decisions are called Redemptions.
• Andrew hits Taylor's demon with a rock instead of a pipe to save Taylor in Reflections.

House of Ashes

Cut Dialogue

• In The Briefing:
  • Eric confronts Jason for questioning him on denying air support during the briefing, saying "That is the first, and last time you question me in front of my team."
  • Clarice questions Eric on whether or not Caelus' transmissions will go far enough due to a bad weather report.

Other

• The Gutian woman is named Nisaba.

The Devil in Me

Deleted Sequences

• If Erin successfully hides in Silver Ash, her scene at the beginning of Breathless is different. She is chased from the cupboard by Du'Met and must perform several QTEs to avoid tripping on a broken step, falling, slipping on a puddle of oil, and Du'Met grabbing for her. Before reaching the metal chamber, she can pull over a wardrobe. Failing them results in Du'Met knocking her out and carrying her into the chamber similar to if she hid under the desk or did nothing in Silver Ash, and she loses her mic in the process. She can also use her inhaler if it still has charges. If she is injured by Du'Met, she holds her head in the metal chamber.
• In Surgery, Mark can turn around the wheelchair Erin is in, and Du'Met plays clips of Erin calling out to the others to lure them into the surgery room. Erin's voice continues playing the "Don't Be Scared" song as everyone leaves the surgery room. There is an unknown secret in the surgery room.
• In Separated, Jamie or Charlie can find:
  • A battery for Jamie's flashlight.
  • Lighter fluid for Charlie's lighter.
  • A bag of blood. This horrifies them.
  • Natalie Morello's coat on a hook.
  • Cured.
  • A closed dumbwaiter. Natalie's voice plays from within instead of from the dining room when they enter the stairwell. They must complete a QTE to open it.
  • A first aid kit full of bugs and moldy medical equipment.
  • A locked drawer containing a key to continue. Jamie can try to use her screwdriver, but it doesn't fit. Charlie must use his business card.
  • A door to the kitchen. They must complete a QTE to open it.
  • A circuit in the kitchen. Jamie can use her multimeter to turn off the circuit so that the noise from the dumbwaiter stops.
  • A drawer in a kitchen that is empty.
  • A lever. They are shocked when they try to pull it and realize it is electrified.
• Kate can be bait instead of Jamie, and end up on the side of the glass wall with the button, in Director's Suite.
• Mark can find the clothes Du'Met wears as the groundskeeper and limo driver in the lighthouse in Lighthouse.

Other

• Erin has a hairpin item that is similar to Charlie's tie clip. She can uses it in Noises to find a hidden camera behind a painting, and in Silver Ash to open a locked box and find a secret. She can obtain another in Maze, which might mean that the hairpin would break after a certain number of uses.
• Another version of the Show Script describes the courtroom scene shown in Trial, and the Hotel Guest Book lists the Morello family on one page with the previous page ripped out.