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"This Is Fine" Dog Fights For Therapy In Official Metroidvania
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"This Is Fine" Dog Fights For Therapy In Official Metroidvania

Kotaku·Zack Kotzer·29 days ago
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In 2013, cartoonist KC Green set webcomics ablaze with a strip titled “ On Fire .” In it, a bespoke cartoon dog (nicknamed “Question Hound”) enjoys a warm beverage while the world around him is aflame. “This Is Fine,” he says. And in the very interesting years since its debut, “This Is Fine” has become an international rallying call for getting through “it” day after day. Whether “it” is an emotional spiral or foreshadowing to World War 3 . Now after a decade of anguish, Question Hound is receiving some long overdue therapy in his first official video game, This Is Fine: Maximum Cope . In this metroidvania-style platformer, Question Hound descends deep within his own psyche to conquer his major anxieties. Feelings of fear, failure and regret manifest as worlds based around common sore spots, such as teenage failures, gym class humiliations or workplace taboos. Each of these nightmare palaces are filled with nasty monsters, bosses and puzzles.…

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