purrgatory is a game that does exactly what it says on the tin. it is a wholesome vibes head empty game, and it brands itself as such. if you seek out slice of life wholesome vibes head empty games it's probably good!
the furry community is fractal, and i think a lot of times this sort of cutesy ">:3" wholesome vibes head empty epic pun "you like kissing boys dont you" aesthetic gets conflated with the whole of it. full power to you if you prefer this aesthetic, but my personal favorite furry works are almost always paradoxical in nature, at the same time cutesy, unassuming, and bleak and depressing (read echo!). i feel that the tension and contrast betweens these attributes ends up heightening the effects of both. but unfortunately the second half of these attributes are often hidden or obfuscated so as to increase the level of "shock value" at the heel-turn--so I end up more often than I would like tackling these wholesome vibes games and most of the time feeling a tad let down--through no fault of the games themselves.
in a world without undertale or chicory or mother 3 or one of many other games which use the contrast of cutesy smoothed presentation to heighten the contrast between heavier themes, i likely would have never crossed paths with purrgatory, but those exist and i did. ultimately i guessed that "hey this is about the afterlife which means death is like a thing, it's probably like secretly about heavy shit" and i guessed wrong. also i do not vibe with the character writing sorry, everyone feels one dialogue box away from keysmashing to express heightened emotion and referencing some niche tumblr in-joke from like 2017. if that sounds palatable to you go for it, but its not my speed
really like the music and visuals though!
the furry community is fractal, and i think a lot of times this sort of cutesy ">:3" wholesome vibes head empty epic pun "you like kissing boys dont you" aesthetic gets conflated with the whole of it. full power to you if you prefer this aesthetic, but my personal favorite furry works are almost always paradoxical in nature, at the same time cutesy, unassuming, and bleak and depressing (read echo!). i feel that the tension and contrast betweens these attributes ends up heightening the effects of both. but unfortunately the second half of these attributes are often hidden or obfuscated so as to increase the level of "shock value" at the heel-turn--so I end up more often than I would like tackling these wholesome vibes games and most of the time feeling a tad let down--through no fault of the games themselves.
in a world without undertale or chicory or mother 3 or one of many other games which use the contrast of cutesy smoothed presentation to heighten the contrast between heavier themes, i likely would have never crossed paths with purrgatory, but those exist and i did. ultimately i guessed that "hey this is about the afterlife which means death is like a thing, it's probably like secretly about heavy shit" and i guessed wrong. also i do not vibe with the character writing sorry, everyone feels one dialogue box away from keysmashing to express heightened emotion and referencing some niche tumblr in-joke from like 2017. if that sounds palatable to you go for it, but its not my speed
really like the music and visuals though!