u/Duncanois

As you start the game, it literally tells you "This is how you died". This isn't just a dark storytelling aspect. It goes much, much deeper, in ways most players don't realise, and that only compounds my statement.

"This is how you died." isn't a sombre, defeatist stance. It is quite literally a warning. It warns the player, no matter how short or how far you got, you will always die because you forgot these words.

Think about it. Most would panic about knowing the time of their death. What no one realises, is that this isn't the worst. You still have time to wrap up life. The actual darker statement is when someone is told "You will die" without saying how or when. The person might panic at first or feel defeated, then they go about their life, slowly forgetting the warning.

The point isn't that you will die. The clue lies in how it is past tense: "died". This indicates that the end of your character's life has already occurred, but how?

The main point this highlights is not that fate is sealed, but rather you will only realise your doom when you least expect it. Did you really think you had enough ammo for Louisville?