I liked it! ^^ I honestly couldn't tell if the message was serious or a troll at first, because the very loud windows theme + #StayHydrated seemed like a troll. By the end It did feel sincere though, and I like the message :)
I walked all the way to the end of what I thought looked like a giant ribcage then it showed the credits, is the end of the game just after a certain amount of time? or did I actually make it somewhere haha ^^ very interesting work! :)
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thank you for playing & your feedback! i see, the little videos might be read as ironic or serious, i guess it's more post-/metaironic - it can be both, ironic & at the same time serious, but also not, but also yes & so on & so on. (if the repetition of the hashtag made it feel more sincere overall, that's an interesting observation!) to me personally, it was really just an ironic contrast between the landscape that is devoid of water and the presence of these little strange corporate advertisments, that are in fact the only little thing, in which ✨water✨ is actually present in the game.
yes, you made it somewhere, congratulations! ^^ yeah, the game goal is in the end to just literally walk all the way straightforward, until the credits are shown (it's not timed) & in the very end a dedication message is displayed. and also you can collect all of the video files along the way :)