🎭 smile 4 me is such a good fucking game. I wish more people knew and played it. Like that game feels so comforting and nice and it also somehow feels like a visual form of de-realization?
smile for me is SO SO GOOD and you are SO SO RIGHT. i'm surprised it's not more popular tbh,, it's short and sweet, it has a heavy topic revolving around the main ‘antagonist’ [habit and his struggles in an abusive home], PROPER LGBT REP THAT IS CASUAL INSTEAD OF CHARACTERS BEING STEREOTYPES OR INTENSELY FOCUSING ON THEIR SEXUALITY OR IDENTITY, a GODLY aesthetic, stunning art style, fun characters...
but activity and buzz seems to have fallen over these two years. what the hell happened? ik ppl move on and find different interests, but hey, undertale made it big in 2015 and still has an intensely lively fandom. sure, s4m isn't AS impactful, but my heart doesn't often latch this tightly onto some fictional green russian. the charm of the game is undeniable and it deserves so much more recognition.
... damn it, now i'm gonna ramble. read my bullshit about how i feel abt the visuals under the cut gh.
cw: mentions of derealization
first and foremost, as you mentioned, themes of derealization do in fact appear in this game. however, it only appears in that of visuals of what i assume you've gathered from derealization portrayed in aesthetics, which is correct. the heaviest it gets in this area is in the ending, upon approaching boris while under the influence of laughing gas; a world draped in dark, reality gently swimming into something more unsettling and disoriented... however, i'm quite the fan of it in all honesty. the concept itself of derealization might've been fun to actually explore in this game, but that's just in theory.
however, while this comes off as disturbing at most, it most definitely blankets you in this alluring feeling, drawing you further in. the mixed medias and types of imagery with 3D and 2D assets are genuinely genius, holding an immaculate vibe for this game and setting an atmosphere. what with the popularity of weirdcore and the desire to properly understand derealization nowadays, however, it's kinda hard for me to accept that this game isn't more popular. it'd fit the taste of many, i'm sure.
that's not even getting into the COLORING oh dearest lord o' MIGHTY. the consistency and limited palette the game uses sets up a beautiful pattern; the greens on jerafina's dress are the same as trevor's scarf; the same shade of red can be spotted across designs, that red being the one on parsley's suit, tiff's outfit, & both millie + lulia's features... etc etc etc. it doesn't overwhelm your eyes and creates an atmosphere you can settle in, thus establishing a familiar and comfortable tone to the habiticians. not only that but the colors themselves are so lovely and it's just?? god it's to die for.
the touches and features such as posters and minor to direct references to russian themes to allude to boris' background??? immaculate. speaking of boris, the fuckin DRAWINGS ARROUND THE HABITAT... cries and sobs and screams they're ADORABLE and so nice like what :((.... i adore them and love to imagine him working on those funky paintings on his own before opening the habitat, what with the acception of kamal or wallus being of some assistance on the occasion.
hhoooo boy.
i'm ramblin n ramblin. ty for the ask and ty for. bearing with me GSHDGS
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