***No Spoilers, but there is a lot of reference to some content!!! Just a real passionate talker O-o***
I cannot BEGIN to tell you how much this game has moved me. It was horrific, awful, and tragic, but in the best way possible. I managed to get all endings on the first try (just went one path (end 2), then played opposite choices (end 1), then guessed (end 3), and then ended up at end 4. The way everything was built on top of each other, the story building throughout the different endings, it was an absolutely amazing experience.
I admire the attention to detail of such a short game. I also have traumas, though I share only a few similarities regarding family, and I loved the psychology and study that went into this story. If I wasn't going into game development and art myself, I would have 100% also have studied psychology. It was gut-wrenching, the mc's dialogue at times was so awful to read because I've been there. I've felt it, and it is SUCH a real thing that isn't always represented as raw as it was shown in this game.
And the music, UGH, I am such a sucker for music. when the vibe was unsettling, I was terrified (I also played this game late at night and I have bad paranoia to "off vibes"); and when the vibe was sad or hopeful, the music gave such a hopeful yearning for growth. Especially the last ost in ending 4, it was my absolute favorite because of how bittersweet it felt alongside that ending. It truly was such an experience, this whole game was.
As of right now I don't have my own games even started outside of nonsense scribbles and notes, but I really did pay attention to every single detail in this game from the music, graphics, story, character development, conversations, mechanics, and I loved the little written notes. I enjoy dark, unnerving, and real media like this so I didn't expect to feel so spooked after playing this game, but you got me.
I could honestly go on and on about how much this game left an impact on me in such a short period of time and all the care that went into building the ambience of this world and game, but I don't want to get too carried away with this comment. This game was absolutely such an experience to play, and it will remain in the back of my mind whether I want it to or not. Lots of love and admiration!!!!