a very curious & strange feeling game ... while controls can be cumbersome, the overall tone of the game was enough to keep me engaged. there's this somber, quiet intensity that follows you to every location you visit in germs that i just love.

the music, environment design, interfacing & game flow are all so ... dreamlike; it's cliched to refer to old games like that, but even your main character at times expresses they feel they're in a dream. despite that, though, the world of germs is very rooted in reality, & the oddities you uncover become more & more stark compared to the daily mundanity of working a desk job.

but i think one of my favorite parts of the game beyond its overall vibe, is the way it presents character deaths; every passing felt mournful to me. even the end of the game left me feeling like i had lost something, in a kind of strange, bittersweet way. it's very unique.