: By bypassing the official release, Alex missed out on the seamless Steam integration, cloud saves, and the satisfaction of supporting the creators who brought the Shepherd's journey to life.

: The game launched, but the frame rate stuttered to a crawl. The pirate "fix" had stripped away the game's optimization, leaving a shell that crashed every time a Seraph appeared on screen.

In the actual game, Sorey battles "Malevolence"—a corruption born of negative emotions. In Alex’s version, the Malevolence was literal malware.