+ 1 for eldritch rituals
Interesting history, I really like the journal section.
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I like all the different entity images, including the best entity🐐
I will mention that there are two sentences right after each other saying Dendroids extend root-like tendrils into the soil. I believe this was an error.
I partly enjoyed reading this level and found the core concept quite interesting and well executed. However, the level didnt fully appeal to me for personal reasons.
Here's the main reason:
I generally dislike apocalyptic, war and other such relatable aspect. They are already gruesome and shouldnt belong to any forums at all. Maybe Im the only one who thinks this way, but this level got me very heavy apocalyptic vibes to me. Sure, i know such levels are the essence for horror/liminality related things like the Backrooms.
Dont get me wrong please, as ive said i find the general concept very cool, and thats the first level for me that i kinda enjoyed.
Im going with a novote here because I dont think this level deserves a negative rating. Its not bad at all, and Im someone who rarely gives downvotes (except, when I can back them up with a very solid critic) at all.
First off, this was a really interesting level, definitely +1
I found the journal part pretty interesting, but I feel like I'm missing some implications; I noticed that the smell of old pennies was brought up multiple times, is it supposed to allude to blood, wine, or something else? Also, the gods real name, is that an entity mentioned in other parts of the wiki I haven't read yet, or is it an original creation for this level?
Regardless, whether it was something that went over my head or mysterious on purpose, I found it a really good read.
The god's name is a reference to a Lovecraft / Cthulhu Mythos outergod which also possesses connections and imagery to Goats and I presume this is the first or second time it's been used in The Backrooms Wikidot lore. The original version of said outergod's name (from the cthulhu mythos) had a slur soundalike in it (It was written by Lovecraft afterall) so It was probably changed to "Shub-Nozurath" in order to avoid that.
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