Daybreak, a game about fighting climate change, is blindly optimistic - Polygon

date linked: 6 November 2023

source: link to article, from polygon.com

This is an interesting review of a game that I hadn’t heard of but am now intrigued by. I wouldn’t mind playing an overly optimistic game right now, but I also appreciate the central critique of the game in the review. I think there’s value in recognizing the tensions that prevent us from defeating these obstacles as (relatively) easily as we can in a game.

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