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1-10 of 10 - kierlani, April 7, 2020
- Pseudavid, May 28, 2018
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2 people found the following review helpful:
Like reading a love letter that was found on a battlefield, May 25, 2018One of the most honest, beautiful and courageous games of our times. Every line in this game is brimming with love and vulnerability.
- Sobol (Russia), May 23, 2018
- Ruber Eaglenest, December 9, 2017
- Doug Orleans (Somerville, MA, USA), December 4, 2017
- helado (a small ceramic bowl), December 1, 2017
- Wei Yuan Lee, November 26, 2017
- Hannah Powell-Smith, November 21, 2017
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A Russian-influenced transgender ghost tale, November 4, 2017Grozny has some of the best writing in this ectocomp so far, with 'dripping with the waters of SHEOL' standing as a good description of the text itself.
This is an intrinsically transgender story; every detail of the game is about being transgender, living with a transgender partner, and reassuring each other about being transgender.
It's also a strong tale about disability, both mental and physical. Your character has left their alt-history 1800's house in shambles, with clothes and dishes all over, most likely due to depression. You have to take numerous pills, you have intrusive thoughts, your joints ache (I somehow imagine a combination of arthritis and fibromyalgia), and you are walking a narrow tightrope with regards to your faith.
The entire game (which does have a ghost story, but only in service to the overall themes) feels like a house of cards which has been delicately set up but is constantly on the verge of collapse.
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