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And this is I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. The moment of that revelation though is easily one of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream's most shocking moments. You can probably guess what follows-Ellen finds the strength to fight her fear, blah blah blah, you know how this story goes. It came out of nowhere, even for people who hadn't bought the game. Making it more so here, this event and the bits leading up to it weren't simply part of the game, but the demo. Speaking purely of fiction, it's developed into the lazy writer's standard go-to, to the point that if a female character needs some kind of tragedy in her life, it's almost always going to be that rather than something like 'I killed my father to end his suffering and then they found a cure.' There's a definite sigh to be had that Ellen's big personal tragedy had to be rape-not to in any way brush off the crime itself or in any way suggest it's not an appalling thing that nobody should ever have to go through. It feels like there's at least four unfortunate implications in that, though I'm not entirely sure I want to try and work out the specifics. Benny on the other hand, originally gay, has been turned straight, but also into a simian style mutant with a huge penis.

Ellen for instance, as the only woman in a sci-fi horror story, has inevitably been turned into the group's prostitute, there to be used and abused.

What there isn't is much on the characters themselves, who are pretty two-dimensional and a little squicky. There's more going on than just that, not least that while the title obviously refers to Ted's eventual fate, it also applies to AM-an arrogant, omnipotent god trapped by wires and logic subroutines and unable to ever fill its full potential. Though maybe more suited to a platformer than an adventure game.

Ted resigns himself to this on the grounds that at least the others have been spared the same, and the story ends.Ĭheery stuff. He's a teeny-bit ticked off at having his toys taken away, and in revenge turns Ted into an immortal blob monster who will never be able to escape his torment, and in fact perceive time slower, just to make sure he appreciates it. oh, what's the phrase? A little miffed? No, stronger.

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