How to Get the Reverse Ending in Say Cheese
| Evidence | Status |
|---|---|
| Route name and written accounts | 2 written accounts · recording independence unresolved |
| Detailed sequence | Attributed below to the guide that describes it · checked 2 Nov 2026 |
Wait. Let neighbors walk into the view until you can count at least seven characters, then press the shutter once. Reverse is patient in a different way from the television route: you are waiting on bodies, not on screen states. One photo is the whole action. A second photo is not part of the written steps.
Counting is the stall. Lamps, the fountain, and the television are not characters. Round heads and square heads are. If you count six and shoot, you are short by the guides' number. Let one more neighbor enter. If you count nine, you are still fine. The condition is a minimum.
The seven-character description distinguishes this account from the empty-grass photographs used for Breaking News. A frame containing one couple also differs from the stated crowd condition. These are comparisons between source descriptions, rather than a complete list of the game’s internal detection or reset rules.
I do not know whether partial bodies at the edge count. The guides say "on screen" without a crop rule. When I am unsure, I wait until seven full figures are obvious rather than arguing with the edge.
The sibling that wants three photos of people saying the word is Say Cheese. The empty five-shot is Breaking News. Do not combine the waits in one run unless you enjoy muddled headlines.
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Checked 2026-11-02.