The Gate

Lore & Background

The source article does not mention Planescape: Torment, Black Isle Studios, or any video game location.

In Their Own Story

The dust here tastes of iron and old rain. The Nameless One stands before the Gate, and the Gate stands before them, neither yielding. Behind the companion's shoulder, the sky is the color of a bruise three days old, and the wind carries the faint sound of a door closing in a house that no longer exists. The Nameless One presses a palm flat against the surface. It is warm. It is warmer than it should be, as if something on the other side is pressing back. A memory stirs—not a picture, but a feeling, the particular weight of a hand on a shoulder in a room with too many windows. The Gate does not open. The Gate waits. And the Nameless One, who has forgotten more names than most people have ever had, waits with it, patient as a lock that has not yet met its key.

Reader's Guide

The source article provides no information about gameplay, isometric presentation, or hand-painted backgrounds.

Did You Know?

• The source article lists The Gate as a 1910 novel by Natsume Sōseki.
• The Gate is also a 1987 Canadian horror film.
• The Gates is an art installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park.