I appreciate what it's aiming to do and I know it's helped other folks conceptualize their anxiety differently, but for me it just felt...condescending, I guess? My anxiety makes me want to explode because I'm a uniquely horrific person, it isn't a quirky Pokémon parody. I just tend to find the cutesying of this shit annoying and patronizing; I'm not a neurospicy forever-child, I'm a grown adult with a host of diseases that want me dead. Maybe part of the problem is that I've been in therapy and doing really difficult work on my anxiety and trauma for years, and this definitely feels more like it's built for people without that base under them.
Different takes on this stuff are going to work for different people and what matters is that it aids healing, so I don't think the game is capital-B Bad for not working with my particular combination of problems and attitudes; if this metaphor works for somebody, then I think that's great. I can see this being a useful entry-level take on mental health and communicating with your mental illnesses for people who haven't done much work in this space before.
I DID love and appreciate the focus on how technically true anti-psych stuff can just become a way to avoid the work of recovery and justify self-harm, but that was about the only part that worked for me personally.
Different takes on this stuff are going to work for different people and what matters is that it aids healing, so I don't think the game is capital-B Bad for not working with my particular combination of problems and attitudes; if this metaphor works for somebody, then I think that's great. I can see this being a useful entry-level take on mental health and communicating with your mental illnesses for people who haven't done much work in this space before.
I DID love and appreciate the focus on how technically true anti-psych stuff can just become a way to avoid the work of recovery and justify self-harm, but that was about the only part that worked for me personally.
A fantastic brief little experience. The game is available on a browser for free and I absolutely recommend it.
It talks of mental health issues and helped me when I was in a wrong spot in my life. It's visually gorgeous, the animation is eye-candy, the art style is lovely, the musics are incredible.
You'll finish it in around an hour or two.
It talks of mental health issues and helped me when I was in a wrong spot in my life. It's visually gorgeous, the animation is eye-candy, the art style is lovely, the musics are incredible.
You'll finish it in around an hour or two.
i wish the comedy writing in this was funnier to me or less prevalent because other than that this is very good, especially for a free 30 minute long web game. ymmv of course though, i presume that most people who would play this game off the pitch and presentation are going to like this brand of comedy a lot more than i do. still quite good and emotionally resonant though, def worth a play
I'm not usually a big fan of cutesy mental illness metaphors like this, they ring a bit hollow for me and while I appreciate how they help other people, they don't do much for me. However, as someone who does like to think of my struggles with mental illness as a wild, frightened animal, this speaks to that. Plus free projects with good art are always nice.
Anxiety at the earliest inconvenience: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E22xtpRUYAA7f7w.jpg
I definitely didn't expect to be confronted with such a relatable and mature game, capable of so accurately depicting anxiety disorders and the stressful thoughts they carry along without becoming too discomforting or overly trivializing the theme.
This game was a wonderful surprise, and I can say that I felt genuinely understood and accepted in certain difficulties of mine, in a way that I have rarely found even in more complex and ambitious projects.
I'd like to say a lot more because it's a game where you can tell there was really an excellent process of study and understanding behind it, both on a scientific and personal level, but right now I just feel very grateful and hope it will be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
This game was a wonderful surprise, and I can say that I felt genuinely understood and accepted in certain difficulties of mine, in a way that I have rarely found even in more complex and ambitious projects.
I'd like to say a lot more because it's a game where you can tell there was really an excellent process of study and understanding behind it, both on a scientific and personal level, but right now I just feel very grateful and hope it will be enjoyed by as many people as possible.
Was recommended to play this after going through a really hard phase. Anxiety is something I've lived with for my entire life, and sometimes you gotta do wonders to avoid having it control your entire life. This game doesn't want to "cure" your anxiety, but rather help you understand it and make it easier for you to live with it. Sometimes, it's fine to be afraid, and you shouldn't be afraid of being afraid.
Rápido y muy divertido, como es de esperar de Nicky Case, este juego te deja una enseñanza muy grande.
Trata los miedos humanos con una elocuencia muy buena y realmente ayuda a pintar el cuadro de como se siente tener un "problema de ansiedad".
El mensaje final es muy bonito y te hace sentir identificado toda la "aventura". Tranquilamente podría ser una serie de animación muy buena, yo la vería.
Trata los miedos humanos con una elocuencia muy buena y realmente ayuda a pintar el cuadro de como se siente tener un "problema de ansiedad".
El mensaje final es muy bonito y te hace sentir identificado toda la "aventura". Tranquilamente podría ser una serie de animación muy buena, yo la vería.