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This was the first Videotome piece I played that really smashed me off my expectations for what kind of story could be told with this kind of platform. (Of course it is also the first Videotome piece, but I had already checked out several others first.) I find this piece deeply effecting and somehow earning the pitch of its fraught internality. The pacing and austerity of what is really seen or clarified really works so well.

I featured this as a highlight in my Videotome article (part 1!) in ChoiceBeat #15 on page 26:

https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/

Ah, this was a sneaky sneaky piece, that does a good job first getting you into the experience of an awkward meet-your-partner's-parent weekend with clearly built characters, and then flipping the genre on you essentially two more times. This easily could have flattened to a one-layer high-concept scare, but ends up more like a Robert Aickman or Oliver Onions piece to keep teasing at you even after it reveals its inevitable trajectory. 

I highlighted this piece as a favorite in my Videotome article (part 1!) in ChoiceBeat #15:
https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/ 

Forget the short runtime, this project has haunted me for a while now. It is deeply interesting and moving, and frankly feels like just the end-of-civilization narrative we should all be exploring right now. I have cycled through several times with different playstyles, and the aggregate quantum states experience here just makes it more powerful, doesn't puncture the story at all for me. 

I highlighted this as a favorite in my Videotome article (part 1) in ChoiceBeat #15 on page 27: https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/

This project was incredibly moving, and the oddness of the core game mechanic crept up on me and pushed me very much into an emotional state that felt believably close to the main character. There are a lot of layers and questions of how this story is being told to keep you exploring through it for a while, and I admire this piece quite a bit.

I highlighted it in ChoiceBeat #15 on page 27 here: https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/

Love this project -- one of the first that got me interested in Videotome. I highlighted it in ChoiceBeat #15 p 27 (and MindApe had already highlight it also in ChoiceBeat #9). Check out our issues here: https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/

I think this project is fantastic, and I highlighted it in my Videotome article (part 1!) in ChoiceBeat #15 on page 26 here: https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/issues-2/

Please pass on my congrats to MULTIPLICATION BITCH and Ogily!

thanks for sharing about this at NarraScope this year! looking forward to check this out! https://narrascope.org/