“In a way, the game's just my way of venting about things because I dunno, I'd rather make a game complaining about how I feel instead of going to therapy."
Everyone dreads the day they lose their jobs. It happens often, and especially in the current economic climate with mass lay-offs across industries, it’s a sad reality for many. I Hate You, Please Suffer explores that painful experience through a unique lens: the role of a video game adventurer. Ramona Vasquez, the game’s protagonist, loses her job and is left with one choice to pay her rent—to become an adventurer. Naturally, the game has much to say about capitalism and what brought her to this point in life.
Read the interview by Mira Lazine over at Game Developer.