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Bookends

Culture concept

A literary device where an element at the beginning of the story repeats at the end. Often with the protagonist returning where the story started.

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platforms

Name variations: Book ends

Thief: The Dark Project (Windows)

Thief: The Dark Project

WIN 1998-11-30

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Windows)

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

WIN 2006-03-27

Bayonetta (Xbox 360)

X360 2009-10

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Xbox 360)

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

X360 2013-08-07

The Last of Us (PlayStation 3)

PS3 2013-06-14

Journey (Windows)

WIN 2019-06-06

Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PlayStation 2)

Shadow Hearts: From the New World

PS2 2005-07-28

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season (PlayStation Vita)

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

VITA 2013-08-20

BioShock Infinite (Windows)

BioShock Infinite

WIN 2013-03-26

Crysis 2 (Windows)

WIN 2011-03-25

Half-Life (Windows)

WIN 1998-07-25

Prince of Persia (Windows)

Prince of Persia

WIN 2008-12-09

See also: vicious cycle (not necessarily involved)

This is integral part of monomyth (hero's journey) type of story pattern.

Although this can be considered a spoiler tag, the repeating element can be very vague or even completely unimportant, making this spoiler only to those who guess which element correctly.

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Games by year

The first Bookends video game was released on January 31, 1997.

Square, 2K Games and Telltale Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		14
PS3		9
PS2		6
X360		6
Linux		4
Switch		3
PS		3
Mac OS X		3
PS Vita		2
Mac OS Classic		1
PS4		1
3DS		1

Most common companies

Square	5
2K Games	4
Telltale Games	4
Ubisoft	3
EA Partners	3
Sega	3
Sony Computer Entertainment	3
Valve	3
505 Games	3
Nintendo	2
Toby Fox	2
Eidos	2

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