#cairn

[alwaysfaceleft]

we need more cairn art

[songsomi]

CAIRN (2025) dev. The Game Bakers "As pro climber Aava, you embark on the ascent of Mount Kami, a summit that has never been reached."

[mountainbaby25]

Cairn

[thesilicontribesman]

'Cairnholy I' Prehistoric Chambered Cairn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

[kel-ectric-avenue]

taken by me

[midground]

I think video games are actually one of the best mediums to explore tragedy. "It didn't have to end like this" and "it could only have ended like this" hits different when YOU are the one making the decision to push the story along to the conclusion it's been building towards, despite the consequences you can already foresee.

"What is driving me forwards" the protagonist wonders. It's me. The player. Making you fulfill your role in the narrative despite how much I want to let you change.

Despite how much I want for you to have learned your lesson, it's not in your nature to quit before the climax. And it is not in the nature of video games for the player to quit before seeing the ending through. We were both given a choice, but there's really only a single answer that both of us can accept.

This post is about Cairn.

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