what did the chicken see

I liked the narrative, it seems to be in parallel with Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy, or the idea of self-overcoming, individuality, morals based on perspective, god is dead, and personal growth. I am not very familiar with the subject so forgive me if I don't interpret the game correctly, although it reminds me of the Magnus series from Sons of Welder, the whole idea of awakening and gaining true self-awareness, and finally making your own choices. The underlying subject of the game seems to the the criticism of the society and its established pillars, as well as inner monologue and pushing past your self-identity that was suppressed by the subjective morals gained from the education. The only reason the review is negative is because the game is like 7 minutes, I don't mind short games but I think it's reasonable to expect a little more for $5, try to aim for about 1 hour at least, I think you will find many games with a similar experience, but with 5-10 times more content, especially if you doing a linear visual novel. There were some "choices" in the game, but they didn't have any additional content, just there to support that context that you don't actually have a choice, and that even moving toward your goals, sometimes only achievable through conforming. Not entirely sure what the symbolism with the hook means, in the game the character appears to be stripped from his identity to be remade from the blank state, so I can only guess that means gaining self-awareness and becoming the king of your world by cutting the identity that was fed to you all your life. However, you are still on the hook and the game implies that you are a slave, perhaps that means that even when you make your own choices and make your new identity, your path is still limited by the imposed establishment. I have no explanation for the chicken, I think it's just for the lols, inner monologue, maybe, that takes the shape of the chicken. Or I am completely wrong. [h1]Pros: [/h1] (+) I thought the 3D visuals looked interesting, just not enough of them in the game. Not too many VN games go for it, so if you made something bigger, I think it would stand out. (+) The writing is interesting but it appears to be just that specific philosophy, I didn't feel like you added much to it, other than the chicken. [h1]Feedback: [/h1] [u]Random things:[/u] - the game is 7 minutes, it's way too short for $5 - I know contextually the choices don't matter, but I still replayed the game 3 times just in case, so a more experienced developer would anticipate and reward the player with something new for doing so - If you make a similar game, maybe try to add a little bit of scene navigation like a graphic adventure, 3 panels with left or right, some optional interactions - the edgy chicken writing felt a little forced to me, sometimes new devs try to make cool weird games, but they try too hard, and it diminishes the impact, you can be a little more subtle [b]Overall Thoughts: 4.5/10 [/b] It wasn't really bad, just 7 minutes, you need to make longer games. The visuals and the writing were decent enough, just needs more content. I would recommend either adding some choices in the next game, or partial exploration like text adventures. The writing can be a little more subtle, it feels like the game is trying too hard to be weird. [code]Niche, obscure and underrated games: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31294838-Hidden-Gem-Discovery/ [/code]