Title: Gris Media: video game for PC, PS4 and mobile Where to find it: the basic stores for each platform (Steam, GOG, PS Store, etc.) Summary: [from Steam] Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. Content warnings: Death of a parent and dealing with grief Why I like it: The game is beautiful. Visually, aurally, emotionally. It deals with grief in the way of bringing color back into a grey world. The soundtrack and the way the music is used in emotional moments will make you cry. It's a fairly easy platformer (I say this as someone bad at platformers), where the intent of the game is to pay attention less to the game mechanics themselves and more to the emotional experience (though the way they incorporate the powers into Gris' clothes is genius).
According to howlongtobeat.com, it takes around 3 and a half hours to complete the main game, which is honestly all you need. The vague plot doesn't lend itself well to long fic (though I did manage to write 18k of it xD ), but it's an amazing canon for art. Watch the trailer here and see for yourself :D
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Date: 2021-08-19 02:44 am (UTC)Media: video game for PC, PS4 and mobile
Where to find it: the basic stores for each platform (Steam, GOG, PS Store, etc.)
Summary: [from Steam] Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Content warnings: Death of a parent and dealing with grief
Why I like it: The game is beautiful. Visually, aurally, emotionally. It deals with grief in the way of bringing color back into a grey world. The soundtrack and the way the music is used in emotional moments will make you cry. It's a fairly easy platformer (I say this as someone bad at platformers), where the intent of the game is to pay attention less to the game mechanics themselves and more to the emotional experience (though the way they incorporate the powers into Gris' clothes is genius).
According to howlongtobeat.com, it takes around 3 and a half hours to complete the main game, which is honestly all you need. The vague plot doesn't lend itself well to long fic (though I did manage to write 18k of it xD ), but it's an amazing canon for art. Watch the trailer here and see for yourself :D