Ben And Ed Site
: Many cans are hidden behind walls or in high places that require throwing your head to reach. Chicken Slaughter
If you’re looking for a game that blends the precision of a hardcore runner with the physics-based absurdity of a slapstick comedy, this cult classic deserves a spot in your library. The Premise: A Boy and His Corpse Ben and Ed
For Ed, the answer is: He would get ground up, put himself back together, and do it all over again. : Many cans are hidden behind walls or
However, the tragedy of Ben and Ed is that neither can succeed without the other. A world of pure Ben is a world of beautiful, unbuilt drawings—a library of unrealized symphonies and weightless skyscrapers. It is the tragedy of the visionary who dies penniless, his great work forever trapped in his skull. A world of pure Ed is a world of grim, functional efficiency—a vast, windowless bunker that keeps the rain out but crushes the soul. It is the tragedy of the laborer who spends fifty years digging a trench only to realize it was the wrong trench. However, the tragedy of Ben and Ed is
Ed never speaks. He moans. He stumbles. He looks perpetually confused. Yet, through the animation and the sheer brutality of what he endures, Ed becomes a sympathetic figure. He didn't ask to be resurrected. He was dead—presumably at peace—and now he is being thrown into a blender for a child’s sentimental mission. In a darkly comedic way, Ed embodies the "reluctant hero." He continues not out of bravery, but because Ben is the only person who treats him like a sentient being.
: A subsequent update or DLC added "Bencalypse," where you can play as a zombified Ben attempting to escape. Alternate Reality Game (ARG)