Overview
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Your objective: Help Riley realize Maddie's difference.
Welcome to Tricky Story Story 2 Level 43! The scene is divided by a black center line into left and right worlds. On the left is the real Riley (wearing iconic light blue denim suit and white sneakers, carrying a backpack). On the right is best friend Maddie who has been disguised to impersonate Riley but is full of flaws (wearing gray sweatshirt with "EP" lettering and blue short skirt). This level's core mechanism is detail spot-the-difference mode (0/9). You need to help the real Riley carefully examine this imposter in front of her and find 9 key "contrast flaws" in her accessories, clothing details and personal items all over her body. Each successful click confirmation will add "+1" to the progress bar. Collect 9 detail differences to let Riley expose the impersonation truth on the spot!
Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Here's the complete solution. Follow these 9 steps in order — each one is a concrete action you take on screen.
- Compare and Click Right Gray Long Hair on Head (Progress 1/9): Observe the hairstyles of both. Although the colors are both orange-red, the hair tying method and arc of hair strands on both sides of Maddie on the right are obviously somewhat unnatural. Click the hair of the girl on the right to cut into the first flaw.
- Compare and Click Black Earring on Right Ear (Progress 2/9): Carefully examine the left ear of the girl on the right. She is wearing a conspicuous black round earring, while the real Riley on the left has no accessories on her ears. Click the earring of the girl on the right.
- Compare and Click Black Heart Necklace on Neck (Progress 3/9): Compare the necks of both. The girl on the right has a thick necklace with a black heart pendant hanging around her neck, while the real Riley wearing a white T-shirt does not have this necklace. Click the pendant.
- Compare and Click Large "EP" Letters on Gray Sweatshirt (Progress 4/9): Observe the core tops of both. The real Riley is wearing a blue denim jacket, while the girl on the right is wearing a gray sweatshirt with huge black "EP" English letters printed on it. Click this letter pattern.
- Compare and Click Blue Short Skirt Worn on Lower Body (Progress 5/9): Move your gaze to the lower body. The real Riley is wearing a pair of slender blue denim long pants, while the fake on the right is actually wearing a light blue pleated short skirt. Click the short skirt.
- Compare and Click Black Crossbody Bag Rope Hanging on Waist (Progress 6/9): Notice the black and white beaded leather bag strap crossbody across the chest of the girl on the right. This is completely different from the purple bead strap the real Riley is holding in her right hand. Click this bag strap. Progress bar successfully adds 1.
- Compare and Click Right Girl's Empty Shoulders (Progress 7/9): Observe the backpacks. The real Riley on the left is properly carrying her iconic brown backpack, while the girl on the right has nothing on her shoulders. Click the shoulder gap of the girl on the right.
- Compare and Click Short Socks on Right Foot (Progress 8/9): Move your view to the bottom ankle. The girl on the right has a pair of white sports short socks on her ankles, while the real Riley's ankles on the left are completely bare without wearing long socks. Click the short socks on the right.
- Compare and Click Old White Sneakers on Right (Progress 9/9): Finally, carefully observe the sneakers of both. Although both are white, the white sneakers on the right girl's feet have slight texture abnormalities in shoelace tying method and side seam outline (progress bar fills to 9/9 full). Riley points out all unreasonable points with one word. Maddie instantly panics and takes off the disguise. They recognize each other and enter the grand finale ultimate plot!
Pro Tips
Use these tips to make things easier — they cover the common traps and fastest route through.
- Top to bottom efficient scanning: This level has no hard gravity sequential logic for any multi-component assembly. All 9 spot-the-differences are completely parallel. It is recommended to adopt a "head to toe" visual scanning sequence. In the first 15 seconds of opening, use two fingers to frantically continuously tap on the right girl's hair, earrings, clothes, and skirt. This can extremely quickly fill the first 6 progress points.
- Filter irrelevant static interference textures: The tall green trees outside the window on the left center line, the black logo sign hanging deep in the center hall, and the colorful talent show poster graffiti densely painted on the white wall on the right are all non-interactive dead backgrounds. Random clicking will seriously consume your 60-second hard time limit.
Still Stuck?
If the solution isn't matching what you see on screen, double-check the screenshot above to confirm you're on the right page, then follow the video walkthrough step by step. For other stages, browse the full Tricky Story walkthrough directory.