How to describe FJORDS without spoiling it? I could say “it is a videogame which contains jumping and doors and sometimes boats”, but that probably wouldn’t make you want to play it.
I could say “it is a videogame about when videogames go wrong, and making the best of that”, but that may make it sound like a mess, or arch, or both.
I could say “it has a certain amount in common with Fez” but as well as that encouraging inaccurate like-for-like comparison rather than simple evocation it’ll lead to a comments thread full of ranting about Phil Fish.
So instead I’ll just say “it is a videogame you have to figure out for yourself, but once you do you’re essentially making progress by turning off the bits of the world which impede you.” But that’s not right either.
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