Recent reviews by Skudunk

Nice game

Before I get into this, this game is really something special and you should definitely give it a shot.

At the time of writing this review, I have completed two journeys. My first journey began with me meeting another player at the first stage. Their scarf was longer than mine so I assumed that they'd know their way around the block and continued following them pretty closely. We flew through the first couple stages as they helped me find some hidden Glyphs and we had fun chirping at each other, I was beginning to get attached. As we progressed through the game we were met with challenges, we both nearly met our ends on a couple occasions and the thrills and suspense I felt while worrying for the safety of this complete and total stranger on the internet was like nothing any game had ever made me feel before. Eventually, we managed to persevere and reached our goal, walking into the light side-by-side as our Journey came to a close. It was an amazing experience. But the gravity of it all didn't really kick in until my second Journey.

I jumped right back in as soon as my first Journey came to a close. But this time, there was no one waiting for me at the first stage. I took my time, not having a partner to worry about, explored more and collected some Glyphs I had missed. I remembered everything my friend from my first Journey had taught me, and made quick work of the challenges that had seemed so daunting just an hour or so ago. It wasn't until I was at the end again, standing atop a cliff side with the end of the game before me, that the gravity of it all set in. I turned around, looking behind me to wait for my friend to catch up when I remembered... I was alone this time. Staring out over the beautiful landscape, I remembered soaring through the cloth updrafts of the final stage with my friend and finally realized just how meaningful that first Journey was. It was never about the destination, nor was it even about the Journey, it was about the friend I had made along the way.

I'll never forget you, Isal my beloved.

Once in a lifetime you'll come across a game that truly captures the history and cultural distinctions of the modern world the way a person can subjectively perceive it through our guided field of perspective. I have to admit, I had my doubts when I first learned of this game. After all, Tentacle Girl? Will this game even be good? How ignorant was I to even have these thoughts. Little did I know I was about to indulge in what may have been the best 92 minutes of my life. The game started out strong. The opening levels enticed the audience with a captivating enigma. I was so taken aback from the next-generation artwork that I almost didn't even realize the underlying symbolism in the ongoing levels. It wasn't until my twenty sixth playthrough where I finally got my bearings together and was able to focus on the gripping and labyrinthine stratagem. The underlying analogy for 19th century distopianism and the evangelical deviation of typical orthodoxy was enlightening to say the least. Just when I thought the game could not get any better, the increasing conflict before the climax began. I could not believe the complexity of the story as the brave girls struggled with the everyday endeavors for a quintessential woman such as the consistent up- hill altercation of the fight against misogyny and the fiscal synergy of opposing interplanetary dynamisms. There I was, gripping to my chair as the conflict of the game began. I was so enticed by the game that I felt as if I was both practically and relatively apart of the experience. This is a special kind of high that not even the strongest of drugs can give you. Was I part of the game? Am I inside the game right now? This game will leave you questioning existential nihilism and the objective skepticism of our perceived valuation of anthropological existence. At this point in the game, I was fully intoxicated by the avant-garde animated art style. That's when the plot finally aggrandized and I was completely stupefied. You could have lived a thousand years of isolation trying to predict the plot twist and you would never even scratch the surface of what actually transpires in the movie. I was so bewildered that I actually had to pause the game so that my existential crisis didn't dive too deep inside of myself. Even pausing the game was surreal. It's almost as if life paused with the game. I felt as though I had actually become a cinematic tangent quantum. The effects are still wearing off and I haven't been able to play this game for several years. I spent the following seven years afraid of what outside of my house actually looks like. Every single day and night I live in misery because I became fully aware that happiness is never achievable. I realized that human life has absolutely no meaning and that no matter what I ever do, it is of complete unimportance and in years from now, no recollection of my existence will prevail, meaning that if I died years ago, died now, or die sometime in the future it will not matter whatsoever to anyone. But, then again, the fact that I'm living doesn't matter either so I might as well stick around for awhile, living in complete isolation, condemned to a life of traumatic memories and a completely corrupted sub-conscience. Tentacle Girl literally ruined my life. 10/10

Short and sweet, a good time.

For sure worth a pick up if you like an Undertale style sense of humor.

Maybe not the most replayable but it is for sure possible to come back to after you've beaten it if you're in need of a time waster.