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There is some weird gender essentialism running through all the work... A problematic notion of "only girls (and non-binary people) allowed", in a game of transient stages of the self. A game which shows the multiplicities of matter and skin and bones and time and love, and yet all the realities are yet permeated by the human-construct of gender.

Even then, I was captivated. This is the best deconstructeam has put out, specially in music and execution. They always have interesting concepts, but budgetary constraints hinder their ambitions. Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is an outstanding work of occultism, of never revealing but always going outside the frames of the screen with their prose. The little stories you read, the voyages of the witches, the many immortal lives, they break the knowledge of what's possible, physically, socially and politically

All the immortal beings gather their cosmical experiences around a cup of tea, then they get high as a cow and have amazing sex. Then you go tell your friends who you love so much about the sex, they cheer you and support you, and you support them in their new projects. Time passes and sadness persist, all the knowledge in the universe doesn't add to much if you cannot share it with your loved ones. One day, all that will remain will be memories of many lives

Sorrow looking at the moon

Reviewed on Sep 01, 2023


2 Comments


7 months ago

what I found kind of refreshing is usually when works deal with gendered things like this trans people aren't really integrated into the equation and it's very cisnormative whereas in this game it's made very clear that trans women can and do become witches, which is good because things that take on that tone you mentioned "girls and non-binary" usually don't actually wanna include trans girls in that equation

7 months ago

@AliceinYuriland yeah, I'm glad they introduced some queer and trans characters, seen as the dev team is also a diverse bunch! I was more concerned with the focus on womanhood exclusively and then throwing non-binary people at the end... Like our concepts of gender are really that defined and concrete when dealing with spirituality not bound by any social limitation? And with beings from galaxies far away? I don't know, it bothered me, but it wasn't a game-breaking concern