Ragnarrox did two very interesting video analyzing the themes and topics for each game (1, 2) and McGee himself commented on them that he felt understood.

And I seriously think they did the first game dirty by porting it to consoles. It was designed and programmed with a certain input (keyboard+mouse) in mind, a controller will make the impression of the game much worse for the player.

I mostly disregarded the gameplay (aka grading of pictures) and just considered it an exploration game: find the locations and also the environmental storytelling bits. And I highly enjoyed it for that.

I sadly was spoiled regarding the story, so I didn’t have that “wait, what exactly is happening here?” Moment. But nonetheless, the atmosphere really fits its name and considering how the real life is going, I sadly predict it’s going to be more and more relevant. But same as you, the last level hit me hard. I consider it good game design, that the game really trained you well, so I immediately understood what I needed to do to end the game. And it kinda felt natural, because it is the only thing left to do at that moment.

I highly recommend it, if you can overlook bad execution as a price for a great idea.

As said, the gameplay itself is not the best, but the environmental storytelling and atmosphere is great!

So you would say they were… peaceful?

Then it seems you are younger than 40 years old. Because the fall of the socialist bloc in east europe was achieved by peaceful protests.

Edit: I do not mean that I think peaceful protest alone will save the USA, but it’s the start. If that doesn’t change enough things, then you start the non peaceful protest.

OK, I thought it was just female form of the chili habanero and didn’t question it further, thinking you meant she is fiery.

Nice one then, even if it was far over my head =D now I appreciate your joke even more after reading the lyrics. Heads off to the dedication!

I don’t see a second joke, please explain it for stupid me?

As far as I an aware, yes. But the degree did not mention chromosomes, but rather

the sex that produces the large reproductive cell And the sex that produces the small reproductive cell

After reading it multiple times, I understand now what was meant, they just lacked proper punctuation.

The OP is surprised, that other people don’t find it normal that people go to prison.

So a difference in life experience, because I also don’t know anybody who went to prison.

Greed was meant not only as greed for money but greed for power in general. Money itself is worthless, only its substitution for power is why it’s important in the first place.

The problem is and always was the power structure and the greed of those at the top of it. It had many different names and forms during history.