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Way too buggy to be given badges let alone a card, just goes to prove that you have to pay Kongregate a lot to be added.
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for people praising the story: Its a play on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus) though with some obvious differences. Nicely done. Entertaining yet simplistic.
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small change but keep it going
Orpheus was a master lyre player. His wife Eurydice attracted Aristaeus who pursued her, she stepped snake, died, and was taken to Underworld. Orpheus went to underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus. He encountered Hades, who refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus' music so touched Persephone (Hades wife) that she pleaded his case, Hades relented. On one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Orpheus walked back to the cave opening and started climbing the rockslide back up. He stumbled right at the end on a tracheous group of rocks so being a gentleman looked back to offer his wife a hand over the rocks, she disappeared ( while smiling at him forgivingly) back into Hades, and he lost her forever. He went to the forest singing sadly until the gods took pity on him and put his lyre in the sky as a constellation, and he died, going below to join her in death. KEEP IT GOING
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finally, and oh, look at that, it's not even the final level ^^
this babe must love that guy very much, since as soon as he touches her, she dissapears... :/
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever. KEEP IT GOING
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ahh, you guys are taking the allusion too far. the really interesting part is the mobius loop part... but it isn't really that different... all of the effort taken to not look back, when he is already doomed, and by his own hand. the futility/punishment of trying to defy fate... it sounds like a theme of ancient greek literature, right?
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awesome game, some nice old school platforming, and a surprising story telling ability with no text and very little animation.
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It was ... okay
At too many Screens you need more luck than skill, and many others are just way to hard.
Not very balanced.
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Dude! You just completed the To the Underworld and Back achievement in Don't Look Back and won the To the Underworld and Back badge and 15 points!
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One of the best games I have played in a long time... simple: just run jump and shoot, and a few timing things here or there. Took me about ten minutes to beat but was a lot of fun. I like that you have infinite lives and the fun in the game is trying to figure out all the little things you need to do to get to the next screen.
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OMG, I might be the first who actually noticed this, but this is the Greek mythological tale where the man goes to the underworld to bring a woman back to the surface, but can't look at her until he reaches the surface! 5/5
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Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope and therefore a grand musician. His wife was a dryad, Eurydice, who also attracted the attentions of Aristaeus. Aristaeus pursued her until she stepped on a poisonous snake and was forced into the Underworld. Orpheus was determined to retrieve his beloved. He journeyed down to the underworld, first charming Charon, ferryman of the dead, and lulling to sleep Cerberus, the three-headed watchdog. He encountered Hades, who initially refused to release Eurydice, but Orpheus's music so touched Persephone that she pleaded Orpheus's case, and Hades relented. There was one condition: that Orpheus not look back on their way out. Of course, Orpheus was worried that Eurydice was not behind him, and he fatefully glanced back to see if she was following him. She disappeared back into Hades, and he lost her forever. KEEP IT GOING