Perhaps unsurprisingly, this game designed to highlight the inaccessibility of grocery stores' sensory environments is very difficult to process on an audiovisual level. It's unfortunate that the game was so inaccessible to me, as I was interested in how it would explore its themes.
Between the simulation sickness induced by its camera and the intentional sensory overload from its visuals and sound design, I barely managed to keep playing it for four minutes before I was forced to give up. The dialogue that I saw in that time was quite laggy.
Other people who are less badly affected by the design choices may find this game of interest, but I have to rate it low on the grounds of accessibility alone because it made me feel physically sick in under five minutes. 1/5 stars - avoid.
it felt like a real mental health episode when nobody messaged me back when i accidentally triggered a glitch by not talking to anyone a second time. a really emotional work. <3
This was really amazing! I loved the writing and I think you managed to convey the emotions contained within in a very real way. I did get a little confused at first before realizing I could pick up the items, but other than that, I had a great time wandering about and listening. The triple dialogue boxes that were often really one were interesting, and I loved the characters that would say a variety of things as you talked to them more while you wandered around lost. The spaces in particular were excellent - you really got the feeling of it being an actual place while also feeling like a totally unreal fiction in others. The rooms in particular were exciting and interesting to reach. I hope everything's going ok, thank yuo so much for making this game! Gonna try the other endings soon! I got Stele.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, this game designed to highlight the inaccessibility of grocery stores' sensory environments is very difficult to process on an audiovisual level. It's unfortunate that the game was so inaccessible to me, as I was interested in how it would explore its themes.
Between the simulation sickness induced by its camera and the intentional sensory overload from its visuals and sound design, I barely managed to keep playing it for four minutes before I was forced to give up. The dialogue that I saw in that time was quite laggy.
Other people who are less badly affected by the design choices may find this game of interest, but I have to rate it low on the grounds of accessibility alone because it made me feel physically sick in under five minutes. 1/5 stars - avoid.
panda: "you know you can call me at any time, right? any time at all"
*you texted them at 7:53pm. "hi."
god. that one got me.
When the way you perceive space and texture finally makes peace with the glitch aesthetic it's really magical what you see in there. <3
it was a good game because it made me aware of many feelings that have been in me for a long while i had not been attentive to
it felt like a real mental health episode when nobody messaged me back when i accidentally triggered a glitch by not talking to anyone a second time. a really emotional work. <3
This was really amazing! I loved the writing and I think you managed to convey the emotions contained within in a very real way. I did get a little confused at first before realizing I could pick up the items, but other than that, I had a great time wandering about and listening. The triple dialogue boxes that were often really one were interesting, and I loved the characters that would say a variety of things as you talked to them more while you wandered around lost. The spaces in particular were excellent - you really got the feeling of it being an actual place while also feeling like a totally unreal fiction in others. The rooms in particular were exciting and interesting to reach. I hope everything's going ok, thank yuo so much for making this game! Gonna try the other endings soon! I got Stele.
yes yes yes yes yes <33