As a “player”, your role is often subtle, flitting between embodiment, friendship and voyeurism. We Met in May is a set of four vignette games about the early moments in a romantic relationship, ostensibly between Nina herself and the game’s co-creator and artist, Jake Jefferies. The inexactness of the control mechanic makes her arm flail awkwardly, like a sort of dating version of Surgeon Simulator. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Back to mine … Nina takes Jake to her flat. Finally, Dinner’s Ready has Jake fixing Nina dinner, while she idly fantasises about tweaking his nipples, an action the player takes over via a first-person-shooter-style aiming cursor.

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2019 06:00 UTC