The second clue we get to understanding how we came to this alien world comes after we reactivate the Rusalki’s power filter and repair drones, and Elsenova becomes conscious enough to speak in complete sentences, she tells us of a duality of existence in this setting: the “world stream” in which the planet Sudra lies, and the “Breach.” This trait will be necessary to defeat the wicked Athetos, who also possesses this Pattern-Mind characteristic. The closest explanation we get is that a Pattern-Mind is someone with the ability to manipulate matter. Elsenova, in a proper Hero’s Journey-esque set up, informs us that we possess what is called a Patter-Mind, a special and nearly inexplicable gift. As we explore this infected planet we learn more about its history, somewhat from Elsenova and the other Rusalki, but mostly from little notes and messages we find around the world. They have been broken down by a being called Athetos, an invader from another world. The world of Sudra.Īs we explored this world, we encounter beings called Rusalki, God-like technological entities left by a now deceased race called Sudrans. This story begins the way any good science fiction story does, with an unexpected lab explosion that thrusts us, a character named Trace, into a dark and bloody world like no one has ever seen. The title suggests a reality in which we are moving towards the fundamental principle by which by which we understand things, by which we understand the world. New Math.Īnd the word “Verge,” meaning the edge or bending toward. The most famous example of this is Euclid’s “ The Elements.” Euclid established five postulates, five axioms, extrapolating them one by one, and in doing so laid the foundation for all geometry and physics until the 20 th century when new, conflicting observations lead to the creation of Special Relativity, General Relativity, and Quantum Physics, which required new axioms to be created to work. Let us begin with a quick look at the title, “ Axiom Verge.” An Axiom, meaning that which is turned around, is an idea that cannot itself be proven, but lays the foundation for a functional evaluation of other information and drawing further conclusions to be considered true within a system of thought. “All data are filtered, observation is necessarily theory-laden.” ~ Norwood Russel Hanson The Many-Worlds theory, PanPsychism, and Solipsism. Above all is its elegant delivery of three different schools of thought related to the philosophy of science in the order of a deep and complex narrative world. The mysterious, cyber-horror aesthetic, the sudden feeling of depth when looking at some of the backgrounds, and the exponential feeling of escalation you get as you obtain new weapons and upgrade tools are thrilling and at times overwhelming. Before we get into this, let me just say that this game was amazing, and if you have not played it is well worth the investment.
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