We Become What We Behold
What's this? A game all about social media? Looks innocent enough, right? Don't give in to first impressions though, this isn't a game for the faint of heart. You start by observing the world of circle and square-headed people, and...
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AwesomeAndreas didn't make this. This is a Nicky Case creation.
I get it, and it's a cool idea, but it's a little too manipulative for my taste. As on social media, I don't want to be forced to choose the craziness. It seems there could have been some though given to people not wanting to be herded to the game's conclusion.
AwesomeAndreas was the username on Newgrounds...
You aren't "forced" to choose the craziness, you can choose to focus on other things. But if you take pictures of various other events, you get messages like
Who tunes into "people get along"?
and
Peace is boring. Violence goes viral
. This is exactly how social media and news works, and is the focus and message of the game. Its not about trying to change the outcome, it's a warning about reality
My goal was to click the cricket!
Then I got 3 more crickets!
Then I got too many crickets!
gg
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