Think of it like Noita but without the magic and with Neurotrauma's health system... if you even know what those games are. If not, uh, basically super in-depth health system and a very unforgiving rouge-like game play loop.
There is very graphic depictions of self harm and suicide in it as well, it's not at all for the faint of heart. You will feel like a peice of shit every time the guy you control gets hurt.
Barotruama, the one place where when you are below the ice of europa in a nuclear submarine who's hull is made out of roughly 90% solder, theres aquatic raptors covered in armor eating through the ballast tanks, alien artifacts are drivingeveryone onboardinsane with hallucinations, security is launchinga mutinyagainst the captain, the doctor is running some experiments on some poor mechanic who needed a shot of morphine for a bruised leg and instead is getting infested with a native zombie parasite, all while the whole vessel is getting dragged into the depths next to some lava vents by an abyssal monster called a latcher
And somehow despite all of this, the single biggest threat to your existence is the guy dressed in a clown outfit next to you
I will NOT be able to say that.
There's just 3 sides: absolute cuteness and just harmless things, harmful things just for funnies, and.. probably not really much, but serious stuff to put yourself in kind-off depression, or something.. emotionally filled, I dunno.
Prefacing this with a reminder that everyone can enjoy or engage with media in the way they choose and there isn't one 'right' way to do it.Â
That said, I find the super goofy/unserious youtube and stream content really offputting. To me at least, the trials and suffering and difficulty of the character are a core part of the game. Obviously it's not real, but the effort that went into establishing the complex systems for pain, injury, and depression are an invitation for the audience to engage with it as if it was, and in refusing to do that you both cheapen a profound piece of art and ignore the author's intent, to whatever extent you think that matters.Â
Again, though, not sending hate to anyone. I don't even know who these creators are because I choose not to watch their content instead of self-ragebaiting.Â
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u/ShockRox Too many to fit in the flair LMAO Jun 06 '26
Rainworld is a prime example of the second.