Replaying this, sort of—I got lost playing it last time, though I hadn't gotten too far. this time I quickly discovered the map menu which hopefully will prevent something like that happening again. love the general vibe of this game—the graphics, the tunes, the slight hint of something darker portrayed by the weird glitch effect after first getting the Fez. I'm aware this game has an absurd depth to it: a secret language, words hidden in spectrographs. who knows if that's relevant at all though.

another SWERY game, another few hours of tension between charming and obnoxious jank. as compared to Deadly Prem, this game's lack of a Twin Peaks aesthetic makes it a lot easier to digest. played up to the beginning of Prologue pt 2. putting aside the questionable choice of breaking up the prologue into parts, I quite enjoyed the history lesson re: british history and breeds of dogs.