The ending reinforces the knowledge that the laws were revoked with the book's destruction, as he tenderly lets a butterfly rest on his finger with no ill effect.He Who Fights Monsters: Played with by the deity, who declares that if you're going to scale the tower and claim the reward, you must 'shed your humanity', and thus, a law forbids you from touching living things, which amount to the vegetation and roaming butterflies.He's Back!: ' The Book of Laws shatters.' A possible moment for the player, mostly.Both versions have it tell you how to review the rules. In the Newgrounds version, it doesn't do either of these things. He Knows About Timed Hits: The deity tells you the controls in the first level and how to save your game in the third.Green Boy Color: The use of monochromatic green is mostly an artistic choice used to evoke melancholia, coupled with a restrictive old-school gameplay.It could even mean that by conquering the tower, the hero gains the deity's respect. The tower falls and not much else is seen other than the hero letting a butterfly touch his finger, which either symbolizes that he no longer has to abide by the Book of Laws, although it could also symbolize that the protagonist has mastery over the deity, who was also shown to be a butterfly. Gainax Ending: It's hard to tell what the ending symbolizes.

Floating Platforms: Naturally, given it's a platformer.The solution? One of the window sills has no vegetation present and is the real level exit, since you can land and walk about on it, unlike other windows in the game.

It's a simple room that would normally involve just a short trek to the level exit as usual, but the exit is caked in vegetation and by that time, you're forced to obey a law that forbids you from touching living things, which includes said vegetation.

Fission Mailed: Fakes out an Unwinnable situation in one room, where the deity loses its temper with you and proclaims you'll suffer fiery torment.

The book shatters on the last stage thus permitting you to walk left and touch the sides of blocks once more. The deity DOES mention that he's never had to utilize the book before. Eventually you get a law that forbids you from re-reading the book of laws.

Fake Difficulty: The Book of Laws invoke this.

Exact Words: One infamous law: 'Thou shalt not walk left.' That does mean walk - moving left by any other method is fine.

Except the spikes and saws, which are always lethal.

Everything Trying to Kill You: Yellow blocks, spikes, buzz saws, block sides, grass, butterflies, and walking left can all kill you, once the laws are active.

Determinator: The protagonist defies the will of god to satisfy his own goals.

Deliberately Monochrome: The game's Retraux design uses a Game Boy-like color scheme, except for the ending.

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