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{{quote|"''As long as the dark foundation of our nature, grim in its all-encompassing egoism, mad in its drive to make that egoism into reality, to devour everything and to define everything by itself, as long as that foundation is visible, as long as this truly original sin exists within us, we have no business here and there is no logical answer to our existence....Imagine a group of people who are all blind, deaf and slightly demented and suddenly someone in the crowd asks, "What are we to do?"... The only possible answer is, "Look for a cure". Until you are cured, there is nothing you can do. And since you don't believe you are sick, there can be no cure."''|Vladimir Solovyov, quoted at the very end of the game.}}
'''''Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason''''' is a first-person [[Survival Horror]] game, released originally in December 2008, developed by Ukraine based studio Action Forms. It follows the experiences of [[Heroic Mime]] Alexander Nesterov as he investigates the shipwrecked nuclear icebreaker ''North Wind.'' The game starts off rather similar to most games of the genre, as Alexander is lost and confused within an unknown and hostile environment. As the aforementioned wrecking took place near the North Pole, ice and searching for heat are key motifs throughout the game. Freezing to death is a very real possibility. Also, the crew of the ''North Wind'' has gone mad and is intent on killing Alexander. Mild inconvenience.
Cryostasis rapidly morphs into more [[Mind Screw]] than almost any video game ever conceived. Interspersed with Alexander's conflict with the demonic presence on the ship is the heavily metaphorical tale of Danko, whose actions and flaws parallel those of the Captain. The monsters you fight are personifications of the crew's shortcomings. Despite the bleak setting, all of the action leads up to a rather heartwarming ending drenched in symbolic meaning.
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