[SPOILER] Plot Discussion Thread *Spoiler Alert*

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She was really sick, but it is never explicitly said she died. In fact, there is a loading screen that says when Daniel went off to Algeria, she had already lived two years longer than expected.

It all depends on how the player 'played the game'. There's either a loading screen that implied Hazel died, or one that says she lived longer than expected and bid Daniel a safe trip to Algeria.

That was taken out of the official game, though. Hazel lived to see Daniel off to Algeria.

No it wasn't. In the developer commentary you hear them talk about it being in the game. :L

Really? I've played through several times with all endings and never had it implied otherwise...

Maybe that's why I was convinced she died. I remember reading it on TV Tropes even though I did get the "Hazel lives" loading screen.