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Released Games => Knytt Underground => Topic started by: Neat-o on December 27, 2012, 08:14:04

Title: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: Neat-o on December 27, 2012, 08:14:04: I've been doing quite a bit of adventuring in "The Interlude"...

Spoiler: (click to show/hide)
Those who have done the same, you may remember the area up in the skies having a dark creepy looking moon, a luminescent life-size flower underneath it, and also a hidden area just above the fireworks are with a giant blue light bulb. Now I figure the moon is just ambient, but do the flowers mean anything? Also what the heck is the giant moon in the first room of the Interlude about??

I know light bulbs are "soul caskets" but this one was significant enough, large enough, bright enough, and hidden enough to make me think that it was supposed to signify some individual. Any others who are more keen on the story in past games have any ideas who that might be?

Thanks in advance for anybody with any insight! P.S. Hi Ponto

EDIT: This is the PC version.
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: LPChip on December 27, 2012, 12:27:33: Spoiler: if these are items you can pick up... (click to show/hide)
If you can pick up these flowers, then yes, the flowers have a meaning. If you cannot, then no they don't.
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: sergiocornaga on December 27, 2012, 13:57:29: These are background flowers, but they're bright white and glowing. It's hard not to attribute meaning to them. There's another glowing white flower elsewhere in the game that I have similar feelings towards.
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: Purple Ink on December 27, 2012, 18:00:33: I've seen a number of things that make me stop and wonder the same thing. Is it just there or is there some kind of meaning behind it?

Curse you, Nifflas, for being such a genius! C)
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: Neat-o on December 28, 2012, 04:21:27: Quote from: LPChip on December 27, 2012, 12:27:33
Spoiler: if these are items you can pick up... (click to show/hide)
If you can pick up these flowers, then yes, the flowers have a meaning. If you cannot, then no they don't.

As somebody said, these are significant enough to make me wonder if there is symbolism in them. They even have a little "ping" sound when you enter the room they are located in. They're not just the average flowers in the background or tiny little things on the ground. Ah well, guess I'll just have to wonder!
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: LPChip on December 28, 2012, 12:31:16: They're magical, aren't they? ;)
Title: Re: Ambience, or subtle symbolism? [spoilers]
Post by: Headgrinder on December 31, 2012, 16:26:31: Beauty is always symbolic. XD Quite possibly Nifflas is just leaving certain aspects open for interesting interpretations.