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Review
The New York City Human Resources Administration might not be the first place that comes to mind when developing a game about an alien exploring human culture. However, the developer has experience in social work, and the game truly comes to life thanks to the specificity of the details.
While the alien prattled away with their whimsical narration, I was taken aback by how much people like firemen relied on the service. Eavesdropping on the various people using the service made me aware how inadequate social services in NYC are. In that respect, the game deserves a lot of praise for highlighting something missing from my political economy education.
If anything, I wish the game went harder on this aspect. The game tries to balance satire and political education/awareness, and it also tackles another theme – studying humans as test subjects – but I was more interested in the circumstances that arose while trying to sign up for the service.
This is an impressive debut title, and I look forward to the creator’s future work.
