THE VIG: Walkthrough 100%

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Hey everyone! If you’ve picked up the recent narrative-driven game THE VIG, you know it’s packed with choices, branching storylines, and multiple endings. As a revenge thriller with strong romance elements, your decisions truly shape the protagonist’s fate and relationships. This guide will walk you through key choices, achievement unlocks, and how to navigate the game’s sometimes buggy but content-rich experience. Let’s dive in!

 

Important Notes Before You Start

  • Romance Tiers: Female leads have a detailed Favor system: Disgust (-1), Stranger (0), Acquaintance (1), Favorable (3), Close (5), Cherish (7), Devoted (9). Side characters have simpler metrics like Favor or Fear.
  • No Completionist Pressure: While many scenes have visual variations based on choices, there’s no exploration percentage or related achievements. Don’t stress about seeing every single variant.
  • Bug Alert: The launch version has several issues: audio/video desync, UI errors in storylines, unskippable scenes, some side quests being inaccessible, and even an achievement that won’t trigger. Patches are hopefully coming soon!
  • Price Point: For its price, the game offers a substantial amount of story—great value for narrative lovers.

 

Prologue

Your early choices set the stage for your revenge plot and initial relationships.

  1. Leave the dance floor?
    • A. Leave – Standard progression.
    • B. Stay – No major change.
  2. Someone is crying.
    • A. Eavesdrop → Go to 2-1.
    • B. Approach and ask → Go to 3.
    • 2-1. Eavesdropping
      • A. Offer her a tissue → Chen Xiaoman Favor+. Unlocks Achievement: “Unplanned Encounter.”
      • B. Peek at her – No favor change.
  3. Promotion and Raise.
    • Choices here mainly affect dialogue.
  4. Zhang Yongqiang’s Condition.
    • A. Beg for mercy → Go to 5.
    • B. Berate him → Go to 4-1.
    • 4-1. Accept the offer from Brilliance Group?
      • A. Take the money.
      • B. Refuse the money.
  5. Combat Tutorial QTE: Press S, Hold S, Press S.
  6. Photo QTE: Drag the cursor all the way down.
  7. What now?
    • A. Direct Revenge → Go to 9.
    • B. Look for a job first → Go to 8-1.
    • C. Go to Yongqiang Group → Go to 8-2.
    • 8-1. Scrap Yard Job
      • A. Silently accept → Go to 8-1-1.
      • B. Fight back → Go to 9. Unlocks Achievement: “Resisting Oppression.”
      • 8-1-1. Room & board, no salary.
        • A. Leave angrily → Go to 9.
        • B. Continue accepting → Leads to an early ending: “Filling a Fate.”
    • 8-2. Gate Security
      • A. “I’m here for a job.” → Go to 8-2-1.
      • B. “I’m here to work.” → Go to 8-2-2.
      • 8-2-1. No access card.
        • A. Force your way in → Go to 9.
        • B. Leave → Go to 9.
      • 8-2-2. “Who are you?”
        • A. “Wrong place.” → Go to 9.
        • B. “Shut up.” → Bad Ending: “Couldn’t Hold Back.”
  8. Prisoner Help: Your cellmates provide startup funds (100,000), a car, and a fake ID. Your revenge plan begins.

 

Chapter 1: Infiltration

You enter Yongqiang Group under the alias “Wu Wei.” Focus on building favor with key characters: Wang Dawei (for job security), Guan Xinling, Chen Xiaoman, and Zhang Yun’er.

  1. Zhang Yongqiang’s Portrait.
    • A. “I don’t know him.”
    • B. “Of course, he’s my idol.” → Guan Xinling Favor+.
  2. Interview Start.
    • A. Recite your resume → Wang Dawei Favor+.
    • B. “Let the Director read it.” → Guan Xinling Favor+.
  3. Reason for leaving last job?
    • A. “Previous company failed to adapt.” → Wang Dawei Favor+.
    • B. “Last director was an idiot.” → Guan Xinling Favor+, Wang Dawei Favor-.
    • Warning: If Wang Dawei’s favor drops to Disgust (-1), you get Bad Ending: “Low EQ.”
  4. Work Hours.
    • A. “I accept 996.”
    • B. “I accept 007.” → Wang Dawei Favor+.
    • C. “What’s 996 and 007?” → Wang Dawei Favor-.
  5. Sacrifice yourself for the company?
    • A. “Company interests come first.” → Wang Dawei Favor+.
    • B. “My interests come first.” → Wang Dawei Favor-.
    • Interview Result: If Wang Dawei’s favor isn’t high enough (“Trust”), you’re rejected (Bad Ending: “Stone in the Sea”). You can bypass this if you later ask about the Chairman’s health to get on Zhang Yun’er’s route.
  6. Meeting Zhang Yun’er.
    • A complex series of choices determines if you get the job. Key moments:
    • Salary Demand: Asking for 20,000/month gives Zhang Yun’er Favor+. Asking for 3,000 gives a Favor- but can unlock Achievement: “Price War.” Asking for 1,000,000/year is an instant Bad Ending.
    • Search the office before her interview to find key items (schedule, photo, etc.) and unlock Achievement: “Curiosity.”
  7. Insurance Question.
    • A. “I already have insurance.” → Zhang Yun’er Favor+.
    • B. “I’d like the cash equivalent.” → Major Zhang Yun’er Favor- (can lead to a Bad Ending).
  8. Help pick up the lipstick? (Chen Xiaoman encounter).
    • This chain can give Chen Xiaoman Favor+. If you gave her a tissue in the Prologue, you can admit to knowing her.
    • Critical Choice: If you admit your identity and say “I’m here for revenge,” it’s a Bad Ending: “Loose Lips Sink Ships.”
  9. Meeting: Supporting the Chairman gives Zhang Yun’er Favor+.
  10. Save Zhang Yun’er from the assailant to unlock Achievement: “Hero Saves the Beauty.”

