![]() ![]() Wintry Auroral Sky: During the night in winter, the aurora lights up the sky.Wide Open Sand Box: Explore all you want, it's what the island is there for.Water Is Blue: The ocean is a neutral blue, and opaque.You can explore the entire thing in only an hour if you don't stop to take in the scenery. Space Compression: Lovely as it is, the island isn't very big.Seasonal Baggage: All four seasons are on full display here, and each carries a unique mood and musical theme.And since the island is different each time you play, you'll always have new vistas to ogle. Everything is lushly colored and looks beautiful at any distance, and the lighting and weather can produce some breathtaking views. Scenery Porn: Proteus's bread and butter, and pretty much the whole point of the game.Robinsonade: Starting the game spawns you in an ocean just off the shore of the island, and the only thing to do is explore that island.Whether this makes the game serene and relaxing or incredibly boring is a major point of contention. There are no mechanisms to activate, no NPCs to talk to, and not even any goals to accomplish. You cannot run, jump, or directly interact with anything. Minimalism: Proteus is about as basic as a first-person adventure can be.The Lost Woods: Whatever parts of the island aren't Green Hill Zone will be this instead.Green Hill Zone: The island is always like this, most strikingly when it's sunny (which is how the it starts out every time you play).Lots of big, green climbable hills everywhere, which makes for a great place to watch the sunset. Ghibli Hills: One of the only constants in the world-generation software.Eternal Equinox: Day and night work on a fixed cycle, with each lasting about five minutes.While the real world may turn dreary and ugly, Proteus is always oh-so-beautiful. The music track that plays during this part is even called "Ascension." Ending by Ascending: If you play all the way to the winter night, the game ends with you slowly floating up into the sky.Dreaming of a White Christmas: Winter's arrival is signaled by the falling of snow, which creates new music and a change of landscape.Deserted Island: Hope you don't crave companionship, because there's nobody else around.Cheat Code: Press Ctrl+Z+0 to turn on debug mode.At the end of the game, when you leave, your character's eyes close. Bookends: When you enter into a new world, there's a first person view of your character's eyes opening.Ambiguously Human: Since you never see any part of yourself, you could be almost anything.It's not uncommon to see a blue gopher in your travels. ![]()
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