The Mean Story

by Bob Reeves profile

Episode #5 of Painless Little Stupid Games
1999
Alan 2

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Not the sum of its parts, October 25, 2024
by Lance Cirone (Backwater, Vermont)

The Mean Story bases itself on offensive humor and warns you multiple times about it. I'm not really a fan of this, but I can't blame the game for it when it's the entire point. As a game, it doesn't have much to offer -- there's a few ableist slurs, some racism, and a puzzle that consists of tricking various disabled people. It's not very fun to play through.

When you type "AMUSING" at the ending, it asks if you've tried "...not being amused by a story like this in the first place?" The help menu also admits it might say something bad about the author if he found this funny enough to make. It feels like there was some apprehension about publishing this.

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