I played this game blind, and that was the best decision I could have made for myself. I walked into this because of an animation, and came out of it with angel living in my head rent free (literally)
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I needed a game like this a lot, I think. I feel very seen in my experiences, especially so many of the uglier parts of my symptoms and trauma, and I know I would very much love to see more of these two if you decide to do anything more with them. Isolation is a deeply haunting thing, and it can drive you to points that many people cannot understand and often do not attempt to, and it can get so bad when you pair this with unresolved trauma and untreated symptoms of mental illness. Both endings have their importance, and I think that ending 1 being the drill one makes sense to be followed up with what I feel is the more 'true' ending. It's the one the average player is bound to get first, and seems like the most logical conclusion. To follow it up with an ending that provides so much more depth to his actions and the actual intent and meaning behind everything, empathetic understanding while still setting boundaries and being honest, is absolutely devastating, and I cried when he told the story about his sister and the dolls they made of one another. Angel has made me feel more seen than any other character ever really has in so many deeply personal ways, and Lee is such a strong favorite character of mine that I will never forget what this experience brought me. Thank you for making this, I loved seeing them get to be happy. It shows that I can be too.