Thursday, July 25, 2024

PLAY SAYONARA WILD HEARTS

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a difficult game to describe, but I'll do my best: 

Imagine your worst breakup - the sort of thing that rocks your sense of self. Emotionally turbulent, you get on your motorcycle, you turn up your music, and you let yourself feel. You aren't sure where you need to go - your destination isn't the point - the ride is the point - wherever you are, you need to be somewhere else, to process your feelings. It's raining, the rhythmic drops breaking across your cheekbones and mixing with your tears. You're angry, you're heartbroken, and you aren't sure what to do about either. Why did she leave you? What did you do wrong? How could you be so stupid - again? You aren't paying attention to a wet curve in the road, your motorcycle goes sideways and your unprotected skull strikes something that turns the world black. The coma-induced fever-dream you experience on life support is Sayonara Wild Hearts at its wild heart.