The Shift Saga: Esoteric

This isn't crazy, but it is like as if Terry Davis (RIP) made this game. It's somewhat incoherent and nonsensical - it's absurd in a very real way. And in this case, 'very real way' means the kind of absurdity where laughter doesn't suit it. It's not as crazy as anything you'd find with Davis, but I was crazy.

This isn't an augmented reality game, but it is like an autobiographical game. The truth is in there - it's obfuscated. A life leaves a trail and there are stories that are organic. There's a lot of truth in this game. And I wanted to reveal that grim truth that's somewhere in there.

I think the game is evil. It might even be dangerous. I think some ideas are venomous and willing to kill. I had to abandon this game because it was taking my mind away. I found myself fractured and began work on this game. And as fractured into many, I worked on this game. And then I stopped. I'm not in such a bad place now. Well, I wonder, maybe this game is a secret ritual that would have destroyed me.

But I'd like you to play it. It is a gift to you. It's a gift because it comes from very near to the center of my heart. My own horrors are shielded from you and yet I present what was left over. What wasn't destroyed formed into this. If you look into this game, I hope you have fun... and thank you.