Wednesdays

beautifully written game, thank you for this

This game really helped me consider the struggles and difficulties that victims of sexual abuse experience throughout their lives. I have never directly experienced this abuse, but this game offered me a perspective into the lives of those that have. I definitely cried multiple times throughout.

La montaña rusa fueron los amigos que hicimos en el camino

What an amazing mix of great visuals and story-writing. And with an extremely important message as well. Despite not having such experience (I guess I was lucky), I do have friends who went through something similar in their childhood, and it still hit hard. This game gives such an important insight into what victims of sexual abuse feel, the sense of "dreaminess" or the slightly dissociative feeling of "did it really happen or is it just in my head?", the never ending doubt and not being able to clearly define the harm done. It helps you understand the shame survivors feel for what happened, for remembering the confusion, and even bigger shame and fear for bringing it up. But the message is there: you're not alone, you can find help, gather support, become strong enough to look into the abuser's eyes, and understand that they have no power over you anymore. The scene with multiple people speaking up from the planet as well as the final scene with Neil brought tears to my eyes. No one should be alone with this, neither a child nor an adult, we have to care for each other as much as possible.

8/10

Made me cry, everyone should play.

raises awareness and nice art

Honnêtement, je ne sais pas trop quoi dire sur le jeu. Je commencerais par : Jouez-y. Il était génial. Il est important. Maintenant, je dirais seulement : très très belle DA, gameplay plutôt basique mais très efficace pour ce qu'il veut faire, ambiance (que ce soit OST ou bruitages) top. Mais surtout l'écriture est fantastique, les dialogues sont très vivants. En quelques minutes on s'attache à chacun de ces personnages, on n'a besoin que de quelques paroles pour intégrer le fait qu'ils ont chacun leur caractère et leur vie. Et réussir à parler d'un sujet si affreux de manière si douce sans jamais en minimiser la gravité. Bravo The Pixel Hunt, Bravo Pierre Corbinais, Bravo Christophe Galati, Bravo Exaheva. Bravo à tous.tes.

Wednesdays no es a priori un juego a recomendar. No es algo a disfrutar. Es un testimonio duro, y que es, de todo menos cómodo. Pero es importante. Este juego muestra el abuso, sí, pero también cómo se normaliza, se complica, se esconde y se reproduce. Y como mismamente el juego dice, seguro que conoces a una víctima de abuso infantil, incluso si no eres consciente. Yo, como mínimo, conozco un par. Lo que quiero decir con todo esto es que recomiendo Wednesdays, no como juego, no con una finalidad lúdica, sino con una finalidad humana. Porque tiene mucho que decir, y porque es crucial entender, concienciar, y en últimas, luchas contra el abuso infantil. Con cautela y precaución, pero sí. Hay que jugarlo.