blackle
2021
I love that this game keeps lying to you about being a game. I love how fun it is to play this with two other t-girls, voice acting the lines together in real time. I love how the storyline of this game is like a tram full of clout chasers careening ever faster toward a brick wall. They lean out the sides as they pass, face painted with huge clown smiles, throwing thumbs up gestures with novelty foam gloves. I loved the experience of playing it for the first time from 1am to 8am, going in completely blind. I love these incredibly flawed characters. I love how much of an asshat the protagonist is. I love how Andrew Hussie slowly spins the the "OH MY GOD Z WHAT ARE YOU DOING" dial and looks back at us with wild, broken eyes, like a contestant on an episode of price is right who is simultaneously holding the entire studio hostage with a timed bomb. This is one of my S-Tier games and I love it so.
2020
Although I feel that the writing in this game is ultimately lackluster and struggles to find something meaningful to say aside from the random—albiet quite funny—gags, I appreciate the attempt to swing for the heavens and scratch at the itch that Disco Elysium left in many of us.
If more medicore games were like this, I would play substantially more games. I will definitely be playing the full release when it comes out. Highly recommend.
If more medicore games were like this, I would play substantially more games. I will definitely be playing the full release when it comes out. Highly recommend.
2018
the art is beautiful, the pacing is agonizing, and the writing is overwrought. this game is what you would get if you added a traumatized anime girl to blinkist
2019
The fact that no other game like this exists fills me with existential dread.