Epiphany city center6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Rose in particular gets angry at Lily, and after Superb Man is defeated apologizes and says she felt compelled to say those mean things. Hate Plague: After Superb Man becomes corrupted and brings darkness upon the city, several citizens become depressed or apethetic.Guide Dang It!: Some of the puzzle solutions aren't very obvious, one of the earliest ones being the first flower, which you have to assemble from the various pieces you find across the beach.Lily was already moving around bits of pictures in the tutorial level, hinting that she was the intended recipient all along. Foreshadowing: Dahlia the Prophet says the Prophecy does not actually give superpowers so much as enhance what is there.Foregone Victory: The final battle with Superb Man is impossible to lose no matter how many times you fail or are attacked, Lily keeps going.Fallen Hero: Superb Man, after getting angry that he is not the Hero of the Prophecy and ending up corrupted by the Tree of Power.The prophecy lampshades this, calling her a failure but also a diamond in the rough. Failure Hero: Lily initially fails at everything she tries to do, mainly due to circumstances beyond her control.note Word of God says that this wasn't fully intentional but rather was done subconsciously. Mischief seems to be one of Lancer, being a young boy who wants to please his villainous father (and isn't very good at it), as well as leaving signs to read similar to the signs in the Field in Chapter 1.Superb Man is an obvious expy of Superman.Embarrassing First Name: Superb Man's real name is Herbert, much to his chagrin.Drunk on the Dark Side: After absorbing the Dark Tree's powers, the first thing Superb Man says is that the villains were right-evil is more fun.Developer's Room: Once you get the power to create picture frames by walking, you can walk around the building in the hub area to pick it up and descend hidden stairs to meet the dev team.Later on several people seem to have been overcome with one as a result of Superb Man becoming corrupted. Despair Event Horizon: Happens to Lily at the start of the game.A Darker Me: In the endgame, people affected by the shadows become the worst versions of themselves.Chekhov's Gun: The running gag of reading the prophecy upside-down becomes crucial in the endgame, as this causes it to be rewritten and actually describe the game's events.Casting a Shadow: Mischief, his father, and their minions all have shadow-based powers, given from the Dark Tree.A Birthday, Not a Break: Lily learns that her mother is dying from a heart condition on her 18th birthday.It's not really that surprising when he becomes a Fallen Hero due to his entitlement. Beware the Superman: Superb Man, who is a Corrupt Corporate Executive with extremely Condescending Compassion who has "you must not have achieved very much" his Catchphrase.Asshole Victim: Superb Man's first prey as a supervillain is Kaiser, who was busy trying to murder children before he pushed Superb Man to the dark side.Later in the game, if you fail to stop Mischief or Kaiser's attacks then you just have to start the puzzle over, and the final battle is impossible to lose. There's also no point where you can get a Game Over. Anti-Frustration Features: The game autosaves after every puzzle you complete, and resets the puzzles if you leave the room should you mess up.He does heal him after he fails, but he still shouldn't have done it in the first place. Later in the game, when Mischief hesitates to fight Lily, Kaiser overwhelms and corrupts him with darkness so that he'll do it. Abusive Parents: It's implied that Mischief's father Kaiser abuses his son, as the latter is terrified of him and fears disappointing him in any way.With these powers, Lily must come into her own as a hero, stop the villainous Mischief from bringing the world to ruin, and prove to others and herself that hope can be found, even when all seems lost. Rewriting the prophecy to suit her own description, Lily is given mystical abilities that revolve around picture frames, allowing her a degree of Reality Warping powers. The only joy in her life comes from idolizing the town superhero, Superb Man, and when she has to give up a chance to see him, Lily loses all hope.until she finds a mysterious prophecy with powers that enhance innate abilities. ![]() After a failed attempt to save her mom's life via crowdfunding and commissions, she seems to have hit rock bottom, living at her friend Rose's apartment after falling into a deep depression. Lily is an artist who seems to have everything going for her, until her mother becomes ill. Epiphany City is a 2022 Adventure Game developed by Cameron Ladjevardi and David Elliot, released on Steam and itch.io. ![]()
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