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i took an edible and played this game and had a spiritual experience that i will have to divulge in a big video about everything i played this year. cruel and evil and amazing, unlike anything else i've experienced to the point that i want to play it again even if i could read the book as a pdf. easily top five games i've played this year. there are a bunch of typos in the script with regards to spacing but in some ways i found myself appreciating them. talia is a rare generational talent and all eyes should be on whatever the heck she makes forever

For anyone unaware of what this game is you're playing desert bus but you additionally have to type an entire novel out while doing so, my playthrough with 0 pauses took around 3 hours 46 minutes. Do not under any sane circumstances, attempt to finish this game it is bluntly: borderline torture. i do think that's the entire point of the game, it very much echoes the stories descent into despair and numbness; the novel within is actually super interesting, it explores themes of humanity and slowly becoming inhumane through the pursuit of immortality, i do wish there were a copy of it that existed outside of the game, its a great read. This game is very VERY deliberately cruel, spoiler warning in case you for whatever godforsaken reason want to try this game [spoiler] the game lies to you, every so often it throws you a bone, a chapter number, starting with 1/9 the goalpost is set, and you're off, some chapters longer than others, and after much time you arrive at 9/9, and then your heart drops, the game continues, 10/9, 11/9, 12/9... you start to despair, thankfully it is only 13 chapters but man, that is a horrible gut punch to do right at the end, but to make matters worse, the…

this is horrible and i must return to finish it. my shoulder hurts and its been a day. i'm tempted to launch it again but those first thirty minutes were so rough. as it keeps going it gets more draining, eventually i found myself crying as i typed. there is a fine line between masochism and self-harm. i will come back to this. i will read the rest of the story. i need to know how it ends. ok i came back to it and i gotta say it was great. heavily recommend tapping if you need to and coming back - its a lot easier the second time around and the prose is worth re-reading. i had a blast with this one, love the aesthetics, the constant oh ♥♥♥♥ i forgot about the wheel. had some close calls near the end & honestly thought there would be more when i got to it. It's a marathon, go in expecting it to take a while, don't rush, enjoy the scenery. if you try to power through it you'll break yourself.

I genuinely cannot feel my body after playing this game. It has cumulative pause timer, no saves, and I've spent hours sitting there, typing in complete despair while suffering both mentally and physically. That being said, it was genuinely an interesting book to write while slowly losing my sanity. 100% recommend if you want to experience pure torture and pain, both mentally and physically

Felt like torture. Realised half way through that this game is supposed be played by youtubers/streamers so you can laugh at them. The story didnt resonate either. The ending was much better than the rest but it really dragged on. Didnt like any of the characters. The in game radio plays the same few atmospheric sounds, so i recommend prepairing a song playlist beforehand. Nothing happens while writing the book btw. its just the eyes at night, and you realise that pretty quick. Its super minimal but i guess i liked it just enough to recommend it if you really know what youre getting into.

Stories good but not worth the effort and game is kinda like self torture, i did finish though