How Fish Is Made
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling.
What it feels like
The game's absurdist questioning of sardine trustworthiness and the 'janky little jaunt' framing emphasize quirky, fanciful charm and imaginative oddness. The opening questions ('Are sardines trustworthy? Are you?') and the surrealist storytelling create an enigmatic pull of unanswered secrets and withheld clarity. Surrealist storytelling built on nonsensical logic—asking whether fish are trustworthy as a narrative foundation—drives deadpan absurdist comedy.
What it's about
Surrealist storytelling and the game's bizarre conceptual framework suggest dream logic and subconscious-driven narrative. The opening question 'Are you? Do you want to be?' suggests thematic exploration of selfhood and self-definition at a philosophical level.
How it plays
The mention of Katamari-like DLC mechanics and typical adventure game structure suggest point-and-click interaction with hotspots and world exploration.
How it looks and sounds
The game is explicitly structured around surrealist storytelling with dreamlike, impossible imagery that defies logical coherence.
How it's structured
Described as a single-player experience with no multiplayer component mentioned. The framing as a 'jaunt through the world' and surrealist storytelling suggests a bounded authored narrative with a beginning and end. The description of a 'little jaunt' combined with the 2022 indie release context suggests relatively short, self-contained sessions.
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