File[everydaythesamedream.swf] - (1.73 MB)
[_] [G] yush Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)01:51 No.1365062
yush my journey is complete
Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)01:55 No.1365064
thanx /f/
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:01 No.1365070
I can't seem to do the last thing o_O
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:02 No.1365071
get out of your car and walk until you see a cow
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:05 No.1365074
I've talked to the hobo, went naked, jumped off the building, pet the cow, and gone to work...
now what?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:05 No.1365075
So I've gotten fired, pet the cow, jumped off the building and went with the homeless guy
What am I missing?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:06 No.1365077
stop and watch the tree
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:06 No.1365078
pick up the leaf when you go to work
>> [_] Secret Zyzz Meme Master !!vvmiSMKPTj9 09/05/10(Sun)02:18 No.1365083
So the dream is to die?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:20 No.1365085
I guess, but lets hear some other hypothesis first... anyone?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:28 No.1365086
I feel like it is representing how he sees himself slowly killing himself a little every day by
wearing his boring suit and tie every day, by getting caught in the same traffic jams every day,
and by doing his boring, shitty job every day.
>> [_] Secret Zyzz Meme Master !!vvmiSMKPTj9 09/05/10(Sun)02:28 No.1365087
I guess another way to view it, is that "he" is dreaming of changing his life, to escape from the
monotony. The only problem with that is the ending, where he watches "himself" jump off the
office building. It could be someone else however. It's ambiguous. To progress in the game, you
must "change" the daily routine to include novelty.
I still think the "dream" is death however, as the bum takes you to a grave yard. Another game
progression element is killing yourself (jumping from the building). Watching the leaf fall is a
metaphor for death, as the leaf ceases to be part of the photosynthesis process of the tree, and
"dies" when it is shed. Going in naked and getting fired is akin to dying. Petting the cow
however is the only thing not reminiscent of death.
That's 4/5 game progression elements directly related to death. I'm sure we can come up with a
death image for the petting of the cow.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:33 No.1365090
in some religions, people believe that when you die, you reincarnate into a cow
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:33 No.1365091
Well he doesn't so much pet the cow as touch it for a period of time, which is more akin to
saying goodbye to something than just idly messing around with it, and the cow doesn't appear
again after you touch it, so it could be that the cow is dying or the main character is saying
good bye to life before going off to die.
>> [_] Secret Zyzz Meme Master !!vvmiSMKPTj9 09/05/10(Sun)02:36 No.1365095
>>1365090
>>1365091
I think you could interpret it either way.
The coup de grat is the last sequence, when everyone has vanished. I believe at this "point" you
are dead. You watch yourself jump to your death, and then you are finally "free." Curtain fall.
The end.
I think it is a sad game, and it could have ended a little different towards a lighter side, but
whatever.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:38 No.1365097
honestly, i dont need this shit right before i get a desk job. twice as depressed about it now.
>> [_] Secret Zyzz Meme Master !!vvmiSMKPTj9 09/05/10(Sun)02:40 No.1365098
>>1365097
This, the concept not the game, is why I'm taking a break from uni to try and figure things out.
I don't want to be a slave chained to a desk enduring a repetitive slide show. There has to be
more to life.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:40 No.1365099
>>1365097
Don't do it, you'll kill yourself.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:45 No.1365105
How the fuck does he walk without swinging his briefcase?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)02:47 No.1365108
>>1365105
He's a Wizard, and swinging your arms is an unconscious reaction for some people but not for
other and you don't actually HAVE to move your arms while walking >.>
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)03:02 No.1365118
I demand song sauce
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)03:05 No.1365122
so... I watched him jump off. now what
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)03:05 No.1365123
>>1365122
That's the whole shebang
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)03:11 No.1365127
I'm tearing up watching/playing this.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)03:17 No.1365130
If you're getting depressed over this flash, notice that it (and others like it) skips over the
actual "doing your job" part of the day. The suggestion usually is that this part is so obviously
boring and pointless that the author doesn't even need to show it.
Well no shit, Sherlock, if you're spending eight hours a day doing something tedious then of
course you're going to hate life!
Lesson learned: if your job sucks, find a different job.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)04:48 No.1365162
>>1365130
Yes because the millions of tedious jobs don't need doing, and there are billions of easy to get
jobs doing what each of us individually loves.
