An astonishingly rich and exciting journey to the dawn of virtual communities and the edge of Y2K, which graciously honors with a unique sensitivity the expressive and creative chaos of a humanity facing a whole new world of interactions: the characters of Hypnospace Outlaw and the digital environments in which they come to life, in this labyrinth of web pages made of low-resolution images, rambling text, weird passions and a genuine need for belonging are what really captured me about this game, which with an almost philological ability of recreation brings back an extremely varied, but absolutely recognizable aesthetic that too often has been ridiculed by easy stereotypes and superficial fashions.
And yet, as if simply experiencing this world freely wasn't enough, the game manages to be perfectly structured within a fair compromise of linearity, which gives purpose to exploration with refined investigative mechanics.
There could be so many things to mention, so many incredible tools that fit into the gameplay, so many facets of the characters and their actions, but I really wouldn't know where to begin to describe them, it was all just magical and wonderful.