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'''Reader:''' Wow. I understand the movie now.|[http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/b/clarke.2001.shtml RinkWorks condensation] of the novel version of ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.}}
 
A [['''Mind Screwdriver]]''' is a side-story, sequel, or piece of bonus/[[All There in the Manual]] material that exists at least partially for the purpose of clearing up a [[Mind Screw]] and/or [[Gainax Ending]]. When done well (and presented in such a way that viewers can easily find it), a [['''Mind Screwdriver]]''' can make an already interesting plot that much more so, and even add a new layer of depth to the story. When done poorly, it can feel like a rather lame cop-out by writers who [[They Just Didn't Care|didn't care enough]] to solve the problems (continuity-related or otherwise) that their additional information created.
 
Chances are very, very good [[No Export for You|this never made it out of the country of origin]].
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== Literature ==
* The Book of Lost Memories was written to explain the mountains of symbolism (but not the plot) in the first three ''[[Silent Hill]]'' games. Whether this lessens the ambiguity or makes an already [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwy]]y series even more impenetrable is still up for debate.
* The ''[[Xenogears]] Perfect Works'' books provides backstory and detailed exposition necessary to understand a game so choked with symbolism and [[Mind Screw|Mind Screws]]s.
 
 
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* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'': The Secret Reports. Of course, getting them all unlocks [[The Stinger]], which is more confusing than anything in the actual plot.
** Similarly, the Ansem Reports in the [[Kingdom Hearts]] game, by the same people.
*** [[Kingdom Hearts]]: [[Birth By Sleep]] is also a [[Mind Screwdriver]], filling most of the holes left by its predecessors.....of course, only to set up plot elements that evolve into an even ''bigger'' [[Mind Screw]] in the ''next'' entry of the series, [[Kingdom Hearts 3D]].
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' managed to clear up the plot of ''MGS2'', at the price of creating a truly spectacular [[Continuity Lock Out]] and [[Doing in the Wizard]].
** Speaking of MGS2, the game was going to contain a Mind Screwdriver of its own in the form of Psycho Mantis' mask as an unlockable. It was going to let you hear the thoughts of other characters during cutscenes/codec calls, and those thoughts were supposedly going to give you a major clue to what was really going on in the game's plot. But alas, [[Executive Meddling|the game was rushed for the holidays]], so it didn't get implemented.
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== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Homestuck]]'''s three [[Recap Episode|Recap Episodes]]s (and similarly, the two ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' recaps) are an invaluable aid to those who find themselves lost in the [[Kudzu Plot]]. [[Andrew Hussie]]'s Formspring and the MSPA forums are also pretty handy references for clearing up ambiguous plot points.
 
 
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