"Estás listo para tus clases de manejo?"

Mario estaba nervioso.

Crash Bandicoot tragado saliva.

Diddy Kong asintió.

Sonic parpadeó nerviosamente.

"Si, El Chavo!", ellos dijo en acuerdo.

I got into a fistfight with a friend over a pirated dvd of this game back when it came out (didn't have it legit because I didn't really understand the diference between buying it in the local video store and a legit store) and we beat the absolute shit out of each other at 14 years. I would give it a higher score but fucking Federico chipped me a tooth and had this fucked up fang for like 10 years until I removed it last year, which in turn cured my sinusitis that I didn't even know I had because the teeth had actually been punched inside by some milimiters and blocked a portion of my nose cavity. The fucker ended up being like 3-4 cms long and had to get local anesthesia to remove it and still have a scar inside my mouth for it. At least I got him in the face and he ended up needing stitches which later in his life made him get addicted to drugs because he had a terrible coping mechanism. I still see him from time to time in the local plaza trying to sell weed.

Anyways it's good I guess got it two years ago officially in steam and played it for a bit

despite how fucked up we and the world can be, we move on, sometimes painfully, but such is inevitable.

putting out something pretty minimal without whole ton of thought, mainly piecing together shit i wrote on discord

i really enjoyed the subtext about capitalism and societal influence, also how theres no real resolution. it’s an outlet for its creators to express, it doesnt try and convince you there’s something wrong with this futuristic dystopia where basically everyone is fucked up and corporate corruption overwhelms, it simply just manifests. whether it’s “good” or “bad” is simply up to the player’s interpretation. i found myself in this morally gray area, seeing the overarching corrupt madness that influences everyone’s moods as a bit depressing yet motivational for some. this is how their world is and despite how it operates, people move forward. acceptance of the circumstances has sank in and acceptance of others also in the process, everyone is in the same boat. dogs, machines, talking brains; you name it. all in mutual understanding of one another.
i think some of the more sexual content can be pretty uncomfortable but it’s only very prevalent in one character and part of it does help build upon how shitty the world is, sexual desires overcome in the face of hopelessness.
characters are all super cool and i had been expecting the story to be more grandiose but i’m glad it wasnt in the end. a short but sweet small outlook into a much larger world we still don’t have a complete grasp on, but ultimately thats okay and not even its citizens fully have a grasp on it. lots of neat writing and exchanges that both satisfy with being fun and contributing to the overall ideas. it’s quirky in its own way. a fun and cozy time where you can forget and just be with these tragic yet lovable people. the infamy of the foot-tapping soundtrack also delivered. maintaining that level of intimacy with its audience that resonates. at the end i was kinda like “thats it?” but thinking about it more, va-11 hall-a doesn’t overstay its welcome at all and does exactly what it sets out to do. def one of my most memorable experiences with the genre. i’m a sucker for anything post-modern or cyberpunk related.