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* HundredPercentCompletion: You can unlock photo filters by completing optional challenges as well as by some other hidden means. Each area also has a group of collectibles themed around the main character of the area.
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* CassetteFuturism: The game is set in the future, yet the simulation contains several analog-era objects, including gramophones, '80s-style boomboxes, and film-based instant cameras. The latter is {{justified|trope}}, because the reality-warping requires physical copies of pictures.
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* GreenAesop: The solution to the world's climate problem is [[spoiler:not a WeatherControlMachine, but making plants grow again.]]
* HubLevel: The levels are accessed through teleporters on a series of hub levels connected by a cable car. Once you finish a level, it can be revisited through any of the teleporters leading to already finished levels.
* HubLevel: The levels are accessed through teleporters on a series of hub levels connected by a cable car. Once you finish a level, it can be revisited through any of the teleporters leading to already finished levels.
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* SolarPunk: The areas inside the simulation are nice, clean, powered by solar panels and wind turbines. Of course, the world outside the simulation is quite the opposite.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You get an achievement if you slice a Dustin[[note]]a Roomba-like robot[[/note]] in two or throw it off the cliff. Trying to copy or slice CAIT wouldn't work though.
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Four scientists -- Aharon, Hiraya, Mirren, and Lau Cheng Chi Leung -- have collaborated to create a virtual realm for the express purpose of scientific research. There, deep within that space, they have worked on their greatest achievement: a WeatherControlMachine capable of altering the world's climate.
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* TakenFromADream: [[spoiler: As you leave VR for the final time, you happen to take a seedling from a simulated desert - and somehow end up bringing it with you into reality, [[RayOfHopeEnding suggesting that you've managed to find a means of undoing the environmental decay after all]].]]
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* SimulatedFantasyPostApocalypticReality: The bulk of the game is set in a utopian virtual world used as a laboratory and rec room by a group of scientists in their efforts to save the planet many years ago, and you're the explorer sent in to uncover their research via [[VirtualRealityWarper your ability to warp the simulation]]. In the real world, Earth has been ruined by climate change and industrial overdevelopment: [[RedSkyTakeWarning the sky is a hellish red]], the environment is dominated by derelict high-rise towers, Jessie admits she's never seen a tree up close, and citizens have to wear a personal oxygen supply whenever they leave their sealed skyscrapers. Your goal in your exploration of VR is to uncover a WeatherControlMachine that the researchers developed in the hope of using it to restore the planet... and society is so fractured in this apocalyptic future that you're one of only ''two'' people at work on the project.
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** The game takes place almost entirely in a VR environment in which the player has the ability to warp the structure and laws of the simulation by superimposing [[PortalPicture photographs and artworks]] on top of it, allowing you to bridge gaps, explore areas that didn't previously exist, and even duplicate otherwise one-of-a-kind items - ''including'' yourself.
** The scientists who built the simulation were even better at it than the player character: not only did they create the various areas as their laboratories and even homes, but the levels are littered with post-it notes on how they've managed to improve the sensations associated with actions and foods to the point that they've become virtually indistinguishable from the real world.
** The game takes place almost entirely in a VR environment in which the player has the ability to warp the structure and laws of the simulation by superimposing [[PortalPicture photographs and artworks]] on top of it, allowing you to bridge gaps, explore areas that didn't previously exist, and even duplicate otherwise one-of-a-kind items - ''including'' yourself.
** The scientists who built the simulation were even better at it than the player character: not only did they create the various areas as their laboratories and even homes, but the levels are littered with post-it notes on how they've managed to improve the sensations associated with actions and foods to the point that they've become virtually indistinguishable from the real world.
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* WeatherControlMachine: The scientists who were working on the virtual reality space you explore were also attempting to find ways to control the climate and undo the damage that civilization brought upon it. Your ultimate goal is to find it deep within the space.
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* WeatherControlMachine: The scientists who were working on the virtual reality space you explore were also attempting to find ways to control the climate and undo the damage that civilization brought upon it. Your ultimate goal is to find it the fruit of their efforts deep within the space.
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:That the Weather Manipulator was a failure]] is such an unwelcome revelation that CAIT begs you not to press on with your mission in the lead-up to the surprise.
