Hmm, the way I used "deep" is in the sense that it's meaningful, not that there'...

Hmm, the way I used "deep" is in the sense that it's meaningful, not that there's a deep/rich storyline. The depth I was talking about is that it shows going through stages of grief.

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(no username pun intended)

As she is grieving, the world is bland and she's lost her voice in the world. As she processes grief, her voice and powers come back to her. The world represents human perception, while her voice and her powers represent how we interact with the world. Eg, as we grieve our perception is diminished, and our ability to handle/do things is also diminished.

The little cute creature that come and help you are a metaphor that it's okay to let friends in and that they can help you through your grief.

The "enemies" are the dark side of grief, the ones that tries to pull us down and makes recovery harder. So, depression, anxiety, and just "brain demons" (eh dark thoughts) in general.

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There's other elements that I think also act as good metaphors, but I don't want to make the post too long.

Also, I discovered the game during a difficult time, so I could just be looking into it too much. Lol

Edit: wordsmithing