remember being left cold by this. sure flashes of humanity while out of your mind at the Club or w/e (i've never been to a party before) but showing a picture of a baby or a car crash on the screen or having an honest to god Love Minigame - subverted i guess but still too familiar - seemed like especially one-note ways of doing that. it really is just basic 2000s/2010s weepy artsy indie shit but with slightly more flair. idk strikes me as kind of obvious and self-serious when the increpares i liked most (namely opera omnia, universal history of light, subway adventure, the serpent) exhibited a lot of distanciation and shi and humor where applicable.

really i was reminded of this by jacob geller's "games that arent games" video last year and i was like seriously... are we seriously still hung up on this shit... at least pick a game that everyone wasn't talking about at the time