TraumaCore Violence is completely unashamed of what it is, from its on the nose title, to its almost exactly what you'd expect narrative and gameplay premise. Yet, there's nothing else really quite like it. You can throw comparison after comparison at it from either its game specific inspirations or non-game aesthetic and cultural inspirations, but I'd say most don't quite stick once you really dig into the game -- TraumaCore Violence is beautifully unique in its own right. The entire experience is this chaotic flowstate of just barely comprehensible noise and inputs that manages to cozily wrap itself around a visual narrative that's both ambiguous enough for its intended audience to easily relate, while also giving off the vibe that the creator is conveying a deeply personal story to the player. I def wouldn't recommend it to everybody, but if you're an edgy trans femme and believe irony is dead and subtlety is for cowards, this might be exactly your shit.

Reviewed on Feb 19, 2024


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2 months ago

also the music fucks!!