I can't believe this has taken so long to actually write. I first came to itch in 2020 (for a few years I couldn't bring myself to interact or comment with anyone. it was a phobia type thing) and this experience truly changed me (AHA! moment doesn't do justice because it was several moments over a long period of time). I had never played/interacted with something like this. Never!!! This might not sound terribly significant, but EIGTBO and EZM are the only desktop icons I have from itch. That might sound silly, but I have a physical discomfort with desktop icons, especially ones that are needless. This falls into the category of Need. You inspire me to believe in myself (forgive the cliche but I'm being sincere). You helped me be ok with not being ok during some of the darkest times of my life. This little masterpiece enables me to be so honest, in a setting where I normally only present "the Creator" (ooh, aaahh!((listen to schloopy over here puttin on airs like a Dr. Who villain)))
This ramble is a way to express how amazing, sometimes absurd, sometimes poignant, sometimes both, while being a gateway to the past that helps envision a better, weirder future (while wiggling!), piece of art this is. Those bunnies are little currents of connection, sometimes little mirrors of hurt that help the player experience catharsis or maybe just relatability. The interface is a guaranteed joy to anyone who traversed the early days of the interwebs, and a window for those who only have sickomedia and doomscrollers for a frame of reference. There is so much to say about this, but in the same token part of the beauty was the discovery of everything, so I'm not going to be a Spoiler Sammy. It is a treasure trove of digging though!
I'm going to stop taking up so much space and express a torrent of gushing admiration through the following symbol: ~{[(!)]}~
If you haven't played Everything Is Going To Be Ok... you haven't really been to itch.io yet.