A very short (~30 minutes) free visual novel with very important message about body positivity and self-acceptance. No one is perfect, if you consider yourself better in some aspect, it doesn't mean you have the right to blame others.
I always believed that only in my country full of blunt and rude people it's a real problem. But if such games are created by English-speaking devs, it means I was wrong. I often read rude comments even under photos of undeniably pretty women, plus-size models, that it's wrong to preach it's normal to be obese. One should work on it, it's impossible to love and be loved if you are fat. There's always only one excuse for them: if there're medical reasons for that. But you know what, my little niece has serious problems with thyroid, hormones. She is overweight, and even if she can't be blamed for that, she is still forced to diet, exercise... It works a little bit, of course. Mom called recently sharing that since the start of this school year my niece lost 5 kilo, because she was said, she is not allowed to sit still at home, so she was made to join local volleyball club. Luckily, she likes it. Not that it will cure anything completely and she will become slim, nope, never. I know mom meant well, the way it happened in the game but... But that constant pressure, bullying. You can't just walk outside wearing a label: “I'm ill, I have a reason to be overweight.” Don't they see that all that reasoning, the attempts to justify only special cases of being fat is wrong.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2648527758
People shouldn't be judged by their appearance, clothes and other stuff. You know what, no one should be judged by anything, even by inner traits, like character, or views. No one should be forced to change just because of others, society, friends... no matter who. I understand that it's difficult to lose weight and if a person wants it, all the support and encouragement will work. But only if they want that, if they asked for that. Nothing, no standards of beauty, should be forced on anyone. Let's love each other the way we are. I'm all for striving for perfection, for becoming better. But that's me, that's what I want. I don't think that my train of thought is the only true one. Don't decide for others. Is your own life so boring you interfere with the others? Sigh...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2648575013
This game has some flaws, for example:
--typos,
--dyslexic font is out of option, unfortunately, as the text becomes too big to be fit in the text box :(
--I didn't like the same color choice for the text, text box and settings icons, I'd like smth different, it'd be easier for my eyes.
Though short, it made me think and recollect a lot. A nice story, even with heavy topics like bulling, it was also funny. Thanks for this game. I hope it's one more step to the world without stereotypical thinking and blaming. Focus on your lives, let others live the way they want without condemning looks. Peace. <3
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