Posted May 28, 2019
That was the best review I've seen of the game. Just keep going. Maybe. I don't know. This is one game in particular where it's OK to not finish it, but keep trying. Don't give up. I hate it. I love it. Meh. Cancer. Cures cancer. Nameless dread. It feels like I'm drowning. Fuck off. Pleb filter. Fuck off! 1 was better. It's frustrating and awful to no end and beautiful. Maybe if video games are to become an artform, these are its first baby steps, but maybe I drank the IPL Flavor-Aid hard like a total gullible rube. I don't know. Maybe this is mediocre, unoptimized crap with game design stuck in two decades ago or maybe it's one of the best games ever made. The intentionally stressful gameplay loop of The Hobo Economy is performance art and you're the artist or maybe it has some interesting ideas bogged down and ruined with poorly designed gameplay. Maybe the Hunger in this game is the dumbest thing ever or maybe just maybe it's not a literal Hunger and maybe it's not literal food but something MORE. One thing I'm sure of is that every positive and negative and lukewarm review you've seen is 100% valid and I'm glad. Not many games have given me complex feelings like this and that's... something? Idk. Don't give up even though the game wants you to give up or maybe just demand a refund. These are my first impressions. It'll be a long long time until I can make a proper final call, but for now, have this forums post.
Post edited May 28, 2019 by slamdunk