History VideoGame / OedipusInMyInventory

* OedipusComplex: Alluded to with an early joke. When the shepherd picks up the baby Oedipus in day 1, he thinks "Aww, he takes after his dad!"

* WeaponOfChoice: The shepherd apparently likes the knife he found in day 2 enough to hold onto it for most of his adult life, as he still has it by day 3.

* UnwinnableByDesign: If the player didn't throw the seed out the window in day 1, day 3 becomes impossible to complete.

* GameOverMan: Charon is waiting for you on the River Syx after you die.

* ControllableHelplessness: You can still walk around on the bank of the River Styx, but the game is still over and you need to restart to try again without dying.

* ControllableHelplessness: You can still walk around on the bank of the River Styx, but the game is still over and you need to restarrt to try again without dying.

* TimeSkip: Many years pass between each level, shown by the changing color of the shepherd's hair/beard.

* {{Chiptune}}: All the songs are ''very'' repetitive 8-bit. * ControllableHelplessness: You can still walk around on the bank of the River Styx, but the game is still over and you need to restarrt to try again without dying.

* EstablishingShot: The same wide shot of the Theeban skyline is used at the beginning of every day.

* {{Chiptune}}: All the songs are ''very'' repetitive 8-bit.
%% * ControllableHelplessness: You can still walk around on the bank of the River Styx.

%% * EstablishingShot: The same one used at the beginning of every day.

%% * GameOverMan: Charon.

%% * MosesInTheBulrushes: Jocasta asks the shepherd to help her with this on day 1.

%% * OedipusComplex: Of course. When the shepherd picks up the baby in day 1, he thinks "Aww, he takes after his dad!"
%% * OfficerOHara: The sentry has some sort of [[{{Scotireland}} Scotirish]] accent.
%% * PaperKeyRetrievalTrick: The puzzle on day II.

%% * SpikyHair: The shepherd's hair of choice, even in his old age.

%% * WalkLikeAnEgyptian: The Theban festival poster.

A point-and-click adventure game made in Clickteam Fusion 2.5 and published on [[https://aabicus.itch.io/oedipus-in-my-inventory itch.io]]. Expanding on scenes from ''Theatre/OedipusTheKing'', the player assumes the role of a shepherd on three different days in Theban history.

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* ControllableHelplessness: You can still walk around on the bank of the River Styx.

* EstablishingShot: The same one used at the beginning of every day.

* GameOverMan: Charon.

* MosesInTheBulrushes: Jocasta asks the shepherd to help her with this on day 1.

* OedipusComplex: Of course. When the shepherd picks up the baby in day 1, he thinks "Aww, he takes after his dad!"
* OfficerOHara: The sentry has some sort of [[{{Scotireland}} Scotirish]] accent.
* PaperKeyRetrievalTrick: The puzzle on day II.

* SpikyHair: The shepherd's hair of choice, even in his old age.

* WalkLikeAnEgyptian: The Theban festival poster.

* TimeSkip: Many years pass between each level, shown by the color of the shepherd's hair/beard.

A point-and-click adventure game made in Clickteam Fusion 2.5 and published on [[https://aabicus.itch.io/oedipus-in-my-inventory itch.io]]. Expanding on scenes from ''Theater/OedipusTheKing'', the player assumes the role of a shepherd on three different days in Theban history.

* HairstyleInertia: The shepherd has the same SpikyHair throughout his life, though it changes color in each time period.