5/17/2023 0 Comments Can you die in abzuIt is impossible to avoid Journey when talking about Abzu. It’s meant to be arresting - the music swells while the diver struggles to pull themselves off the ground, the camera zooming in as the shark’s eyes close - but all I felt was the echo of something I’d already experienced more acutely in Journey (thatgamecompany, 2012) as that game’s hero similarly struggles against their failing body. The shark dies and you - a robotic diver - are reduced to thin industrial limbs and exposed metal, revealing clockwork movements and a clear connection to the technology which attacked you. ![]() There’s a scene halfway into Abzu (Giant Squid, 2016) where your shark friend attacks a piece of ancient machinery and causes you both to fall into an abyss, dazed and broken.
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