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:That the Weather Manipulator Disruptor was a failure]] is such an unwelcome revelation that CAIT begs you not to press on with your mission in the lead-up to the surprise.
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* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler:Even with the Weather Manipulator unusable and the scientist's virtual reality purged by the failsafe, the finale reveals that there is a healthy sapling thriving near a dead tree in the space's last remnants. You take the sapling and exit the virtual space...and Jesse is surprised that you've somehow brought it into the real world. In the end, the research the scientists have made ''did'' produce something meaningful.]]
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* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler:Even with the Weather Manipulator Disruptor unusable and the scientist's virtual reality purged by the failsafe, the finale reveals that there is a healthy sapling thriving near a dead tree in the space's last remnants. You take the sapling and exit the virtual space...and Jesse is surprised that you've somehow brought it into the real world. In the end, the research the scientists have made ''did'' produce something meaningful.]]
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* ShaggyDogStory: In the end, the Weather Manipulator that you were looking forward to using to save the environment [[spoiler:ends up breaking down just as it gets ready to clear the sky.]]
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* ShaggyDogStory: In the end, the Weather Manipulator Disruptor that you were looking forward to using to save the environment [[spoiler:ends up breaking down just as it gets ready to clear the sky.]]
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* WhamLine: After you go through so much effort to find the Weather Manipulator the scientists were working on, CAIT can only offer the AwfulTruth when it [[spoiler:falls apart in front of your eyes]]:
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* WhamLine: After you go through so much effort to find the Weather Manipulator Disruptor the scientists were working on, CAIT can only offer the AwfulTruth when it [[spoiler:falls apart in front of your eyes]]:
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* RenaissanceMan: In addition to being a scientist, Aharon was also a skilled artist. There is one level containing several images in diverse styles, all implied to be his work.
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Four scientists--Aharon, scientists -- Aharon, Hiraya, Mirren, and Lau Cheng--have Cheng -- have collaborated to create a virtual realm for the express purpose of scientific research. There, deep within that space space, they have worked on their greatest achievement: a WeatherControlMachine capable of altering the world's climate.
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* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character lacks any identifying features, and neither of the characters you interact with give any identifying characteristics away. [[spoiler:Even when you get the ability to take selfies using timed fixed cameras near the endgame, they still feature the PC as a glitchy silhouette.]]
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* PortalPicture: The central gimmick of this game is finding (and later creating) images that can then be placed in front of you to make manifest whatever is depicted within, along with anything else within at the expense of whatever was behind the photo. The photos may also contain extra content that the photo may have obscured.is hidden by its viewpoint (for example, a hidden nook that contains another photo). One variant of this trope comes in the endgame, where you use [[spoiler:timed fixed cameras to create selfies, and then use those selfies]] to teleport into otherwise inaccessible locations by swapping places with [[spoiler:your captured likeness]].
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* NoSell: You cannot take photos of anything affected by [[spoiler:the violet corruption]], nor can you erase them with your photos--they will simply overwrite anything depicted within. This proves critical in several levels.
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** The final level contains [[spoiler:the virtual reality's failsafe which, when triggered, begins a five-minute countdown until the entire virtual space is erased.]] No matter how much you abuse the TimeRewindMechanic there, [[spoiler:the countdown will never be rewound.]] Your only hope if you screw up too often is to restart from the beginning.
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** The final level contains [[spoiler:the virtual reality's failsafe which, when triggered, begins a five-minute countdown until the entire virtual space is erased.]] No matter how much you abuse the TimeRewindMechanic there, [[spoiler:the countdown will never be rewound.]] Your only hope if you screw up too often is to restart from the beginning.
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* TimedMission: The final level gives you five minutes to clear, since [[spoiler:that's how long it takes for the failsafe to wipe the virtual space. And no, rewinding time will ''not'' rewind the countdown]].
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''Viewfinder'' is a FirstPersonPerspective PuzzleGame developed by Sad Owl Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing in 2023.
Four scientists--Aharon, Hiraya, Mirren, and Lau Cheng-- have collaborated to create a virtual realm for the express purpose of scientific research. There, deep within that space they have worked on their greatest achievement: a WeatherControlMachine capable of altering the world's climate.
