What triggers the Viral ending
Viral triggers when the park reaches total hate and the broadcast tells everyone to be scared and angry. You are not trying to photograph every fight in the park. You are trying to make one conflict the only story the TV can see.
The route starts with a single aggressive moment: a square-headed figure yelling at a circle. Once that moment is on air, the station keeps escalating it on its own, and your job is to feed the next step of the same chain instead of changing the subject.
What to photograph
First, the crazed square shouting at a circle. After that, photograph whichever group the current headline is about: the circle that now fears squares, the squares that snub circles, then the circles that hate squares. The camera decides which part of the park becomes news, so keep the lens on the conflict the TV is already covering.
Step-by-step route
- Find the square shouting at a circle near the start of the run and photograph that moment.
- Watch the TV and follow the escalation: Crazed square attacks, then Circle fears squares, then Squares snub circles, then Circles hate squares.
- Keep photographing the group named in the latest headline. Do not cut away to kindness, hats, or empty grass.
- When the broadcast reaches Everyone hates everyone, photograph one more beat of the same story, including the Be scared. Be angry. broadcast, until the ending card appears.
Common mistakes
The usual failure is a mid-route detour. A hat, a smile, or a patch of empty grass can be enough to start a different ending, and the TV moves on quickly. Early stray photos are usually harmless as long as you return to the conflict chain before the headline changes subject.
A second mistake is waiting too long between photos. The chain advances when the park reacts to the news, so keep giving the station the next image it is looking for.
How to confirm the ending
The run ends on a black card numbered ending 1 of 12. The title reads Viral Ending and the tagline is "the news found its story and the park paid for it". If you see a different tagline, the run branched into another ending.
Headlines to watch for
These are the on-screen captions that tell you the route is on track. If the TV stops using them, the run has moved to another story.
Crazed square attacksCircle fears squaresEveryone hates everyoneBe scared. Be angry.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the Viral ending take?
About four minutes on a clean run. The route is longer than Cricket, TV, or Breaking News because you have to let the TV escalate through several headlines.
Can I still get Viral if I photograph something else first?
Usually yes. One early photo of a smile or a hat does not lock the run. Return to the square-versus-circle conflict before the broadcast settles on a new subject.
What is the difference between Viral and Scared?
Viral pushes the whole park into mutual hate. Scared keeps the camera on one frightened circle until fear itself becomes the story. Both use conflict, but they end on different cards.
See also
- All 14 Say Cheese! endings — the full list and recommended order
- Scared Ending route — nobody knew who to fear so they feared everyone
- Hat Ending route — someone finally noticed the hat man in time
- Peace Ending route — the march took the station and aired the park as it really was
- How Say Cheese! chooses your ending — route families and the last-photo prompt
- How to start a run — controls, camera, and your first photo
- Camera and TV guide — how a photo becomes a headline