To who ever this could mean something to, an artistic soul, anyone, may it be few, or many, I come with a reminder. There's this game called The Corridor, one of those games like Stanley Parable or There Is No Game. I went into thinking about the game a lot, and found something that resonated- 🧵 - ThreadSky

thornsthethrog.bsky.social • 104 days ago

To who ever this could mean something to, an artistic soul, anyone, may it be few, or many, I come with a reminder. There's this game called The Corridor, one of those games like Stanley Parable or There Is No Game. I went into thinking about the game a lot, and found something that resonated- 🧵

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thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-with me. Most of the game is going down a corridor to push a button. The creator of the game, first thing he told you, was to not play the game. Despite, the player still continues even after being kicked out a few times. As this goes on, the narrator/creator begins to speak about a few things-🧵

thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-thoughts that I, for sure, and most creators, probably, had. Why play the game? Why bother with this one when you can go out and make your own? Why should the player insist on playing the game? As the end nears of the game, he finally accepts defeat that the player is bound to 'ruin' everything-🧵

thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-and he hits us with this one line. "Wait wait wait! Just... stop. I want you to play the game, it's just... what if it's bad? What if it sucks? What if you hate it? What if it's the worst thing ever made? And it's all been for nothing. Who wouldn't want to avoid that?"-🧵

thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-When I heard this line, I felt those same doubts I have about my own creations. What if people hate it? What if it sucks? In the end, the creator lets the player play the game, saying "Here. Here you go. This is my game. Walking down a corridor to push a button... that's it. I hope you like it."-🧵

thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-Humbly letting the player finish the game, even if it isn't much on the surface. Many of us are too hard on ourselves. I know I am. We cannot make content that makes everyone happy, there's no point to try. We should try to make content that matters to someone, be that few or many.-🧵

thornsthethrog.bsky.social•104 days ago

-I know a lot of people who wouldn't find The Corridor fun, I know a lot of people who don't like reading books or listening to specific genres of music, and yet what matters is that such content means something to someone. And I hope deep down that this epiphany of mine does matter to someone as-🧵

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