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COMPLETE: The Master
Apr. 7th, 2018 06:15 pmThe Master is a short little romp wherein you climb a very long staircase to beseech the Master's wisdom.
I went into this expecting a short relaxing walking sim, and perhaps some artsy design where the journey itself makes you think and that is the Master's wisdom. Was I right? ... Sort of.
Players can leave signs that other players can read, and most have them have ruined the mountain with tasteless graffiti. I was briefly discouraged, but I wanted to press on; I was still curious what was at the top, and the scenery is nice enough if you tune out all the shitposting. Every player gets one sign, and I used mine to leave some positive encouragement, in case anyone else needed it. I fully expect other players to surround that signpost with "or eat a dick lol" type addendums within the week, but whatever. I can only control my end of things, and I did my part to make what I could better. Maybe someone else out there will appreciate it. If they do, it was worth it.
Oddly, the signs ruined my contemplative experience so hard that they wrapped around the other side and it somehow became contemplative again. I could go full on English class lost up my own rear here if I'm not careful, but...
This was a journey that everyone undertakes, and each person has one message they can impart to everyone else. Most people are lost in their own shallow culture and wasted theirs on "lol penis." Too much of this, and the journey itself starts to feel not even worth it anymore. I chose to respond with something heartfelt and encouraging, in hopes that someone else would see it and be inspired to keep going. I can't control everyone else, but I wanted to make my small contribution to the world a positive one.
This is a metaphor about life.
And that is the Master's wisdom.
For all the toxic sludge I just waded through, I feel oddly good about all this. For 99 cents (and not even that, because this was birthday-gifted to me,) I got a thought-provoking experience, some pretty screenshots, and a neat philosophical discussion about life and memes with my friends whom I was talking to while playing this. In that sense, The Master is a good, worthwhile investment.
I went into this expecting a short relaxing walking sim, and perhaps some artsy design where the journey itself makes you think and that is the Master's wisdom. Was I right? ... Sort of.
Players can leave signs that other players can read, and most have them have ruined the mountain with tasteless graffiti. I was briefly discouraged, but I wanted to press on; I was still curious what was at the top, and the scenery is nice enough if you tune out all the shitposting. Every player gets one sign, and I used mine to leave some positive encouragement, in case anyone else needed it. I fully expect other players to surround that signpost with "or eat a dick lol" type addendums within the week, but whatever. I can only control my end of things, and I did my part to make what I could better. Maybe someone else out there will appreciate it. If they do, it was worth it.
Oddly, the signs ruined my contemplative experience so hard that they wrapped around the other side and it somehow became contemplative again. I could go full on English class lost up my own rear here if I'm not careful, but...
This was a journey that everyone undertakes, and each person has one message they can impart to everyone else. Most people are lost in their own shallow culture and wasted theirs on "lol penis." Too much of this, and the journey itself starts to feel not even worth it anymore. I chose to respond with something heartfelt and encouraging, in hopes that someone else would see it and be inspired to keep going. I can't control everyone else, but I wanted to make my small contribution to the world a positive one.
This is a metaphor about life.
And that is the Master's wisdom.
For all the toxic sludge I just waded through, I feel oddly good about all this. For 99 cents (and not even that, because this was birthday-gifted to me,) I got a thought-provoking experience, some pretty screenshots, and a neat philosophical discussion about life and memes with my friends whom I was talking to while playing this. In that sense, The Master is a good, worthwhile investment.