Marble Abduction! Patti Hattu

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Patti Hattu by any other name is still Patti Hattu, a game? Yes. An art piece foremost, what can I say about this game that has not already been said... a human can try, and as Patti Before me, he strives to impress his alien overseers; I must follow. Sisyphus rolls his boulder and remains content in the constant toil, Patti, as if to mock Sisyphus to his face, impresses the gods with little effort, and yet he remains captive, never truly escaping his (Marble) abduction and therefore never escaping the toil of earth life. Just as the myth says, there is no progress in effort, only endless yearning. Just as I strive to escape my life with Patti Hattu, he strives to escape his bleak situation with the mere figments of a dreamlike America surrounding him. But effort is pointless; he can do nothing to escape his toil. Similarly, we can do nothing to escape ours. Yet he keeps working, keeps pushing that marble, because what is life if not progress? We may not accomplish much in our fleeting, daylight-ridden lives, and yet the idea of progress will push us ever forward. I hope this ode to the human condition can bring you as much reverence and solitude as it has me. Thank you, Patti, thank you so much. 10/10