Thanks, Max!
Often when having conversations about veganism, people will raise hypothetical points and keep raising the goalpost as a way to defend their choice to not be vegan. It's a really common trope for these conversations to end up at some version of "well, would you stay vegan if you were stranded on a desert island?" Don't get me wrong, I think it's extremely important to debate things at the hypothetical level, but this question is so predictable that vegans can't help but laugh and say "yeah, as if I haven't heard that one before."
The game's story is inspired by
The Real Castaway, a 2001 mini-documentary where a woman named Rachel survived for 9 months on a desert island eating exclusively coconuts.
This game takes that trope to the extreme, placing the character as an actual vegan on a desert island, and is meant to convey that, not only can you do it, you will be totally fine! (slight sarcasm) In fact, since you're vegan, the animals will actually befriend you (since you are
so benevolent /s) and help you out. I'm making fun of nonvegans, I'm making fun of vegans, really I'm making fun of culture.
The actual storyline involves real issues that animals face, such as pollution, predation, and systems of speciesism. Different areas of the game focus on different real animal themes, but they are expressed through humor.
A full outline of the story is also available, if anyone is interested.
Thanks for your kind words.
I'm looking forward to others playing it.
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