Free2Pay

This article contains spoilers from There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. Continue at your own risk.

## Free2Pay

### Succeeded By

Loss of Control

**Free2Pay** is the fourth chapter of There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.

The thumbnail of the chapter has a disappointed Hero in between the premium Sword of Life, a lock, 2 diamonds, the word FREE, and a ton of coins. The background is full of dollar signs ($).

## Plot

Both the user and Game notice several things in the game after it gets restarted. The first is the title screen: Game exclaims, frustrated, that the game has been turned into a Free2Play. Once they enter the game, Game impatiently tries to wake Hero up (his effort similar to that previously), however finds that he isn't able to wake Hero up. The user clicks on objects around them and both characters notice that clicking on objects generates coins. Using this digital currency, the user is able to purchase an alarm clock, a creature much similar to Navi, and Hero finally wakes up. However, Game points out that Hero is slower than he was in the previous version of the game (previous chapter). Hero explains that some new shoes might help, which the user eventually buys from the shop after tapping enough on the surrounding items. Hero leaves the house and goes in the direction of the Sword of Life. It is noted, however, that a large pile of dirt is blocking the way. The user shovels the dirt a bit too much but fixes this by putting coins in the hole. Hero passes. The next area requires the user to make use of the various ads seen in the lootbox. Soon enough, the user is able to freeze the lake and Hero makes his way to the stone that holds the Sword of Life. The only thing is that it looks oddly... different. Once the user manages to purchase the sword, Hero takes it and brings it to the bush for the bush to be cut down. The user, Game, and Hero proceed to another area where a guard is stationed, and the user finds a way to propel the Dark Lord Guardian into the air. Then, the characters are unable to enter the Dimensional Temple, as they must pay 1 million coins. The hero finds some lootboxes, and the user must use the ads to earn a million coins. Soon, the payment is done, and the hero can proceed into the temple. Once inside, the hero is greeted by a room not unlike that of the previous chapter. Four pillars are located on each corner of the room and six buttons are positioned on the middle of the room. It is a puzzle and the user, aided by the multiple banner ads found at the bottom of the screen, guides Hero on which buttons to press. Each completed puzzle supplies Hero with Crunchy Crunchy Cereal, which extends Hero's energy bar. Once the energy bar is long enough, it knocks down a key, which is then used to unlock the following door. After that hero is in dark room. Game notices next change: The key wasn't giving off light. After finishing the room with ads and souvenir from older version(which was still glitch-affected) they needed to fight The Dark Lord. Fight was very quick(one-hit was landed). After that end is similar to end from previous version. But! They didn't still escape! They needed expansion and keys were "Out of stock". Game and user got a…map… . They searched for key AND user found it! They continued through portal.

## Characters

* User
* Game

### Game Characters

* Hero
* Dark Lord Guardian
* Dark Lord
* Princess
* Squirrel (Cameo)

### Ad Characters

* SUPERCOLD Dude
* RaPappa The Paper
* Please, Paper! Man

## Items

* Coin Bag
* Spoon from Crunchy Crunchy Cereal ad
* Pickaxe from Ninecraft ad
* Ice Cubes from SUPERCOLD ad
* Tri Blade, Snake Blade, Vintage Blade, Spin Blade
* Diamonds
* RaPappa The Paper
* Plunger
* One Million Coins Icon
* Sun Fragment Icon
* Sacred Feathers Icon
* Glitchy Hammer
* Map Key

## Trivia

* Free2Pay is the only chapter Mr. Glitch doesn't appear in.
* In Article 1 on the Game's TOS (or something!), some text got blocked due to the space, but if you look frame by frame, you see the Article's full text, this is what the full text says: "The User agrees to comply with all the rules set forth in these terms and conditions for the use of the game's services. In particular, he agrees to spend as much of his money as possible on the game's paid content, to squander his inher (WIP)
* Early in development, this chapter seems to have been centered around a game called "Angry Flappy Ninja Squirrel 4", a Flappy Bird-like game with a flying squirrel[1] with what appear to be micro-transactions for a shop, options menu, and quit button seen in early alpha footage in the game's original Kickstarter campaign. In a blog post, Pascal Cammisotto confirms this and says he prefers the "before and after" of the free-to-play model seen in the final game.

### Cultural References

* The title "Free2Pay" is a play on the term "Free To Play", which is often used to describe games that can be played for free, usually because they are full of micro-transactions. This chapter is a parody of these types of games, showing that they often contain very shallow gameplay in order to get you to spend more money.
* Since this chapter uses the same assets as The Good, the Bad, and the Princess, it shares many more similarities to RPGs, specifically *The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past*. However, there are some references not included in the previous chapter.
	+ The Alarm Clock is a blue fairy who only says "Hey, hey! Listen, listen!". This is a direct reference to Navi, a blue fairy who follows Link throughout some of his adventures. In Ocarina of Time, she is infamous for only saying "Hey Listen", which many consider very annoying (which makes her being an alarm clock fitting).
	+ When freezing the water, Hero praises Gaia for their control over the seasons, to which Gaia/Game annoyingly responds "I'm not an oracle either". This references the GBA title *The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons.*
* Most of the game's ads parody other games.
	+ SUPERCOLD is a reference to *SUPERHOT*.
	+ Ninecraft is a reference to *Minecraft*.
	+ RaPappa the Paper is a reference to *PaRappa the Rapper*.
	+ Please, Paper! is a reference to *Papers, Please*.

1. ↑ https://blog.drawmeapixel.com/ask-the-devs-2-mr-glitch-is-game-and-gigis-child-2