vrao81 on 28/10/2002 at 07:08
Well I've almost finished the game (area 51, sector 4, pick an ending). I am still stumped over how the phrase 'deus ex' refers to the game. Can anyone shed some light on this? PM or email me if this is a major game spoiler. Thanks.
santaClaws on 29/10/2002 at 15:09
this is the spoiler forum.
quote from the cd-case:
main entry: de-us ex ma-chi-na
pronounciation: day-s eks ma-she-na
function: noun
etymology: new latin, a god from a machine, translation of greek theos ek mechanes
date of origin: 1697
1. a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient greek and roman drama to decide the final outcome.
2. a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
you (in personam jcd) are the deus ex machina.
Gelrick on 20/12/2002 at 03:29
My mate reckons that since the developers put in so much time working on this phenomenal game that by the end of it they hadn't seen much of their girlfriends for ages and were due sex.:ebil:
Deiyen on 20/12/2002 at 04:34
I thought it was "day-oos eks"?
BadNacho on 20/12/2002 at 12:58
day-s eks
santaClaws on 20/12/2002 at 13:25
Quote:
Originally posted by Deiyen I thought it was "day-oos eks"? This would be if you spoke latin or greek properly, or came from a country witha romanic language. But you English-speaking guts have to rape everything. Hmpf.
Heh heh heh
runs off gigglingDeiyen on 20/12/2002 at 17:45
Right... like you said it said on the box "etymology: new latin."
That's why I thought it was "day-oos."
