Check out this awesome lil free online game called The End. The game was comissioned by Channel 4 and has just been released. It has a similar feel to the successful Scarygirl game from last year (or is that 2 years ago now?) Like that award winning game this one has a very distinctive art style and a very strong platform element to the gameplay. The End features what may well be a very indepth and addictive card game, something that is very appropriate for its 14-19 target audience. I only played the first levels and it was clear to see how you would get sucked into this word very easily. 

The platform game revovles around using your character to create angles of shadow to create paths between ledges. ingenious and perfectly exectured in 2D gameplay. the card game involves placing cards with numbered edges. The higher the number when placed edge to edge taking control of the board. Reminded me very much Final Fantasy 8 just on that card game.

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The End is a free, online web-game commissioned by Channel 4 Education, and scheduled for release in August 2011. It is a game of self-discovery for 14-19 year olds which integrates strategy, puzzles and philosophical questions into a world which explores a range of commonly (or less commonly) held views about death, belief and science.

The game takes the player on a metaphysical journey, recording their interactions in the world to reveal their attitudes towards mortality. These views are presented alongside their friends and some of the most important thinkers of our time, such as Gandhi, Descartes and Einstein.

Set across three worlds - Mind, Body and Spirit - the player must use a unique shadow ‘n’ light mechanic to solve physics-based puzzles, answer questions and battle the world’s Guardians. The ultimate prizes are the Death Objects, ranging from a memorial diamond to a human heart, which deepen a player’s contextual knowledge of death and help them progress through the game.

The End is produced by award-winning games studio Preloaded with content from the mega brained Tom Chatfield (author of Fun INC). It has been illustrated with the ninja pencil skills of Luke Pearson and has an original score composed by Peter Mauder of Phonotheque. Additional consultancy has also been provided by Nigel Warburton (creator of the successful Philosophy Bites podcasts).