I can't think of any other genre of game that would work better as an adaptation of the short story as a 90s point-and-click adventure game.

during the very last section of the game, a character just got stuck on a ledge, and had to redo the entirety of my most hated scenario all over again, and I think that's the closest a video game can ever get to making me feel like I just was transformed into a great soft jelly thing.

That sounds like a sarcastic joke and that I'm just calling the game bad, and while that was obviously a glitch and not an intended part of the game design, I do think that the occasional bullshittery that comes with these games does genuinely add to the game's tone.

I love the bizarre settings and visuals: the mix of wires and huge blinking machinery and the surreal psychological elements is just great. the coloring and shading makes every single thing on the screen look like it's covered in grime and vaguely mushy. I'm a big fan.

I feel like the very... outdated, maybe? writing style occasionally undermines the incredibly dark subject matter, though.
I'd go into more detail about it but I'm kind of unsure of it myself, y'know.

AM's voice acting is really good and I think it's pretty funny that Harlan Ellison himself voiced him

Ted's scenario sucks, best is either Gorrister or Ellen's scenario

Good game I like it