another banger
Welp, I finished the art book and had some time to collect my thoughts. The second Millarca started talking about wanting to go outside I had my thoughts on what the game was "about" and I was roughly correct. It's a great idea, I love the biased view that Liliana provides and how it serves to give credence to Francesca's "side" despite obvious reservations that most players would have given we live in The Real World™️. Unfortunately due to my personal experiences with stuff similar to Francesca (not a cult, just parents) it was never gonna be a serious debate between "who's right" in my mind like you said in the art book. I'm team Imogen. I think the part that sealed my opinion the most was when Francesca kicked Liliana across the room in her fit of rage. The game felt like more of a one-sided horror game to me, and a damn good one at that. The horror I felt as I realized there was no hope for Liliana to see through the programming and someone was going to die was intense. Poor Millarca.
The intimate scenes for lack of a better word were also so well done. I love how palpable it feels that Francesca is completely aware of Lilianas feellings and is refusing to really sit down and interact with them in an emotionally honest and healthy way that Liliana deserves. It's such a subtle but amazing way to show the manipulation going on imo. I also adored the scene with Millarca and Liliana but that's just because I'm a freak.
ANYWAYS, I just wanted to say again I appreciate the fuck out of the art you make, it's very resonant and means a lot to me. I rarely see these really weird, messy, awful, and amazing feelings that come with being queer and (in my experience) especially trans. Every time I get a notification of a new release from you it's a great (and awful) ((but in a good way)) day.