there's something oddly comforting about this game. i grew up in an abusive household, and often had very gorey morbid thoughts growing up that i didn't really have any negetive emotions about, just a cold cathartic anger, and i was so scared that they made me a bad person and meant i might end up doing something bad or hurting someone. i have never and will never act on them, anyone who knows me would tell you im a submissive hippy optimist more likely to hurt myself than anyone else, but i've come to understand these dark thoughts are essentially just a manifestation of pain. the morbid feeling offsets the other bad feelings from the trauma, giving a sense of familiarity that gives almost a feeling of belonging. a feeling of being understood and at home. normally, it can feel like everything around me is on a different wavelength, like the bad feelings i carry alienate me from the rest of existence, but things like this, like dark games, and ARG's, and creepypasta type horror, seeing those things makes it feel like it's ok to have those feelings and thoughts, because they exist and are shown in the outside world in forms that are normalized and respected and seen as little more than artistic expression, not something that needs to be shamed and erased in the unsubstantiated fear that they might become more than a morbid thought. sure you might think the maker of dark media might have problems, but i don't think most people would assume the person who makes things like fran bow is automatically dangerous, which is incredibly reassuring, validating, and comforting.
I saw a short video of this game, before, and if you try to talk with the guard without cake or coffee, he tells Fran to kiss him. What a horrible character !
there's something oddly comforting about this game. i grew up in an abusive household, and often had very gorey morbid thoughts growing up that i didn't really have any negetive emotions about, just a cold cathartic anger, and i was so scared that they made me a bad person and meant i might end up doing something bad or hurting someone. i have never and will never act on them, anyone who knows me would tell you im a submissive hippy optimist more likely to hurt myself than anyone else, but i've come to understand these dark thoughts are essentially just a manifestation of pain. the morbid feeling offsets the other bad feelings from the trauma, giving a sense of familiarity that gives almost a feeling of belonging. a feeling of being understood and at home. normally, it can feel like everything around me is on a different wavelength, like the bad feelings i carry alienate me from the rest of existence, but things like this, like dark games, and ARG's, and creepypasta type horror, seeing those things makes it feel like it's ok to have those feelings and thoughts, because they exist and are shown in the outside world in forms that are normalized and respected and seen as little more than artistic expression, not something that needs to be shamed and erased in the unsubstantiated fear that they might become more than a morbid thought. sure you might think the maker of dark media might have problems, but i don't think most people would assume the person who makes things like fran bow is automatically dangerous, which is incredibly reassuring, validating, and comforting.
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I saw a short video of this game, before, and if you try to talk with the guard without cake or coffee, he tells Fran to kiss him. What a horrible character !
This is my favorite game
Have fun, this game is horrifying and also so good :3
Oh this is gonna be fun
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Frank
Frank
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push the baby down! lesgo!
FRANK BOW
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