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Hidden meaning Frictional Games - Jd Smooth - 10-11-2010
HPL - Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Penumbra - Philip, Howard
RE: Hidden meaning Frictional Games - hollowleviathan - 10-11-2010
The HPL engine is in fact named after Lovecraft. Penumbra, however, is named after, uh, a penumbra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbra
RE: Hidden meaning Frictional Games - SiamJai - 10-11-2010
(10-11-2010, 11:04 AM)hollowleviathan Wrote: Penumbra, however, is named after, uh, a penumbra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbra
I think the OP meant to say that the protagonist in Penumbra was named after Lovecraft as well, but the point is phrased a bit awkwardly.
RE: Hidden meaning Frictional Games - hollowleviathan - 10-11-2010
Ah, well in that case, my mistake.
RE: Hidden meaning Frictional Games - Yuhaney - 10-11-2010
HPL engine is named after Lovecraft.
Phillip (protagonist of Penumbra series) and Howard (protagonist's father) are both named after Lovecraft.
RE: Hidden meaning Frictional Games - Jd Smooth - 10-12-2010
Scraper - yes yes ))))