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passage(6)


NAME

   passage - a game about the passage through life

SYNOPSIS

   passage

DESCRIPTION

   Passage  is  a  video game written by Jason Rohrer about navigating the
   maze  that  is  life  and  the  obstacles,  rewards,   disappointments,
   challenges,  relationships and the inevitable departure that is part of
   the adventure of life.

   Passage is an art game. As a result,  some  people  love  it  and  some
   people  hate it. Check out the links to places it has been discussed on
   the website for some of the reactions.

   The mechanics of the game are fairly simple. Your "score" is related to
   two  things;  exploration and treasure. Treasure pieces are represented
   by blue stars that you find in the treasure chests scattered about  the
   maze of life's challenges. Some chests will be empty, so you must learn
   which sequence of gems on the front of the  chests  means  treasure  is
   inside.   You  have  the  option  to  team up with a spouse. If you do,
   exploring life will be more rewarding but some treasure will no  longer
   be  reachable.   As  in  life, your spouse will die and that death will
   slow you down.  In the end, you will die alone after your 5 minutes  is
   up.

   The  most  interesting  part  about this game is the emotions it evokes
   within the player of the game. The ultra-low-res pixel art helps  here,
   by  not  being  too  distracting  and by leaving plenty room for viewer
   interpretation.

   The followup to Passage is  Gravitation,  another  art  game  by  Jason
   Rohrer.

USAGE

   Passage has no command-line options.

   The arrow keys move the player around.

   The Esc key is used to quit the game.

   The  game  resolution  and  use of fullscreen or a window can be set by
   editing the files in /etc/passage.

SEE ALSO

   The website and discussion: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/

   The               game               creators                statement:
   http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/statement.html

                              March 2008                        passage(6)



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