#the wealthy the lack of taxes; the murder the guns the open carry jokes

[pangolin-404]

"The value of Life is negative. The balance of being is rotated by 38 degrees. The surface is full of cracks, a turgid light shines through. Fleshy primordial bodies sluggishly roll down the slope. Only you slide upwards, with a celestial step. You become beautified, a saintly figure. Your pristine idiocy reveals a safe path through the impenetrable fog of Life. Your dull sword cuts through the weak tendons and membranes of the garden of corruption. Sit on the throne of contentment and ferment. Inspect the eternal blue skies of your kingdom. You come to a realization. You pick up an onion and begin peeling."

#thoughts #my art #cruelty squad #cruelty squad posting #tw gore #tw blood #ask to tag #I feel like this is such an. oddly-soft toned piece; considering the nature of the game. meant to be. solemn #I'm not sure if I necessarily agree with all the philosophy this game waxes but I admire how it hits the mark #in both things I DO agree with and in how clearly it tells its own message as a whole #the world the game takes place in; where death is nothing and people are regularly killed; killers; unhinged and uncaring and meandering #and you are a creature struck by sheer luck amongst depression and desperation to live and pay #and even if you become a monster as well; ripping things apart; you are blessed you are a wretched husk #I feel so utterly unhinged speaking this way; praising the storytelling and world of a game that loOKS LIKE THAT #a reviewer I listened to summed it up as; it is best understood by people already aware of the worst parts of the world #the wealthy the lack of taxes; the murder the guns the open carry jokes #I will admit; that line. 'you one of those open carry guys? I respect that.' it made me cackle #my favorite level story-wise is the apartment. rent due. the normalcy of the player's room. it's so calm. it's normal. it's normal #and then it's not. and then it's back into the fray and never touched again