With your best friend Jesse providing assistance from the real world, you explore their virtual reality and solve various photo-based puzzles to progress further within. Your chief goal is to locate the machine and get it working so that it can restore the world's climate to safe levels. And given that the sky outside in the real world is currently [[RedSkyTakeWarning a seething crimson]], said goal is of the utmost priority.
Gameplay consists of finding (and later creating) images and positioning them so that they replace whatever was behind them with image's contents. For example, you can gain access to a fenced-off portion of a level by erasing the barrier with a blank photo or one with only bare ground.
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!!This video game contains the following tropes:
* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:That the Weather Manipulator was a failure]] is such an unwelcome revelation that CAIT begs you not to press on with your mission in the lead-up to the surprise.
* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: In the final level of the game, [[spoiler:in order to break out of the simulation and escape to the real world, you have to trigger the failsafe that erases the entire virtual reality...including CAIT, much to his chagrin.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character lacks any identifying features, and neither of the characters you interact with give any identifying characteristics away. [[spoiler:Even when you get the ability to take selfies using timed fixed cameras near the endgame, they still feature the PC as a glitchy silhouette.]]
* MagicalCamera: Some time into the game, you come across several fixed cameras that can take the same reality-changing photos that you've been encountering from earlier levels. Later on, you get access to your own portable camera that likewise does the same.
* MissionControl: Your best friend Jesse fulfills this role, keeping in touch with you as you explore the virtual space. Even when she loses the ability to directly contact you early on, she will still provide intel and guidance through phone calls and voice mails.
* NoSell: You cannot take photos of anything affected by [[spoiler:the violet corruption]], nor can you erase them with your photos--they will simply overwrite anything depicted within. This proves critical in several levels.
* OminousVisualGlitch:
** During an early level, you're faced with a puzzle involving a photo containing itself on a table. However, the more copies of that photo you place to get to the LevelGoal, the more distorted and glitchy they appear and the more bugged-out [[MissionControl Jesse's]] voice sounds. With enough photos, the virtual space crashes, necessitating you to head to the power supply and reboot it to proceed.
** In the endgame, [[spoiler:the camera you've been carrying with you begins shaking ominously]]. Sure enough, when you take a photo of something, [[spoiler: the entire area that was captured is destroyed, leaving only a pixel-filled whirlpool into a black void.]]
* PortalPicture: A series of endgame puzzles involves using [[spoiler:timed fixed cameras to create selfies, and then using those selfies]] to teleport into otherwise inaccessible locations.
* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler:Even with the Weather Manipulator unusable and the scientist's virtual reality purged by the failsafe, the finale reveals that there is a healthy sapling thriving near a dead tree in the space's last remnants. You take the sapling and exit the virtual space...and Jesse is surprised that you've somehow brought it into the real world. In the end, the research the scientists have made ''did'' produce something meaningful.]]
* RedSkyTakeWarning: One of the major signs the real world has seen better days is that--when you need to fix the virtual reality machine's power supply early on--you can take a look outside and see the sky is a constant, worrying shade of red.
* ShaggyDogStory: In the end, the Weather Manipulator that you were looking forward to using to save the environment [[spoiler:ends up breaking down just as it gets ready to clear the sky.]]
* TeamPet: CAIT was the scientists' companion cat and data keeper for their research into the environmental sciences.
* TimeRewindMechanic: You can rewind time to undo mistakes in placing pictures or save yourself from falling off into the void. However, the mechanic [[NoSell will not affect]] [[spoiler:the failsafe's countdown to virtual space erasure.]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential: The game gives you several opportunities to pet CAIT and hear him purr contentedly. As the cat himself notes, petting a cat can indeed be a soothing experience.
* WeatherControlMachine: The scientists who were working on the virtual reality space you explore were also attempting to find ways to control the climate and undo the damage that civilization brought upon it. Your ultimate goal is to find it deep within the space.
* WhamLine: After you go through so much effort to find the Weather Manipulator the scientists were working on, CAIT can only offer the AwfulTruth when it [[spoiler:falls apart in front of your eyes]]:
--> '''CAIT:''' [[spoiler:It didn't work. It never worked.]]
Four scientists--Aharon, Hiraya, Mirren, and Lau Cheng-- have collaborated to create a virtual realm for the express purpose of scientific research. There, deep within that space they have worked on their greatest achievement: a WeatherControlMachine capable of altering the world's climate.
