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Mediterranea Inferno isn't here to offer a pleasant ride. But, it is an honest one. Maybe one of the most honest games available. Mediterranea Inferno approaches issues central to young gay identity, it does not mince words, it does not hide anything. It is mature and vulnerable.
I will keep plot points concise and vague, this is truly an experience best ingested blind.
Normally when I review my thoughts on a game, it's about what I thought about the game itself, Mediterranea Inferno defies that and while I still think about my experience with the game, it's caused me to also think about my own circumstances and history. As a gen z Homosexual who like everyone else was trapped in a seemingly world ending catastrophe those short years ago, I felt the repression, anguish, and solitude each of the three leads embodied, I feel like many others, that I lost something. Something that I will never truly grasp and never get back.
This game provides a deep window into modern gay culture through the lens of a gay author, while also examining the nature of love, friendship, and identity.
I saw my own struggles in the three main characters, and even if I don't have much in common with these queens of the Italian nightlife, I have never felt more strongly connected to a cast of characters on an emotional level.
I know this review is not very informative in a true tactful representation of what this package entails, but artist Lorenzo Redaelli has created nothing short of a complete triumph. It's difficult, it's raw-- it's beautiful. I feel that unlike a lot of games, this one is absolutely worth your time. It will sit with me for a long time. And it will help put things in perspective when I decide what my own future may hold.
.... Thank you.