22-25. Dealing with Su Huairen: * You can choose to leak bidding documents for money (30,000 total). * Refusing to help him leads to Bad Ending: “All Previous Work Wasted.” * Successfully photographing the documents (simplified QTE if you only shoot key pages) completes the chapter.

 

Chapter 2: Alliances and Romance

This chapter is crucial for locking in your final romance and ending path. Decide which character you want to pursue.

  1. Yan Xiaoxue’s Loan Request.
    • Handling this defines her storyline: take private photos (Achievement: “Private Photos”), give her 100,000, or give her 300,000 (using Su Huairen’s money).
    • She may offer “obedience pills.” Refusing unlocks Achievement: “Gentleman.”
  2. First Date – Choose Who to Ask.
    • A. Ask Guan Xinling or B. Ask Chen Xiaoman.
    • Each has a detailed sequence. For Guan Xinling, correctly identifying “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” gives favor and Achievement: “Art Basics.” For Chen Xiaoman, confronting her sugar daddy Su Huairen can unlock Achievement: “Spending Money” or “Birds of a Feather.”
  3. Second Date.
    • Another set of events for your chosen girl. For Guan Xinling, bribing a security guard leads to Achievement: “Art Partners.” For Chen Xiaoman, helping at the hospital and staying the night unlocks Achievement: “Under One Blanket” and can advance the relationship to Devoted (9).
  4. Third Date (Key Romance Scene).
    • The final push for your chosen romance. Making the correct intimate choices here locks in the Devoted (9) status and unlocks character-specific achievements like “All of Guan Guan.”

20-23. Plotting Against Rivals & Zhang Yun’er’s Advance. * You’ll frame Wang Dawei and Su Huairen (unlocking Achievement: “Resourceful”). * Critical Branch: Your interactions with Chairman Zhang Yun’er here are vital. You can have a one-night stand with her, which becomes a major plot point later. Using the “obedience pills” from Xiaoxue’s quest is an option here.

 

Chapter 3: The Love Triangle and Promotion

Consequences of Chapter 2’s romance choices come to a head.

  1. Lunchtime.
    • If both Guan Xinling and Chen Xiaoman are at Cherish (7) or higher, you trigger the “Love Triangle” event.
    • Navigating this carefully (e.g., bribing a waiter) can let you get support from both women, unlocking Achievement: “Time Management Master.”
  2. Finance Director Election.
    • There are 5 votes. You need at least 3.
    • Votes come from: The Secretary (if you helped him), Owen (if you helped him), a smitten saleswoman (guaranteed), and your romanced women(s).
    • Safety Net: If you had a one-night stand with Zhang Yun’er, she can overrule a failed vote for you.
  3. Final Choice of Chapter: Continue the revenge plan? Choosing “NO” here leads to an early ending: “Reining in at the Brink.”

 

Chapter 4: The Final Preparations

Setting the stage for the escape and final confrontation.

  1. Who visits you? Depends on who is at Cherish (7)+ from Chapter 3.
  2. Steal a Key: You can copy a key from Guan Xinling or Chen Xiaoman if you spent the night with them.
  3. Steal a Password: From their computers. Guan Xinling: happydog0409. Chen Xiaoman: beautylove0131.
  4. Infiltration QTE: A series of quick-time events. Failure leads to various Bad Endings.
  5. Zhang Yun’er’s Scene: If you had the one-night stand, you have a final emotional scene with her. You can choose to abandon the revenge plan, leading to the early ending: “Letting Go of the Past.”
  6. Dealing with Yan Xiaoxue: Final negotiations based on your history with her (photos, money given). Can cost you a significant portion of your escape funds.

 

Chapter 5: Escape

The getaway, fraught with danger.

1-4. On the Ship: You are betrayed. Options include jumping ship with a lifebuoy or fighting the captain (difficult QTE sequence). Failing the QTE unlocks Achievement: “Slow Hands” (patched). 5. Finding Shelter: You can meet a woman named “Xiaoyi.” Choosing to stay with her leads to additional scenes. 6. Final Messages: You receive messages from your romanced character(s). * If you go back for Guan Xinling, it leads to her ending path. * For Chen Xiaoman, you can choose to help clear her name, leading to a market confrontation (needs the lipstick from Chapter 1 for an extra option).

 

Chapter 6: Truth and Endings

The conclusion based on all your accumulated choices.

  1. Is the truth important? Your answer branches the path.
  2. Confrontation with the Zhangs: The scene differs based on whether you had the one-night stand with Zhang Yun’er.
  3. The Ultimate Choice:
    • Surrender to the police with Zhang Yun’er → Ending: “Wishing for One Heart.”
    • Continue escaping.
  4. Escape Successful.
  5. Final Choice: Return the Embezzled Money?
    • This is the most significant ending determinant.

 

Endings List:

  • Keep the Money:
    • No main romance → “Peaceful Life.”
    • Guan Xinling romance → “Together Morning and Night.”
    • Chen Xiaoman romance → “Never Betray in This Life.”
  • Return the Money:
    • No main romance → “Ordinary Old Age.”
    • Guan Xinling romance → “Never Part at Dusk.”
    • Chen Xiaoman romance → “Growing Old Together.”
    • Zhang Yun’er romance (requires one-night stand & no other Devoted romance) → “Together Until White Hair.”

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