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"You. Not worth writing about." That's how Ferry describes Asya. And I'm here to say you're a sneak little liar, Ferry!
I will not give spoilers on this review. In fact this is less of a review and more of a thank you letter if I'm being honest.

The novel itself is lovely. It's a love letter to Soviet sci fi, the last time I felt like I felt by the ending of this VN was when I finished Roadside Picnic for the first time. You managed to capture what makes this kind of story so likable, at least for me. For people that don't know Ferry's other works, I highly recommend that you go on youtube and search for PAFL (Parties Are For Losers) and go in blind! If you like this novel, the characters, the setting, you're gonna love it too! Even if it's a different storytelling medium!

But as I've said, this is not much of a review but rather a thank you letter.

I'm neurodivergent, both autistic and ADHD, currently dealing with a lot of build up trauma reeling from a not-so-great past. And I'm not sure if Ferry meant it. It may be that the theme she chose just so happened to have these parallels to neurodivergence. That characters like Asya stem from tropes that are inherently autistic-coded to some extent.

But Asya has become, so far, one of the best representations of a neurodivergent person I've seen so far in any media. From the very start of the novel, to her ups and downs. All those moments, her worldview and reasoning, it reminded me of my 14-15 year old self. I really can't go much more in depth on it because I fear I may spoil something from the novel.

Despite my opening line, I do believe it was great that this is the description we get from Asya. But I have to say that most of the time going through the VN, to each monologue inside Aysa's mind, to each clumsy social interaction, to each moment of joy and despair. Reading through all of that felt like reliving a part of my own self. A part of which I thought I had lost all the memories of a long time ago...

So instead of risking any spoilers, I'll say this.

Thank you for reminding me of this, Ferry. After almost three decades alive I had forgotten it.

I love the world and everything in it.

Att,

-Some random guy with a seagull pfp.