Threshold is a fairly new published game on 2024. (steam release date 2024년 11월 20일)
I just finished watching playthrough videos and here is my theory. Well, by mean theory I mean this is what I think and I think I'm right about it.(sorry for not buying and directly playing. hell, I am unemployed for 3 years after graduate electric engineering. I am broke as a dry desert)
[This post is about the game's story. it may contains spoiler elements]
Let's break into some points.
1. you are applied into the position. Not by being forced into it. and actually all throughout the game, management and your co-worker(said "MO") do care about your well-being. endings even state the death of the main character is "bad news" and it directly reported to the president indicates your casualty is important matters or that position is important.
2. air is sacred resources. and you earned it by train movement or submitting matters into a machine. and I haven't figured out the stupidity of air can damage but I do have little thoughts about it.
3. The game said the stuffs are sending to destination to make water and blablas stuff. The point is these things are mandatory elements for survivor.
That being said, I think the train and game's story represents the economy system, especially printing money and bank. I think these elements match to these points.
Train is "supplying money" a.k.a. "printing money from thin air" or "issuing government bond from nothing"
Corpse in Train is money. or I think it represents the labor of people as blood or tears. or just as simple as animals itself as some people may say this game is about the meat industry.
Your job is not making trains faster. Actually it is both make it faster or slower to ensure it keeps its desired speed which is directly ordered from main administration. And yes, you may noticed it by now but I think it is about to decide base interest rate by supplying moneys(digital or actual whatsoever) to the markets. have you noticed that trains does not have ends? Calling it a train is kinda bullsh-t. It is more likely a continuous supply pipe system. just like flow of money to the market.
and by the too much free money putting into the market. Market explodes and inflation erupts. or the bond collapses and the nation goes bankrupt. that explains the one of endings.
for the escape ending. the player just sees the sh-t and leaves(went missing). I think it means One just gave up the labor forced capitalism system and goes for a self-sufficient life.
for an elevator death ending, we don't know for sure that that was planned or not. I guess it is a hit case by someone saying that printing money without any backboned gold or whatsoever is a scam.
for the other things, getting tickets is the same as being paid and you may buy one specific item that is allowed and the time they allow you. and collecting things in your bucket may mean laboring yourself.
and I think the damage done by using air can mean the damage to your body and souls just play along by this exploiting people capitalism system.
I haven't figured out about the duck yet.
It may be there as a mascot.
What are your thoughts? It may doesn't have any meaning at all but I think that would be a rare case since there's lots of story aspects in this game.
moreover. when I searched about the story in this game's steam forum. I found
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2580020/discussions/0/4628106589631450139/
what base on story ? :: THRESHOLD General Discussions
i just want to know more information about what base on true story ?
steamcommunity.com
this. which directly comes from Devs.
If you are interesed in this game. then here is link to its steam store page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2580020/THRESHOLD/
THRESHOLD on Steam
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
store.steampowered.com
It like 10$ bucks or you can try it.
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Threshold is fairy new published game on 2024. (steam release date 2024년 11월 20일)
I just finished watching playthrough videos and here is my theory. Well, by mean theory I mean this is what I think and I think I'm right about it.(sorry for not buying and directly playing. hell, I am unemployed for 3 years after graduate electric engineering. I am broke as a dry desert)
[This post is about game's story. it may contains spoiler elements]
Let's break into some points.
1. you are applied into the position. Not by forced into it. and actually all throughout the game, management and your co-worker(said "MO") do cares about your well-being. endings even state the death of main charactor is "bad news" and it reported to president direactly indicates your casusalty is important matters or that position is import.
2. air is sacred resources. and you earned it by train movement or submitting matters into machine. and I haven't figure out the stupidness of aircan damage but I do have little thoughts about it.
3. game said the stuffs are sending to destination to make water and blablas stuff. the point is these things are mandatory elements for survivor.
that being said. I think train and game's story represents the economy system, especially printing money and bank. I think these elements matches to these points.
Train is "supplying money" a.k.a. "printing money from thin air" or "issuing goverment bond from nothing"
Corpse in Train is money. or I think it represent the labor of people as blood or tears. or just simple as animals itself as some people may say this game is about meat industry.
Your job is not making train fatster. Actually it is both make it faster or slower to ensure it keeps its desired speed which directly ordered from main administration. And yes, you may noticed it by now but I think it is about to decide base interest rate by supplying moneys(digital or actual whatsoever) to the markets. have you noticed that trains does not have ends? Calling it a train is kinda bullsh-t. It is more likely a continueous supply pipe system. just like flow of money to market.
and by the too much free money putting into the market. Market explodes and inflation erupts. or bond collaps and goes nation bankrupt. that explains the one of endings.
for the escape ending. player just sees the sh-t and leave(went missing). I think it means One just gave up the labor forced capitalism system and goes for self-sufficient life.
for a elevator death ending, we don't know sure that that was planned or not. I guess it is a hit case by someone saying that printing money without any backboned gold or whatsoever is a scam.
for the other things, getting tickets are same as being paid and you may buy one specific item that allowed and the time they allowed to you. and collecting things in your bucket may means laboring yourself.
and I think the damage done by using aircan means the damage to your body and souls just play along by this exploiting people capitalism system.
I haven't figured out about the duck yet.
It may there cause by mascot.
What is your thought? It may doesn't have meaning at all but I think that would be rare case since there's lots of story aspects in this game.
moreover. when I searched about story in this game's steam forum. I found