Californium

Californium

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wjousts May 2, 2017 @ 8:04pm
Just finished [potential spoilers]
And...huh? What did I just play?

I'm really not sure if I loved it or hated it.
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Tharnamus Maximus Feb 5, 2018 @ 11:23pm 
Me neither!
Fudz Feb 12, 2018 @ 3:38pm 
My interpetation:

You are a guy who lived through the hippy days and you are a sci-fi writer... your daughter Alice died and it WRECKED you. Your wife Thea left you because she couldnt stand being around you anymore.

You start drinking/taking drugs, and then the illusions start kicking in... the tv... The voice in your head which is your ego, you past self who used to be so good at writing new stories, its trying to give you inspiration by showing you parallel worlds...

Except it all backfires because in reality you are just slowly deing until eventually you can hear the paramedics in the last level state your time of death after trying to reviving you.

Its basically a romp through your subconscience, for example Alice the AI in your head in Mars is the 'spirit of your daughter', notice the Theta symbol on all interactive spots refering to your wife 'Thea'. You ascend to a mountain with the 'Theta' symbol when you die, symbolising your love for Thea.

Apparently its all inspired by the writings of some guy, but ultimately its a neat little indie game that perhaps serves as a nice experiment for the devs.

Its been two years but hopefully these devs are still around and doing other things.

Last edited by Fudz; Feb 12, 2018 @ 3:38pm
John C Flett Feb 3, 2021 @ 10:26am 
It's an odd and flawed game but I certainly feel a measure of love for it. I'm a long time fan of Philip K. ♥♥♥♥ and, though not actually adapted from his work, I thought it was one of the closest things I've seen to capture the spirit of his writing.
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