there was a (bad) time in my life i thought log-scale color looked "filmic" and "prestige" (and filmmakers in the 2010s loved low-contrast color, too), so...maybe something like that??? i can't think of any other explanation that isnt complete accident

and conversely, good writing can create the illusion of player agency. disco elysium is, on a technical level, a giant heavily guardrailed decision tree, and yet it feels like you can do anything purely due to both the expanse and depth of the writing

alternatively, ludonarrative jazz. because music.

i've had all day, and i still can't find the words to express my thoughts and feelings around it--the thoughts and feelings it gave me. will it connect with everyone? almost definitely not. but for the chance it'll connect with you, i strongly recommend playing (all of) unbeatable's story.

wait i think i got my negatives mixed up. 7-x/7-x2 *were* mindblowing, is what i meant to say

i would be lying if i didn't admit that 7-x/7-x2 aren't some of the most mindblowing experiences i've had in a video game, but there's also a permanent soft spot in my heart for 1-xn for selling me on the game in the first place through my love of digital glitches and time signatures in seven

some of those patterns are insane fr