I don’t say “this is the best game of its genre since Silent Hill 2” lightly. Devotion shook me to my core.
Horrifying in what it pulls from reality, with the droning queasiness of an Aronofsky movie (except, you know, good), it is a story of how cultural, career & gender expectations push an ex-celebrity Taiwanese family to sickeningly resonant extremes. If you’re Asian, this game will fuck you up. If you’re not Asian, it will probably fuck you up anyway.
Come for the Xi Jinpooh memes, stay for the devastating ending. If PT had to die for Devotion to exist, I’d say it’s worth it.
Horrifying in what it pulls from reality, with the droning queasiness of an Aronofsky movie (except, you know, good), it is a story of how cultural, career & gender expectations push an ex-celebrity Taiwanese family to sickeningly resonant extremes. If you’re Asian, this game will fuck you up. If you’re not Asian, it will probably fuck you up anyway.
Come for the Xi Jinpooh memes, stay for the devastating ending. If PT had to die for Devotion to exist, I’d say it’s worth it.