Capitalism is a joke, an illusion of a lottery, the American dream is a sham to get people to
willingly enslave themselves so the rich can go to the country club.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)04:53 No.1365166
I'm jealous. i've always wanted to kill my self this way, but now, I kind of don't.
Makes me want to find a wife, and hug a cow.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)05:00 No.1365171
>>1365166
find a cow make it your wife two birds one stone don't over complicate things.
>> [_] Mr. Fedora 09/05/10(Sun)05:01 No.1365172
Due to the name of the 'game' itself, I personally believe that the game is not actually about
death, but change. If you die in your own dream, it represents an upcoming drastic change, and
watching someone you know die represents acquisition to a major quality that they had. Cows
represent future prosperity and goals, and saying goodbye means you've come to peace that you
will not achieve your goals or dreams. To see someone homeless in your dream represents a
disconnection to your own world or relationships in life, and viewing a graveyard represents
self-reflection and the memories you have made.
>> [_] Mr. Fedora 09/05/10(Sun)05:02 No.1365173
A dead leaf represents old age or a foretelling of change, but catching a dead leaf in the wind
is a symbol to accepting what is to come. Being naked represents vulnerability, and being told to
dress yourself means that others want you to put up a stronger visage. Finally, being the only
person in your dream where there should be others, represents loneliness and isolation from
everyone you know.
>> [_] Mr. Fedora 09/05/10(Sun)05:02 No.1365174
That, and if you noticed the chart in the back, it represents the general self-esteem of the
character you play as, and it slowly decreases as you continue on, showing that your self-esteem
is dying until you watch yourself/someone else commit suicide.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)05:05 No.1365175
>>1365174
thats deep man
>> [_] Mr. Fedora 09/05/10(Sun)05:30 No.1365180
>>1365175
Deep as you can get.
Might I add, the average person cannot see anything on a TV when they are dreaming, or even
manage to read anything in their sleep. That, and illumination tends to stay the same, with the
lights unable to be controlled.
All signs towards a dream, or someone who didn't feel like changing illumination in the midst of
a flash.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)07:02 No.1365213
so we should all kill ourselves to avoid capitolism
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)07:37 No.1365235
>>1365162
It rewards people intelligent enough to make something of themselves. Don't want a horrible dead
end job? Don't be an idiot.
>> [_] Mr. Fedora 09/05/10(Sun)07:51 No.1365245
>>1365235
Capitalism also enjoys keeping those who are rich rich, and siphon out money from those who need
it more. There are plenty of people who could manage to make a living, but there are just as many
who cannot even manage time to dream for such.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)09:56 No.1365288
Anyone else turn off the TV and alarm clock?
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)10:01 No.1365291
Death doesn't automatically remove everyone. They disappear once you've done 5 things different.
The lady in the elevator tells you how many more 'steps' you have to take before you become a new
person.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)10:36 No.1365302
yeah I'm all alone Now !!!
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)11:04 No.1365315
>>1365235
Not everyone who isn't an idiot can. Capitalism is a pyramid scheme. Only a small percentage of
people can be near the top, and those are most definitely not the "smartest, most skilled"
people. They are the greediest most manipulative people.
Sorry if I don't care for a system that promotes those negative traits at the expense of everyone
else.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)11:24 No.1365324
>>1365315
We aren't a capitalist society; if we were we'd have control over our own money supply instead of
the Federal Reserve M2 being 53 trillion; that's over 52 trillion in banknotes masquerading as
actual capital. The actual M0 is 823 Billion in actual cash and hasn't changed since the 60's.
When the people are in control of their money, that's capitalism. When they are not, it's an
oligarchy.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)11:33 No.1365327
200 years ago you would run your farm and feed yourself. That was it. That was your life for 70%
of the people.
Now you can work in exchange for cash, and go out with friends drinking, browse the internet,
travel overseas, and play video games.
Seriously you are all a bunch of ungrateful fucks.
Money was always in-equally distributed. But for the majority of people, life has never been
better than it has now.
>> [_] Anonymous 09/05/10(Sun)12:42 No.1365351
so i picked the leaf, pet the cow, gone to work naked.
now what?
