![]() It also compulsively advertises pizza bagels. Juniper forces the player to download an app called “Iris,” which helps users determine potential successes in careers, relationships, and just about everything else. They’re aimless, jobless, and living with their childhood friend, the sweet and objective best girl Juniper. Set in a world where the game industry crash never happened, players take the role of somebody deep in the throes of depression – the gender (or lack thereof, as the game includes non-binary pronouns as an option), chosen before the game starts. Now, I can add Arcade Spirits to that short list. Most games depict it in a way that reminds me of the famous Office quote: “Isn’t depression just a fancy word for feeling bummed out?” Only Depression Quest and The Missing have grappled with it in a way that feels heartfelt and lived, at least to me. I’ve struggled with depression and suicide ideations since I can remember remembering.
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