5/16/2023 0 Comments A way to the woodsHe committed suicide later, much to the mother's chagrin. Depressingly justified later, when it is revealed that the mother accused the father of being abusive during the divorce hearings, causing him to lose any custody of their son. Disappeared Dad: The mother never touches upon what happened to Espen's father, only that one day "he was gone".Dimensional Traveller: Erik uses the shards of the shattered Bifröst (rainbow bridge linking Miðgarðr to Ásgarðr) to travel from the Forest to the modern world in order to kidnap those slated for sacrifice to Fenrir.Vidarr, son of Odin, promised to give Fenris food as long as Fenris didn't devour the sun. Deal with the Devil: An interesting example, as it was struck by a god.Blinded by the Light: A few creatures a sensitive to the light, and can be force back by flashing the flashlight at them.And to make sure his death wasn't in vain, she plans to take up Erik's task of sacrificing children. But at the same time, his death has bought the world more time. Bittersweet Ending: Espen is dead, despite everything the mother went through to bring him home.The Warg brothers also speak Icelandic (the closest living language to Old Norse). Bilingual Bonus: There are several runestones throughout the game (which use Elder Futhark runes to phonologically spell modern Norwegian) which give background on the mythos and surrounding area.The Atoner: In the end, the mother aims to become this, in order to make peace with both her transgression that drove her husband to suicide and for not being able to save Espen's life.Anti-Villain: Erik is not happy to have to sacrifice children to the Wargs, but is the only way to keep everyone alive.Another Dimension: The Forest is effectively this, being the focal point of the human world when Ragnarök happened and the Bifröst shattered, effectively isolating it in its own universe alongside the other surviving figures from Norse myth.There's also the Warg brothers, being absolutely massive wolves with glowing symbols along their bodies, corresponding to their roles as eaters of the sun and moon. A collectible in the game reveals it to be Sæhrímnir, the enchanted boar which is butchered and eaten every night in Valhöll (only to regenerate to be eaten the next night) who is understandably hostile after breaking loose during Ragnarök. Animalistic Abomination: One of the monsters faced is a horrific giant, rotting boar.However, Ragnarök happened, and the world is only sustained by child sacrifice to Fenris. After the End: An unusual take on the trope, as the normal world doesn't seem to be much different from normal.It takes extensive inspiration from Norse myths and the player finds many creatures of it throughout the game. The game follows a mother and son due in a getaway into the woods so she can focus on her work, but things become odder when he is taken by a stranger into the woods, and she goes to try to save him, but the forest hides many dangers. It was released for PC in October 2016, and ported to PS4 and Xbox One in May 2018. Through The Woods is a horror exploration game made by Antagonist and published by 1C Entertainment.
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