To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Balan Kino. The symbolism is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the story will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Balan's creepy outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of this game, to realise that its not just simple- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Balan truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Balan's existential catchphrase "Emoclew!" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Yuji Naka's genius wit unfolds itself on their monitors What fools.. how I pity them.

with all this taken into consideration i can safely say that this is the worst video game i have ever played and you should stay as far away from it as humanly possible

Reviewed on Jun 27, 2022


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