form of a plushie.
Normally, we don’t report on merch - why would we?
Then again, Frictional Games are not the first to do this sort of thing.
For much of the game you believe you’re a human surrounded by robotic lifeforms.
But your character, turns out, is a robot himself.
But in doing this, you leave a previous copy of yourself stuck.
Stranded, alone, and terrified, you have to listen to their (your?)
horrified screams and pleas as you leave them (you?)
At the end of the game, you perform one final transference of consciousness to escape the dying facility.
Sanctuary, comfort, companionship.
But this time, you’re the one left behind.
In this light, I could see why someone might want to cuddle Simon.
Not for their own sake, but for his.
I definitely didn’t play it and think: “Cute!”
I can respect that.
Like I say, Frictional Games aren’t the first to farm fuzz from phobia.
Edwin points out there is aplushie of Pyramid HeadfromSilent Hill 2, for example.
you’re able to’t defeat or outrun or even hug away the horror of Soma.
It makes this little robot fleeceboi all the more unsettling.
It is a toy that makes me laugh, nervously.
