I love the music and the weird ancient greek myth plot. (Though I still don't get who or what Calais is...) Sadly I had to solve most of the puzzles by randomly rolling around until I happend to be in the right orientation. But the river mechanic is very cool! (Also it would be fun if the number of past "dates" increased with each playthrough.)
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Hey there, thank you for playing and leaving a comment, we appreciate it so so much!! About Calais: so, the myth we generally learn about is the one about Orpheus and Eurydice, right? I had never actually researched myself past what happens after Orpheus turns around and Eurydice vanishes. But actually in Ovid's Metamorphosis the tale continues, Orpheus gets back and basically "gives up on heterosexuality", gets together with Calais (just another mythical guy) and "introduces" homosexuality in an Ancient Greek region (Thrace). So yeah, in the myth Calais is alive and well, but we chose to make him the person he's trying to save from Hades just to make it more 💫 fruity 💫. I suggest you look it up on Wikipedia or something, it's really interesting!
tl;dr: Calais is (canonically) Orpheus's boyfriend after he fails to save Eurydice from Hell.
- Reb (Writer)