despite everything, it's still matt

i love the first game over message because it immediately makes it clear to you, the prospective Person Who Will Try Again, that you will be dying a lot and can only escape this fate (and Win The Game) by dying a lot and not letting your impulse to give up from dying a lot poison your mind. i wish all video games clapped their hands on the side of your face and told you "you are going to pick up the controls and you are going to keep trying until you succeed. there will be a light at the end of the tunnel if you continue to apply yourself."