#6 (2024-09-17) #DepressionQuest

It's free, I know I've had it installed before, and I probably should have played it a decade ago.

Some weirdo GamerGator on YouTube felt the need to shit on the game after I mentioned Zoë Quinn, though, so that gave me the jolt I needed to finally give it a try.

So it's a text-based adventure game about a guy with depression. Mechanically, the depression manifests in the form of disabled choices. And... I can relate to a lot of this, to some degree.

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#depressionquest yup. about as I remembered it, but was my soundtrack ever different.

Feels homey, at this point. Fookin' Troomph!

#depressionquest Ha. Wow. The presentation certainly is different in this version. I don't remember the DFW quote, but how topical. Heh. The Pops in the Microwave.

Yikes. This is already whew. Made a start. Now for sum Mario Kart.