Keep in Mind: Remastered

The problems I have with this game are best embodied by this fact: There are two human characters; One of them is named Jonas, and one of them is named Wife. I do not understand what this games story does that is not done elsewhere. Who it's messaging uplifts who isn't already the center of every other tale on the market. Why am I expected to empathize with this man? Everyone else described in this story seems to be in a worse position than him, and yet he is the only one who's healing matters. And we don't see him struggle in order to move on. He doesn't have to sacrifice his pride, or his views on his position in the world. He doesn't have to make difficult choices while every map he's ever been given attempts to steer him toward oblivion. All he has to do for the story to conclude is embrace the help of his loving wife. His wife who's entire purpose in the story is to love him unconditionally, his wife who never gave up on him even though he has been ignoring her for ages. All he has to do to heal, this game says, is use the endless support of his wife. Real healing isn't easy. Real healing is worth it even when nobody can help you. Even if nobody wants to. Real healing is worth navigating how your pain hurts those around you. Worth excepting that things will never be the same. Worth pulling out thorns from your flesh, worth bandaging the wounds of others while your blood pools at your feet. Stories like this don't teach people to heal. They teach them to give up. They teach them to expect the impossible, that the impossible is necessary. And when they aren't given that, when the people around them are also broken and irriational in their own ways, and when constantly distancing themselves leaves them (Gasp!) somewhat distant? Just remember that all this is happening because the women in your life weren't doing what they were supposed to. You would have been healed by now if it wasn't for that. With a two dollar price tag and incredibly short playtime, I cannot rightfully say the game was not worth my money. The steam description says that it is a memorable experience, and in my case it certainly did not lie. I cannot stop thinking about the reasons why this game failed to land with me. An obsession that is admittedly fueled by how many people offer nothing but praise to it. If you loved this game, I wish nothing but the best for you. Perhaps it simply was not for me. If you're scouring the steam story for a game that covers depression, loss, and grief, please play In Stars and Time. If you're looking for a horror experience, I think the average box of cereal will serve you better than this, but maybe I'm being unfair. I wish all the people who worked on this the best, and I wish all the people reading this a very happy Do-Not-Play-This-Game.