Autumn Rain,
This isn't the first time I've written a love letter to this game. But truly, I cannot express how much I appreciate what this work of art has given me.
This newest update is impeccable. The lore is absolutely riveting, and I've gone as far as to create some fan-theories with my friends. There are so many questions I have, that I can only hope will eventually be answered -- no rush of course -- Sewer Rave: Resewered is something that should only be worked on in the best states of mind. Please take care of yourself!
And now, some thoughts I've had:
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- Who are we, the protagonist, the player? Not a rat, surely, but if not that, then what?
--> The cats have acknowledged our non-ratness
--> "What are you? A stoat?"
--> "Just got back from Rat Practice" (there are others like me)?
(amongst other quotes)
- Why are the rats so... large? Why are the cats so... small? And bipedal?
Why have the rats, in chronological (I assume) order, worshipped:
-Fire
- Bacteriophage (??? why?? is this representative of the RATS becoming scientific?? does this explain the rat scientist?)
- RADIOACTIVE WASTE ???? (actually they did not worship this. it was poured on them)
Is this why they are so large?
Have the rats also worshipped that statue by the power-up room? It looked holy and exalted, which is like, totally sick, brah.
- Is the sludge radioactive? Is this why we are consistently in a state of being TRIPPED OUT? I mean, we do drink it, like, a lot.
- Who is Jambi? Jambi seems to be found only in the lowest levels of the sewer: are these the true effects of prolonged sludge exposure?
- Junji Ito rat-shaped holes?? no way.
--> BLUE????? sludge. This one's gotta be radioactive.
(worry not my friends. I will collect evidence and create a theory on the true rat lore. there is more to come.)
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Thank you so very much, Autumn Rain. I cannot describe quite why I love this game as much as I do, and yet I always find myself coming back to it.
With 12 hours on Itch, and even more from the game downloaded independently, I would consider this nothing less than one of my favourite games. Definitely my favourite indie game.
There is just so much to discover, and so much to enjoy.
I love this sewer. This sewer is my home.
With only my utmost love and respect,
Hershey "Hershey Cactus" Cactus
tl;dr: idiot rambles about rats (i love rats) (they are cool) (than ks mfor game)