♥Magical Makeover♥

This game is a twine game that was designed to mock a genre of misogynistic ‘girls games’ that were once prevalent where you are presented with an ugly girl with stubble, pimples, bad haircut, etc. and must apply the correct makeup or brush to each object to fix them. So, this game has multiple beauty products, of which you can apply any three you want (repeats allowed). A magical fairy and magic mirror provide commentary. The products are magical and not very safe. Once you make the choices, you are sorted into one of six or seven stories, each of which is quite long, making this a very verbose Twine game. The stories are generally modern takes on fairy tales that feature friendship over romance and magic and drama over bliss. This game features heavy reading and a self-critical look at self worth in a magical world.

I want to physically inject this game into my brain. The writing is so gorgeous and the references to other story paths are so good and the worldbuilding. The worldbuilding!! I want to put this game inside a heart shaped pewter locket and carry it around with me like a colonial era soldier carrying around a picture of his wife. In conclusion I love this game and I recommend it to everyone who has ever lived