Wysteria
Wysteria is a 2.0 Auto level by TriAxis, published on 8 November 2015.
The level is a horror-themed short film based on the real-life murder of Grace Budd by serial killer and cannibal Albert Fish, known as the Werewolf of Wysteria. The story of Grace Budd was that Albert Fish discovered her when he had plans of murdering her brother, Edward Budd. Fish made up a story about having to attend his niece's birthday party. He tricked Grace's parents into letting Grace accompany him to the 'birthday party'; instead, Fish took her to an abandoned house known as 'Wisteria Cottage', then murdered and ate her.
Description
[edit | edit source]Wysteria begins with a simple horror-style introduction featuring clocks and a music box ticking in tune with the music. TriAxis revealed in the comments of a YouTube video that the symbolism refers to time, specifically the loss of time.
The following sector shows the lyrics in words, while accompanied by many individual artistic designs such as a swing set and a picture of the character 'Gracie', who is based on the real girl Grace Budd, who was murdered by Albert Fish, a 20th-century serial killer who raped, killed, then ate his victims at an abandoned house. The house was called 'Wisteria Cottage', hence the level's name, 'Wysteria'. It continues to a forest setting, presumably the 'Willows of Wysteria' as mentioned in the song. The forest symbolized being stuck. Following that is a continuation of the previous lyrics and art theme.
Then, as the song calms, a piano is shown, and keys are pressed in tune with the music; however, they do not match the song. After this relatively soft, creepy beginning, the final scene takes on a much more manic tone. The background turns blood red, and many images appear on the screen. The images include a depiction of Grace, hanged people, a very unsettling smiling face, and an ear with blood dripping out of it.
Gameplay
[edit | edit source]Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Wysteria was nominated for and achieved Best Auto Level in the Geometry Dash 2.0 Awards.
- There is a secret way at 5%, but it only leads up to 8%.