Summary

• The horror genre is rejuvenated with Still Wakes the Deep, offering a thought-provoking and symbolic ending for players to decipher.
• Caz's ultimate sacrifice to destroy the monster and his subsequent journey through memories with Suze adds layers to the story.
• The game's ending focuses on the complexities of relationships, leaving Caz's character and marriage open to audience interpretation.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Still Wakes the Deep sees developer The Chinese Room returning to the horror genre, a space it hasn't worked in since 2013's Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. This horrifying tale follows electrician Caz McLeary as he attempts to escape the Beira D oil rig, which has become invested by a monstrous entity.

Tension in horror stories is always high, as the audience never knows if any of the characters (or even the protagonist) will survive to the end. Still Wakes the Deep's writers play with this genre convention a bit, creating an ending that is thought-provoking and full of symbolism. It's one that can be understood with effort, but begs the player to come to their own conclusions.

Caz Confronts The Creature

At the end of the game, Caz and his only remaining crew mate, Finlay, find themselves at a crossroads. Caz is trying whatever he can to escape the rig, while Finlay is arguing they must destroy the monster at any cost, even their own lives.

After an impassioned plea, urging Caz to give up on getting back to the mainland, Finlay dies, crushed under debris. After much consideration, Caz acquiesces to her dying request, and enters the monstrous growth, lighter in hand. Once inside, he lights it up, and drops the flame into the oil below, blowing himself and the creature to kingdom come.

Caz And Suze's Relationship, Revealed

The screen goes black, and you eventually sees a light in the distance. Caz moves steadily towards this beacon, and it becomes clear he is in a tunne🐻l of some kind.

The player doesn't have any control during this sequence, and a dialogue between Caz and his wife Suze begins to play. Although we've only heard about their marriage struggles up to this point, their conversations tell a different story, tracing the beginnings of their relationship up until they g🗹ot married and had kids.

It's a pleasant departure from the tone the game has operated with for the rest of its run, and helps illustrate that their life together hasn't always been so turbulent.

Is Caz Dead?

Once the player reaches the light at the end of the tunnel, they're treated to one last playable section. Caz is brought to his bedroom, with Suze asleep. The player can examine the photos in their room, sh🀅owing their marriage, kids, and the life they once had together.

It's implied that this is Caz's personal purgatory; the tunnel imagery in the previous sequence is a popular trope used to convey one's passing to the next plane of existence, and the recall of his best memories in his final moments also supports this idea.

Of course, a soul must eventually pass from purgatory to the great beyond. The player is given only one option, which is to exit the bedroom through its doorway. When they open the door, they aren't greeted by a hallway, but instead the vast, dark expanse of the North Sea.

In a callback to the game's opening moments, the player is read a letter from Suze against the backdrop of the crashing waves. Unlike the letter from the beginning, this one is much more loving and appreciative in tone. Suze talks about how much Caz means to her, and how they should always fight for their relationship because it makes their lives better. After that, the credits roll.

What Does It All Mean?

The ending of Still Wakes the Deep is certainly trippy, but manages to align itself with a core theme, that being the difficulties of interpersonal relationships. Throughout the game, Caz speaks of Suze with a regretful tone, unsure of what waits for him when he gets home.

However, as Suze's letter at the end demonstrates, she still carries a serious love for him, and wants to make their relationship work. Whether Caz understands the depths of his wife's feelings is never explicitly stated, leaving his character's investment in the marriage up to audience interpretation. This imbues their romance with an aura of tragedy, as it will never be resolved due to Caz's passing.