character art was done by vinh duong

this is meant to accompany my recent musical album, which you can find here:
https://blackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cheer-up-emo-kid

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Authorstarsculptor
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Dark, Experimental, Mental Health, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Short, Singleplayer, weird

Comments

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

How To never stop suicide.


"repeat to yourself that they're not really gone time has proven that fooling yourself into believing a lie is the most effective way to deal with things you have no control over

keep listening to the mixtapes they made you overanalyse every single word you hear "was this a sign that things were going wrong" no no, you were the one that cared too hard, not them

stay up every single night staring at your phone either attempting to gather up the courage to turn these demons, these constant reminders of your loneliness into nothing more than a bad dream or praying just for one second you could feel the warmth of equally returned love

avoid your friends for weeks even though
they're the only sense of consistency you have
left in your life, if they really wanted
to see you they'd come, but they won't so who cares?

allow yourself to lose interest in the things you love watch as you begin to take a backseat to the world around you, don't fight it become a secondary character in your own motion picture

but most importantly drown every single one of your feelings in old stolen rum, learn to love the taste of it dripping down your throat find comfort in the warmth coming from your stomach, you're drinking bottled love now.

you don't need other people to drive away your loneliness,  you just needed to find a way to talk to it.

so why try? So I should Just let go."


It like emotionally hurt me to hold the button that long. And the fact that there's no do overs? Good job!

Simple but very imersive! Great work!

(1 edit) (+1)

Very interesting! Suicide in art is always a tough subject. Make it too "beautiful" and you get accused of romanticizing the act. But I think you did well. A nice use of colors and sound. The long wait at the start, the long fall. And of course the fact that you only have one life. Well done.