People have always been beholden to mountains. They’re just so incredibly massive! No matter where you look over the horizon, a mountain will stand somewhere, immovable, having witnessed so much history. They’re a behemoth of nature, unfazed by the passage of time.
They also have plenty of basis in symbolism. A mountain is something to overcome; they’re something that represents completion, the journey up and down. And games take advantage of this aplenty. Maybe a mountain literally blocks your view, maybe it’s an obstacle, or maybe it represents the themes of a game.
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Mountain – The Whole Game!
For a game called Mountain, you’d sure hope it has some good mountains….