And there’s a million and one different reasons why the context behind a piece causes someone to dislike it even if they initially liked it. It works the other way too, if you like something and you find out it had a cool story behind it, lots of people will like it even more.
“I fish the least digested looking bits of corn from the shit pile” is just not a good story lol










Awesome review, I remember getting emotional playing this game back in the day but trying to replay it recently was a bit more frustrating. I think some of those traversal animations are there to hide loading screens, but it does have the effect you describe.
Nonetheless I am nostalgic for that whole era of walking sims, have you played What Remains of Edith Finch?