To be human is to interact with “stuff”—to simultaneously imbue it with meaning and to be shaped by stuff’s stories. “Assemble with Care” is a brief experience that highlights this very fact as the player, Maria, fixes meaningful objects that in turn fix broken relationships.
More than just basing a game on this phenomenon, “Assemble with Care” created in me a new lens by which to see vocation and possession... Maria’s simple handy job has immeasurable impact on people’s lives, and the possessions cherished by those people highlight what is best in our desire to accrue Knick-knacks.
This game is a fun, thought not challenging, game that I’d recommend for quick and satisfying play sessions, but it is not must-play in the same way 2019 more illustrious releases are.
More than just basing a game on this phenomenon, “Assemble with Care” created in me a new lens by which to see vocation and possession... Maria’s simple handy job has immeasurable impact on people’s lives, and the possessions cherished by those people highlight what is best in our desire to accrue Knick-knacks.
This game is a fun, thought not challenging, game that I’d recommend for quick and satisfying play sessions, but it is not must-play in the same way 2019 more illustrious releases are.