![]() ![]() Now one thing I really enjoyed about Oxenfree was playing it at my own pace. Its not that I just cant be bothered with the ARG because its time consuming, its that I feel like the game, as a work of art, should be complete in of itself. It's a little bit anti-climatic imo so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the arg to deliver a better end. This could hold water for the theory that the original Alex has sacrificed herself and thus she is now stuck in an eternal time loop and we're just playing one of her loops. A sort of clue from the devs that it's not going to be over soon.Įdit: Actually now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure the ghosts have implied ingame that they've seen Alex try before, and failed. I know it's within context of sacrificing Clarissa but it could also have a subtle double-meaning going on. The rules." potentially implies that everything is not what it seems and that there are more things hidden in-game. I for one, am a fan of the arg, but the only vaguest allusion i can think of to the "hidden ending" of the game, and this is a bit of a stretch and by that i mean a lot of stretching, is when the ghosts strike a deal with Alex. ![]() The arg is very much psuedo-role-playing in nature and not everyone has the time or interest for that. Strictly speaking though, from a regular gamer's perspective the whole reliance on the arg to justify the underhanded plot device of the ending is just iffy and time-consuming. It's very engaging for writers, story-tellers, the creative bunch or just, people who like solving mysteries. The Arg is great in a sense of world-building and atmospheric-creation. It makes sense on playthroughs where Alex sacrifices herself - the ghosts posses her through the rest of her life, and her consciousness is trapped in the loop - but when Alex gives them Clarissa why is Alex still trapped? In the epilogue her eyes still glow red, which surely can only mean the ghosts screwed her over. What would be the point of that?Īnd also, why is it that Alex is still stuck in a loop even after she sacrifices Clarissa. It feels weak that after just a few minutes conversation with Alex they can suddenly just be convinced to stay in their recurring hell, when the prospect of freedom is right in front of them.Īnd another thing - why is it that when Clarissa is sacrificed she disappears? Presumably the ghosts wanted to posses her, so they could return to reality, not just drag her into their hell with them. ![]() And from their perspective you really cant blame them. These ghosts - who've been trapped disembodied in another dimension for god knows how long - seem to be willing to do anything to escape. And it doesn't make sense to me from a narrative perspective. I feel like the fact that you can do that completely deflates the drama in that scene. I was really very underwhelmed when I looked it up and found out that it was possible just to reason with the ghosts, and get everyone away. It's not that I wanted to condemn her to an eternity of suffering in a alternate dimension, obviously I wouldn't wish that on anyone, but it seemed to me that the stakes were so high, that the choice was between sacrificing myself or sacrificing Clarissa. I just finished the game, and during the final sequence I sacrificed Clarissa almost without hesitation, and was surprised to see only 5% of people did. If you have any questions or concerns about anything above, please send a message to the moderators. Your post was flagged as spam by a spam bot. Your post contained a question already answered in the FAQ. Your post broke one or several of the Subreddit rules. Your post may have been removed/flagged as spam for one or several reasons listed below. When you make a comment/text post that contains spoilers, please use one of the following codes below to hide the content. ![]() Non-descriptive and spoiler-y titles are not allowed. All posts must be either directly (preferably) or indirectly related to OXENFREE.Ĥ. You can have your opinions, just don't be rude about it.ģ. Looking for games, movies, books, music, and more similar to Oxenfree? Check out our recommendations list!ġ. Players control Alex, who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party gone wrong off the coast of their hometown. Night School Studio's OXENFREE is a supernatural teen thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. ![]()
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