Mae’s anxiety is not pandemic-related, but as Possum Springs crumbles around her and her dreams become increasingly haunting, she becomes an emblem of her generation. This has been true for a long time, but Covid conditions have highlighted the strange in-between space many members of the millennial and Z generations occupy. No festivals, no schoolies: young people are missing out on vital rites of passage during COVIDĪs traditional markers of maturity, like buying your first home or settling into a solid career, become less and less accessible, the borders between “youth” and “adulthood” are increasingly blurry. Granddad may have been just spouting nonsense or just alluding to the death of the town, as deindustralization and neo-liberalism is kind of one of the themes of this game. What occured really was mass hysteria and mass hallucinations related to gas leaks. Financial security, good health, and personal agency feel just out of reach. I believe youre overthinking things here. A witty smalltown adventure with light puzzle.
Or you may find yourself, like Mae, returning home and living with your parents. Review by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, Contributor Updated on 2 March 2017. The genius of Night in the Woods is that it grounds its heavy themes not in the worn down characters of Carver, but in the queer anarchist punks of Mae’s generation. If you’re not standing in a Centrelink queue that wraps around the block, you may find yourself thrust into a hazardous and unforgiving retail environment.
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