Hey guys, snakeybro doesn't care about something anymore. Stop talking about it. There's MSRP games to be talked about.
He's still depressed that he can't overpay for Depression Quest.
Speaking of which
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TL;DR - It's not Air Control but it's about worth the price; if you want to play a game about Depression go play The Cat Lady. You all know you have 16 copies of it by now.
I played Depression Quest yesterday and eh, it's okay for a free not game, I guess. I get what they are trying to do, but it's a lot of telling and very little showing. I ended up sort of playing it like a game (or as much as you can) in that I kept picking things I thought would get him* the hell out of his funk. The game sort of tries to railroad you into self defeating choices but there's usually an obvious 'better' choice. It was basically 'I'm depressed, I don't want to do anything etc etc...Okay I'm on pills and my life is still not perfect but I'm not doing so bad'.
(*I don't think the game ever point blank states the gender of the character you play. There is a girlfriend, so I suppose it could also be a lesbian)
I don't know that I came away understanding depression any better or necessarily having more sympathy and I don't know that the guy was very sympathetic. You don't get much background or context for what may have caused or triggered his depression. But maybe there wasn't anything. He also comes across a bit privileged without realizing it, but they acknowledge that in the forward noting that they felt it was easier to highlight depression in someone that didn't have a lot of other external problems to deal with. I kind of get the point but it doesn't help my relating to the character much.
In contrast, I think The Cat Lady does a much better job of tackling the subject of depression in an entertaining, if creepy and often surreal, way. It shows and doesn't tell. You really get a feel for the character and what she's going through without it having to constantly tell you that she's depressed (literally at the bottom of every screen Depression Quest says that).
I remember reading a comment from one guy in his early 20s saying he's never been depressed and has no idea what it's like to be a 40 year old woman but somehow he was really able to relate to the main character in The Cat Lady and her emotional state. It's that kind of game. It's worth playing beyond idling for cards even if you aren't into horror. If it still seems like it's not your thing I'd give it until at least chapter 3 or 4 when she gets home and meets Mitzi before giving up on it, because it really takes off at that point and there's some great moments and conversations.
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these devs making old paid products free.