With your best friend Jesse providing assistance from the real world, you explore their virtual reality and solve various photo-based puzzles to progress further within. Your chief goal is to locate the machine and get it working so that it can restore the world's climate to safe levels. And given that the sky outside in the real world is currently [[RedSkyTakeWarning a seething crimson]], said goal is of the utmost priority.
Gameplay consists of finding (and later creating) images and positioning them so that they replace whatever was behind them with image's contents. For example, you can gain access to a fenced-off portion of a level by erasing the barrier with a blank photo or one with only bare ground.
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!!This video game contains the following tropes:
* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:That the Weather Manipulator was a failure]] is such an unwelcome revelation that CAIT begs you not to press on with your mission in the lead-up to the surprise.
* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: In the final level of the game, [[spoiler:in order to break out of the simulation and escape to the real world, you have to trigger the failsafe that erases the entire virtual reality...including CAIT, much to his chagrin.]]
* FeaturelessProtagonist: Your player character lacks any identifying features, and neither of the characters you interact with give any identifying characteristics away. [[spoiler:Even when you get the ability to take selfies using timed fixed cameras near the endgame, they still feature the PC as a glitchy silhouette.]]
* MagicalCamera: Some time into the game, you come across several fixed cameras that can take the same reality-changing photos that you've been encountering from earlier levels. Later on, you get access to your own portable camera that likewise does the same.
* MissionControl: Your best friend Jesse fulfills this role, keeping in touch with you as you explore the virtual space. Even when she loses the ability to directly contact you early on, she will still provide intel and guidance through phone calls and voice mails.
* NoSell: You cannot take photos of anything affected by [[spoiler:the violet corruption]], nor can you erase them with your photos--they will simply overwrite anything depicted within. This proves critical in several levels.
* OminousVisualGlitch:
** During an early level, you're faced with a puzzle involving a photo containing itself on a table. However, the more copies of that photo you place to get to the LevelGoal, the more distorted and glitchy they appear and the more bugged-out [[MissionControl Jesse's]] voice sounds. With enough photos, the virtual space crashes, necessitating you to head to the power supply and reboot it to proceed.
** In the endgame, [[spoiler:the camera you've been carrying with you begins shaking ominously]]. Sure enough, when you take a photo of something, [[spoiler: the entire area that was captured is destroyed, leaving only a pixel-filled whirlpool into a black void.]]
* PortalPicture: A series of endgame puzzles involves using [[spoiler:timed fixed cameras to create selfies, and then using those selfies]] to teleport into otherwise inaccessible locations.
* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler:Even with the Weather Manipulator unusable and the scientist's virtual reality purged by the failsafe, the finale reveals that there is a healthy sapling thriving near a dead tree in the space's last remnants. You take the sapling and exit the virtual space...and Jesse is surprised that you've somehow brought it into the real world. In the end, the research the scientists have made ''did'' produce something meaningful.]]
* RedSkyTakeWarning: One of the major signs the real world has seen better days is that--when you need to fix the virtual reality machine's power supply early on--you can take a look outside and see the sky is a constant, worrying shade of red.
* ShaggyDogStory: In the end, the Weather Manipulator that you were looking forward to using to save the environment [[spoiler:ends up breaking down just as it gets ready to clear the sky.]]
* TeamPet: CAIT was the scientists' companion cat and data keeper for their research into the environmental sciences.
* TimeRewindMechanic: You can rewind time to undo mistakes in placing pictures or save yourself from falling off into the void. However, the mechanic [[NoSell will not affect]] [[spoiler:the failsafe's countdown to virtual space erasure.]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential: The game gives you several opportunities to pet CAIT and hear him purr contentedly. As the cat himself notes, petting a cat can indeed be a soothing experience.
* WeatherControlMachine: The scientists who were working on the virtual reality space you explore were also attempting to find ways to control the climate and undo the damage that civilization brought upon it. Your ultimate goal is to find it deep within the space.
* WhamLine: After you go through so much effort to find the Weather Manipulator the scientists were working on, CAIT can only offer the AwfulTruth when it [[spoiler:falls apart in front of your eyes]]:
--> '''CAIT:''' [[spoiler:It didn't work. It never worked.]]
