Jimmy Dreams World.
Early on in Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, the young protagonist confronts a possessed frog statue in a house surrounded by a bloody lake. The possessor turns out to be a rotten Jack O’Lantern, capable of dangerous fire magic but with a goofy, cheerful grin. Defeating it, Jimmy stands where it used to be, and immediately empathises with the creature. He sees himself as the pumpkin, spooking strangers, before returning home to find his family mourning his death.
Minutes later, I put the controller down. I can’t bring myself to speak or move Jimmy from his spot or even go to the home menu. I’m sobbing uncontrollably. It’s here that I know that Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is special.
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