New video: ‘The Song of Saya’ (2003)

Henrique Lage
Oct 24, 2022

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Faced with the anxiety of existentialism, the cure of love: a happy ending. Or not? “The Song of Saya” is a visual novel written by Gen Urobuchi that exposes a terrifying story of loss of humanity that accompanies the player himself. What if “keep playing” means condemning humanity? What drives us to seek “true endings”?

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Henrique Lage

Writing essays. Writing games. Writing essays about games. Narrative Design Teacher.