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''The Path'' is a psychological horror game that centers around the psychological exploration of six young girls. The player can choose which girl to play as and explore her mind via a forest and eventually a house. Mysteries are slowly and cryptically revealed as the player obeys or does not obey the only instruction: "Go to Grandmother's house and stay on the path." | ''The Path'' is a psychological horror game that centers around the psychological exploration of six young girls. The player can choose which girl to play as and explore her mind via a forest and eventually a house. Mysteries are slowly and cryptically revealed as the player obeys or does not obey the only instruction: "Go to Grandmother's house and stay on the path." | ||
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some hallways in Grandmother’s House are very narrow. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some hallways in Grandmother’s House are very narrow. | ||
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Many visits to the Grandmother’s House involve shifting or suddenly changing environments. This is especially true in the case of Scarlet. | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Many visits to the Grandmother’s House involve shifting or suddenly changing environments. This is especially true in the case of Scarlet. | ||
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<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some interpret the entire game to be about violence against children. Carmen and Robin’s stories seem to be the most explicit.</div> | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:90%">Some interpret the entire game to be about violence against children. Carmen and Robin’s stories seem to be the most explicit.</div> | ||
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Revision as of 21:37, 1 October 2014
The Path
Systems:
- Windows PC
- Mac OSX
- Releases:
- Original Release: 2009
- Japanese Release: 2010
Publisher:
- Tale of Tales (English, Dutch)
- TransGaming (Mac OSX)
- TopWare (Polish)
- 1 C Company (Russian)
- Zoo Corporation (Japanese)
Developer:
- Tale of Tales
ESRB Rating:
- Not available
The Path is a psychological horror game that centers around the psychological exploration of six young girls. The player can choose which girl to play as and explore her mind via a forest and eventually a house. Mysteries are slowly and cryptically revealed as the player obeys or does not obey the only instruction: "Go to Grandmother's house and stay on the path."
Contents
General Comments
This game is available in English, Dutch, Russian, Polish, and Japanese.
Alcohol
When Carmen encounters her Wolf, she begins drinking beer.
Blood
Blood sometimes appears, especially in Carmen’s story.
Canines
During Robin's story, she encounters a werewolf.
Claustrophobia
Some hallways in Grandmother’s House are very narrow.
Darkness
Some incarnations of Grandmother’s House are very dark.
Drowning
Although never explicitly shown on-screen, Rose’s incarnation of Grandmother’s House is heavily influenced by water and involves swimming through areas. Some have interpreted this to mean she drowned.
Fire
The last hallway in Carmen’s incarnation of Grandmother’s House is lined in fire.
Ghosts
The Rose’s Wolf may be a ghost.
Heights
During Ruby’s story, the player falls from a great height.
Jump Scares
During some of the visits to Grandmother’s House, the player character’s shadow may suddenly appear and startle the player.
Murder
Many interpret the encounters that Carmen, Robin, and Ginger have with their Wolves to result in murder; Carmen’s is the most explicit.
Mutilation
Some interpret Ginger’s encounter with her Wolf to end in mutilation.
Psychological Horror
The game is meant to induce distress in the player.
During Carmen’s story, while she’s in Grandmother’s House, there is an ongoing ambient track. It contains the sounds of sawing as well as a woman’s moans and it is extremely unnerving. It can be heard on the soundtrack, under the track title “Woodsman Wolf”, beginning around the 1:30 mark.
Sexual Assault
Carmen’s story seems to explicitly revolve around the threat of sexual assault. Some have interpreted other or all of the stories to involve sexual assault.
Supernatural Evil
The Wolves may qualify as this.
Unreality
Many visits to the Grandmother’s House involve shifting or suddenly changing environments. This is especially true in the case of Scarlet.
Vehicular Trauma
During Ruby's story, she encounters a damaged car. This may be how she injured her leg.
Violence Against Children
Some interpret the entire game to be about violence against children. Carmen and Robin’s stories seem to be the most explicit.
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Categories:
- Alcohol
- Animal Abuse-free
- Animal Death-free
- Aquatic Violence-free
- Bigoted Language-free
- Blood
- Body Horror-free
- Bones-free
- Brainwashing-free
- Canines
- Cannibalism-free
- Claustrophobia
- Clowns-free
- Darkness
- Dead Bodies-free
- Death of Family/Friends-free
- Dehumanization-free
- Depiction of Disaster-free
- Depiction of War-free
- Disease-free
- Disruptive Home Life-free
- Drowning
- Electrocution-free
- Emotional Abuse-free
- Existential Despair-free
- Explosions-free
- Eye Horror/Eye Trauma-free
- Fire
- Forced Implantation-free
- Gender Dysphoria-free
- Ghosts
- Gore-free
- Graphic Violence-free
- Guns-free
- Heights
- Homophobia-free
- Incest-free
- Insects-free
- Jump Scares
- Kidnapping-free
- Medical Malpractice-free
- Mental Health Institutions-free
- Mind Control-free
- Murder
- Mutilation
- Needles-free
- Nudity-free
- Offensive Language-free
- Parental Abandonment-free
- Physical Abuse-free
- Psychological Horror
- Psychological Trauma-free
- Racism-free
- Rats/Rodents-free
- Reptiles-free
- Self Harm-free
- Sex-free
- Sex Shaming-free
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Harassment-free
- Sexualization/Objectification-free
- Sex Slavery-free
- Slavery-free
- Snakes-free
- Spiders-free
- Stalking-free
- Substance Abuse-free
- Suicide-free
- Supernatural Evil
- Torture-free
- Transphobia-free
- Undead/Zombies-free
- Unreality
- Vehicular Trauma
- Verbal Abuse-free
- Victim Blaming-free
- Violence Against Children
- Vomiting-free
- Weapons-free
- Game
