most of the time i'm a really strong proponent of "it doesn't matter if what you make is good or not, your art is important and who you are fills in the blanks"
the ASTONISHING brilliance of this game gives me pause and makes me believe that there is a whole 'nother level of the idea of art that echoes forwards and backwards in time with its profundity and accessibility. it's cool on your first playthrough but it's world changing after that; every single detail is meticulously crafted and carrying meaning about our world, the game world, the game as a medium, being alive, existing iN a SoCiEtY or just as a person - except for how the robots are hot, that is just because yoko taro likes to design and look at hot lady in a short skirt and tall boots. he has said so on record, which is extremely funny bc whenever gamers(tm) are complain about "forcing diversity" (women or non straight or non white characters) they always bring this game up as an affirmative example of how it's okay if it adds to or makes sense within the story. ig that's sort of meta in its way bc of course roboticists would want their androids/the hope of humanity to be hot if they hadda choice
anyway it is very fun
please enjoy hot robots and the immeasurable weight of being, equal parts magic and futile, existential but not nihilistic