#clivedonovan

[fallendev0tionvn]

quick art that turned out meh for the anon who mentioned lipstick marks HDJSJA.

He died for the second time i guess, at least this time it was out of happiness🤷‍♀️

[fallendev0tionvn]

Merry Christmas! I hope you have a great holiday! ✨

TYSM, I hope all of you have a great holiday as well and an amazing year. Your support means a lot to me and I could never be more grateful🫶

as a small gift i have a tiny peek of the first minutes of the demo🫶 I'm genuinely terrified of it not being enough though🏃‍♀️

(I keep on forgetting to fix that one typo urgh)

[fallendev0tionvn]

merry christmas from bbg btw!

reference cr: gom_nu69

[fallendev0tionvn]

get ready for the nerdiest and most confusing ramble probably🏃‍♀️

Nietzsche's philosophy inspired me into creating the game, mainly ideologies from "thus spoke zarathustra" and "the birth of tragedy".

Who is Clive? What is he?

Let's talk about the duality between the Apollonian and Dionysian spirits, two important concepts in Nietzsche's philosophy. The Apollonian, as the name suggests (after the greek god Apollo), represents the rational component of every individual. It is a form giving source, the force that creates order.

On the other hand, the Dionysian, named after the god Dionysus, represents the impulsive and irrational component. Instead of creating order, it destroys forms, it's negative yet necessary.

Clive's older form is Apollonian, while his current form is Dionysian. The fact he "duplicated" is meant to represent the duality between the two.

Health and ancient greece are also concepts the philosopher has discussed. Who is the god of medicine in greek mythology? Asclepius.

Asclepius was capable of bringing people "back from the dead" and is the reason Clive respawned. Since Clive always helped animals and saved many as well, he wanted to grant his wish to come back just for you. Though the act of duplicating somehow cursed him for life.

Many of you might be familiar with the concept of the ouroboros, the symbol on Clive's arm and the main menu. In Nietzsche's philosophy, life flows in a circular motion (just like Clive's necklace).

You're destined to relive the same life over and over again ecc ecc.

Clive is willing and glad to go through all of that to be with you again and again. We will find out more about how he uses this "power" in the game.

So he isn't a ghost. In a way, Asclepius tried to heal him, but Clive's injuries were so bad he was at a point of no return. He had to split his consciousness in two, and that's how Clive respawned HDJSJA. In essence, Clive represents the duality between both spirits and is the personification of eternal return.

More details and hints will be found in the full game, if this was too confusing let's just pretend he's just some silly guy and that's all🕴️.

@nepxnth3

[fallendev0tionvn]

one of the ask kinda motivated me to draw, a small hc is that the child is like a copy and paste of him

(shhh don’t mind the child’s feet, I ain’t gonna draw some footgrippers)

THAT'S ADORABLE IM GONNA CRY, AAAAAAA