History VideoGame / Turgor

* SurrealSymbolicHeads: Whaler's head was [[LosingYourHead removed and strapped to his back]], and replaced with a kind of ornate metal spire.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Montgolfier, a calm, collected Borther, who wants to give you a chance.

''VideoGame/{{Turgor}} (Тургор)'', also known as ''Tension'' or ''[[MarketBasedTitle The Void]]'' to English audiences, was originally released in April 2008 in Russia by indie developer Ice-Pick Lodge, known for their previous game ''{{Pathologic}}''.

* MenAreBetterThanWomen: In the beginning, the story seems to be criticizing patriarchy; the Brothers are pretty unambiguously the antagonists, and are caricatures of every negative male stereotype. However, by the endgame, [[spoiler:it seems more like the game's message is that there's nothing ''intrinsically'' wrong with patriarchy, it's just that women need the ''right'' man who actually cares about them to take care of them.]]

* UglyCute: {{Lets Play}}er [=CannibalK9=] cynically points out that if miniature figures of the Brothers were made, people would probably consider them 'cute', even though they're EldritchAbominations. [[invoked]]

* PunchClockVillain: A few of the Brothers seem to be this. Averted with most of them, though.

* PunchClockVillain: A few of the Brothers seem to be this. Averted ''[[KnightTemplar hard]]'' with most of them, though.

* IWillProtectHer: What the voice of Color urges you to do when the Agony begins.

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Originally released in April 2008 in Russia, it is also known as ''Tension'' (or ''[[MarketBasedTitle The Void]]'') to English audiences.

Created by indie developer team Ice-Pick Lodge, known for their previous game ''{{Pathologic}}'', ''The Void'' is set in what is assumed to be the afterlife, or at least ''an'' afterlife. The player is a Lost Spirit who has lingered briefly in the Void while their way to Absolute Death - in an act of mercy, a woman known as the Nameless Sister shares a Heart with the spirit, enabling him to hold Color, a substance vital to survival in the Void.

From that point on, the spirit must survive in the harsh realm of the Void, earning the favor of the naked, capricious Sisters and being careful not to anger the powerful and self-righteous Brothers, guardians of the Sisters. Other hazards abound in the Void such as Predators, strange and hostile beasts animated by errant color and the Void itself, which slowly drains the color out of spirits travelling through it - all while trying to figure out just what exactly is going on!

The game debuted to good reviews, Rock Paper Shotgun in particular calling it "''the most important game you are [[PrecisionFStrike GOING TO FUCKING PLAY]]''", and elsewise getting good scores from various publications despite remaining somewhat obscure. Many have noted the game for its difficulty, as the game is quite unforgiving compared to most and will happily let you paint yourself into an {{Unwinnable}} corner if you make too many mistakes, not being particularly willing to hold your hand through much of anything. It's recommended that you read the [[http://faqs.ign.com/articles/105/1057960p1.html official walkthrough.]]

!!This game contains examples of the following tropes:

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* MarathonBoss: The giant Predators, who aren't really that threatening, but take a very long time to beat, as it takes a while to damage them at all.

* SupernaturalGoldeyes: The hero has these, which you learn around the time that you're going to trigger an event. Ava and Ire call him "Golden Eyes".

** [[spoiler:In reality, however, this is ''inverted''. Giving Color to a Sister heavily damages their realm due to the sheer amount of it you need to use, which will actually ''decrease'' the amount of Color you can get. This will eventually lead to [[EldritchAbomination the Scorpio]] appearing, which will completely destroy your gardens and haunt your dreams.]]

* EyesOfGold: The hero has these. Ava and Ire actually call him "Golden Eyes".

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The Scorpio, a HiveMind composed of various ''things'' that appears if/when you do significant damage to a realm. We don't know what it is, and the game never explains, but unlike everything else, it actually seems to hate Color and goes out of it's way to prevent it's creation (such as using the stuff as bait for it's minions to ambush you).]]

** [[spoiler:In reality, however, this is ''inverted''. Giving Color to a Sister heavily damages their realm due to the sheer amount of it you need to use, which will actually ''decrease'' the amount of Color you can get. This will eventually lead to [[EldritchAbomination the Scorpio]] appearing, which will completely destroy your gardens and [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel haunt your dreams]].]]

** None of the endings are [[BittersweetEnding exactly]] [[EsotericHappyEnding happy]]. Though [[spoiler: Ima's and the Nameless Sister's are by far the worst]], all of them seem to imply that [[spoiler: the world that the ascended creates is far from perfect, each missing something essential]].

** None of the endings are [[BittersweetEnding exactly]] [[EsotericHappyEnding happy]]. Though [[spoiler: Ima's and Aya's are by far the worst]], all of them seem to imply that [[spoiler: the world that the ascended creates is far from perfect, each missing something essential]].

* BossVulnerability: Both predators and brothers require waiting them out to become vulnerable. In case of the large predators, they have to come out of their hiding place first. For brothers, it is based on their pattern.

* NonStandardGameOver: Taking too long to complete the game will result in one of these, [[spoiler: where Montgolfier's final words to you echo ironically as you fall into the Nightmare and [[YouAreTheDemons become a Brother]]]].

* BossVulnerability: The large Predators are type 1s, the Brothers are type 2s.