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5/5 game. Overall well-done! As to the story, I know it. The gun represents his Harp, and this was the tale of a Bard.
This actually was a mythological reference. I don't remember the name, but it was about the most famous bard of the time, and he was so great, no one could resist the beautiful tunes of his instrument. He calmed Cerberus with his melody, even drove him to sleep, as well as ease the souls of Hades domain. Passed through, and begged Hades for the life of his loved one. Persephone, Hades Stockholm-syndrome wife, agreed. So Hades said "Don't look back until you leave, or I'll take her from you."
We don't know what makes him look back, but as the story goes, he does...
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its a great day in kong when you can play an inquisitively deep game, then quickly change to headshotting bunnys for an hour.
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It is a reference to Orpheus, who following the death of his wife went into Hades to get her back. All he had to do was leave without looking back at her. But at the very end he looks back and loses her forever. Very well done
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I love games like this! So wat exactly happened? I think the guy dies in front of the grave and u played as his soul...also the sound when u look back is freaky! Not something u wana play by urself at midnight!
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Also, the ending really sucks for pixel-man. The way I see it, he freaked out when his wifey died, and did a bunch of stupid stuff that got him a sentence (in hell) to have to repeatedly save his wife and then realize it didn't happen, die, and start again. So that's what happens when someone plays the game; his hellish eternity...wow...that was dark.........lol the lava looks like pepto bismol
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I love the use of Greek mythology, but I also saw another meaning in this game. When you are going to rescue the man's beloved, you can just do whatever you want, go back and forth, and fix mistakes you have made. On the way back, it is like real life. You can only go forward, and the choices you make are permanent. You can't go back and fix them, and you can't back away from something once you committed to it.
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icesoul56's comment this is the story of a greek myth: Orpheus was a skilled minstrel who was to marry Eurydice when she suddenly died. So he traveled into the underworld and convinced Hades with his music to let her go. Hades agreed on the condition that Orpheus could never look at Eurydice-who would follow behind him-until he was out of the underworld.
Orpheus and Eurydice began their travel above, but Orpheus began to fear that he was tricked. So when they were close, he looked behind him and saw his love before she returned to the underworld.
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(From Wikipedia)
The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice (also known as Agriope). While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice ran into a nest of snakes which bit her fatally on her heel. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus traveled to the underworld and by his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (he was the only person ever to do so), who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. He set off with Eurydice following and in his anxiety as soon as he reached the upper world he turned to look at her, forgetting that both needed to be in the upper world, and she vanished for the second time, but now forever.
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Wow, i love greek mythology so much, escpelly The Fall of Chronos (who got chopped up in tiny bits in peices by his own scythe) and Chronos was the god of time soo yeah...
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I only have one problem. If a game is mainly trying to illustrate a point, it shouldn't make me want to eat a stick of dynamite.
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This is the story of Orpheus, for anyone who doesn't know; he lost his lover and travelled to the underworld to reclaim her soul. In the myth, he made a deal with Hades. She would follow him out of the underworld, but if he looked back and saw her, she would be trapped forever. He almost reached the end and thought Hades had tricked him, so looked back to check if she was following and lost her forever. The story is somewhat altered to be more of a game than a movie, but it still conveys the basic message. I gave it 5/5.
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Just thought about the best post here.
The story is Orpheus and Eurydike, the old version takes places in the antiquity; in this one you use a gun.
This leads to my conclusion that the man you play is in our times and thinks of the old story of orpheus and how stupid it ended (Orpheus turned around and Eurydike died); and as he finally comes to the climax he hopes for a good ending and turns around, just to realize that his dream didnt come true.
So maybe the game is about the death and our helpnessless in front of it.
Well anyway; loved it, great sound, hard and pixxels, simply awesome sad.
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i think a soul him went to the under world to find his dead wife so when they get out she can be at peace and he can return to his body.
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Fun and great game.Its the kind of game that would drive gamers with no skill insane but yet so fun for us people who actually have skill *cough* dont find this "frustrating"
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This game, along with company of myself and coma, should be put in a "makes you think" category. These games always make me question, "what was I really doing?"
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Horrible game. Thank Horus there's no lives to lose in this game. I hated having to play certain areas over and over and over.