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I'm just going to spend the whole game wearing a fursuit. Problem SOLVED.

Yeah, during the later parts of that sequence, I was convinced that they were doing another movie shoot, this one with better production values... I lost it when I got to the end and realized that, no, that was actually canon. That happened. The man rode a motherfarking missile and landed in the motherfarking Oval Office. That was a thing.

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One of the FAQs suggests unplugging and replugging the controller while the game is running. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you, unless you have a chatty mouse. (There are a few mice that constantly generate mouse-moved events in Windows, rather than only sending events when the mouse actually moves. This is problematic for a variety of reasons, but it especially effects games like Saints Row that support both mouse/keyboard and controller, and that pay attention to the most recent device to generate input; since the mouse is constantly generating input, the controller gets shouted down.)

When passport confiscation becomes an option, you'll see a handle appear at the bottom middle of the screen. From then on, when you want to confiscate a passport, drag the passport down to that handle; a window will appear on the screen, representing the drawer. Now just release the mouse button. The passport will now be shown as an envelope in the drawer. Click on something else (anything else), and the drawer will shut. A piece of paper should have appeared when you put the passport in the drawer; pretend that piece of paper is the passport -- put the necessary stamp(s) on that paper and give it to the applicant.

If for whatever reason you need to confiscate the passport and detain the applicant, don't forget to do it in that order -- confiscate, then detain.

This also happens on Surface Pros, and there's currently no workaround. That's a real shame, because this game would be awesome on a touch device.

Another thing you can use the scanner for (and the only place I've found where clicking on the whole scanned pic does any good):

• You see someone and say "is that really a dude/lady?"
• Inspect the "M" or "F" on the passport against the passport picture or against the person.
• If it says "MATCHING DATA", then put your doubts aside and go on with the transaction.
• If it says "DISCREPANCY DETECTED", then interrogate.
• The person will naturally deny a problem.
• Click SEARCH.
• Now inspect the "M" or "F" on the passport against the whole scanned image.
• If it says "MATCHING DATA", then apply brain bleach and go on with the transaction.
• If it says "DISCREPANCY DETECTED", then interrogate, deny and/or detain.

If you've got several people in the room, Papers, Please is great for 'cooperative multiplayer' -- you could see some of this going on during the quick look. 'Okay, I'll sit at the computer and spread out the documents as soon as I can. I'll check the stuff on the passports; you check the work permits; you check the identity supplements. Shout if you see something. Glory to Arstotzka.'

Equal rights for moles, yo.

Also, every once in a while in the late evening, the manhole cover will be open and you can visit the underground Fortress of Moleitude.

I voted no, but the real correct answer is "Yes, but it only works for Theater of Magic machines, BECAUSE MAGIC."

The flag flying in my village right now. The man filled the unforgiving minute with sixty goddamn seconds' worth of distance run.