The Hing

I cannae tell you how nice it is to hear actual Scottish folk voicing Scottish characters. I'm so used to it obviously being English actors, or Americans sounding more Irish than anything else. Never did I think I'd be playing a game where I heard "scunnert", or "cunt" used so correctly and not sounding forced.

It sounds silly to talk about R E P R E S E N T A T I O N when you're white and bald with a beard. I've been well catered to appearace-wise for many years, but I never knew I wanted Scottish stuff so badly until I got it. A single line in this near the end made me burst into tears, and I just don't know if it hits the same way if you're not from here.

SCOTLAND FOREVER

So...that was one of the greatest things I've ever played.

I've never been asked to think this way before. That alone makes Superliminal a worthwhile experience, but it's so packed full of ideas pushing it further and further and further that it ascends to something truly great.

Playing this game is like getting to experience as an adult what it felt like to be a toddler playing with simple toys and random objects just to figure out how the world works. It awakens that long-dormant part of the brain that I haven't experienced since being a young child myself. It's fucking magical, and nearly every area I was dropped into gave me multiple of those pure giggles that come from making something work in a way you'd never considered before. It's the sheer stress, fear, uncertainty, and joy of learning condensed into the most tightly bound package possible. Plus the genuine love for the player that Superliminal radiates feels like a warm hug.

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I will say: take the derealization / dissociation warning seriously. I've struggled with these things and this game was not a trigger for me, but I can absolutely imagine it being one if I played it in the wrong moment. Just know your limits...I think this has real therapeutic value when it comes to those issues, but the risks are real too.