The Cat Lady

[VaeVictis]

I find this game very interesting as a concept and I really, really want to love it, but I just can't bring myself to play it because

Spoiler below!

the story is about a woman who has taken a suicidal overdose. One way to interpret the story is that she succeeded in killing herself and is going through a kind of purgatory. Another is that her mind is permanently changed by her suicide attempt and she can never see the world in the same way again, only hallucinations of darkness and violence. Mental health is a subject close to my heart and a part of my life. I have already spent too much time sitting beside hospital beds.

Either the game will treat these themes well, with respect and intelligence, in which case I think it would be a little too close to the bone for me, or it will treat them without respect and intelligence, in which case I will hate it. I'd rather not play it, but instead just appreciate that it exists and admire the bravery of it's creators.

That's the exact reason why I've stopped myself from purchasing it. I'm a little worried it's going to hit too close to home (which can be good, because there are great games out there with tough themes). My cynicism about the gaming industry at the moment leads me to believe that it might not do so in an effective, tasteful manner.