I CANT DO THIS ANYYMOOREEEEE?!?!?!? Every SINGLE one of your games manages to tear the HUGEST gash into my heart, but at the same time im so confused and intrigued that i can do nothing but just continue reading??? its an endless cycle and it is horrible. if you arent an avid angst enjoyer stay away from this game it will cause a midlife crsis and depression.
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Mind(haha mindmindmind ref) you, I kept delaying the writing of this comment, telling myself to finish the game first, but I have far too much to say. First I was saddened when I read that there are only 3 days released, but then day 4 came and I closed the damn laptop. what did we do to deserve this much suffering. Were Karamu and Kanau not enough??? All jokes aside I cant even go on an asshole run like usual because I'm so damn attached to these characters. Yet even as a psychology, sociology, and everything mind-related fanatic I can not grasp on whether these characters are defendable or not. The Mc frustrates me so much, she has far too much anger in her heart to be with someone as people pleasing as Morgan, she holds grief and emotions back until they grow into disgusting resentment, she'd rather face everything alone than share her doubts with the literal LOVE OF HER LIFE??? HER HUSBAND???? ARE YOU FUCKING MENTAL?? which yes, she is. I've already assigned her 20 different mental illnesses. AND YET, she is so relatable....sighs. yet, this game isn't only about real-life marriage struggles and trauma like I thought at first, I mean I did have my suspicions with the cover and how we found Morgan right by the seashore at first, but they were pushed aside until the "jellybean" incident..then solidified around the "hey i found the boat why were u lying oh nvm let me wake up on my desk alone rq" and "where tf is my husbands scar" incidents..the confusion of it all made me ache for more, yet the pain persisted through every question that went through my mind. Every time I make the foolish decision of thinking "this can not possibly get any worse" i am stabbed in the ass. Repeatedly. That aside, I love the flashbacks into the past that slowly clear the picture up for you (and confuse you further about other things), it's so interesting to me how Morgan arguably has "worse" trauma than Mc, but it's never really talked about which probably reflects how much Morgan keeps to himself because he believes he should keep all his pains in the past and forget about them. Yet again, my understanding of his character could be entirely false since HE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE THE SAME PERSON ANYMORE???? IS THIS GUY A FUCKING KELPIE HERE TO DRAG MC INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA??? so many questions. I'm adding more to this comment when I actually finish the demo...
Hi i'm back my husband is holding a knife to my sleeping body. Ok now that i've finished the demo i have a theory, even a revelation if you will. There are certain creatures called changelings, not only are they monsters that can take on human forms, they can also merge WITH humans if they fail to corrupt their bodies, which gives a singular body two souls that can interchangeably take control and change the body's form. Points that support my theory are for one, when Morgan was talking to "himself" while painting and Mc was spying on him. He asked this unknown person what they thought was wrong with the painting, then was shocked when we answered instead. Two, the fact that his scar was gone so suddenly, Three, when he was holding a knife over us, Morgan was again talking to himself..or rather the creature talking to Morgan, challenging him to take control if he didn't want the changeling to end his partners life. This would also explain the gaps in his behavior..i cant wait to be proven right or wrong hehe. (Changelings or faes originate from the forest, kelpies seem to be a similar concept, yet they originate from the sea..so maybe they can also take over a humans body..)
On a final note I also wanted to talk about how much i love the games optimization, the little extras with the achievements, memories, Cgs, archives, character profiles, and more that you can look at before even starting the game really give you such motivation and excitement to 100% the game. ALSO I ADORREE THE LITTLE BUBBLE SOUNDS YOU GET EVERY TIME YOU CLICK ANYTHING, and the way the choice options switch around?? dont think i didnt notice that..so sneaky.. Ok no more yapping until i finish the full game bye >_<