VIDEO GAME: How Fish is Made (2022)
How Fish is MadeYear: 2022Rating: E10+Time Played: 18 minutes
There are weird games and there are creepy games, then there’s whatever the heck How Fish is Made is. For a free game, it’s definitely a unique experience. With PS1 graphics, How Fish is Made is a simple game where you control (as much as you can) a sardine through a complex system of vents that will either take you “up” or “down.” Along the way, this sardine can talk to other fish on its journey to the end, but the ultimate goal is always a question of going up or down—and whether it’s even a choice.
While the music, sound effects, and dimly lit setting are unnerving, there comes a point where you’re almost assaulted with a huge musical montage put on by a tongue-eating parasite. I had to sit there and stare at the screen for a bit after this number as my brain tried to parse what I had just...