Ex-Wife Inspired Every Game Level

A video-game designer jokingly explains that every grotesque creature, depressing location, police encounter, alley, playground, and dilapidated apartment in the game was inspired by his ex-wife and their failed marriage. The increasingly personal narration is contrasted with absurd gameplay footage, making the joke work as a parody of overly serious developer commentary and relentless post-divorce bitterness. Gunfire and other tense game sounds reinforce the dramatic presentation. EN: A video-game designer jokingly explains that every grotesque creature, depressing location, police encounter, alley, playground, and dilapidated apartment in the game was inspired by his ex-wife and their failed marriage. The increasingly personal narration is contrasted with absurd gameplay footage, making the joke work as a parody of overly serious developer commentary and relentless post-divorce bitterness. Gunfire and other tense game sounds reinforce the dramatic presentation.

My ex-wife was actually the inspiration for these really grotesque alien creatures. I'm very proud of the end result. It's the spitting image of her. This section's atmosphere was based on the overwhelming despair that looms over your first time dining alone in public after your marriages were ruined. I chose to model the oppressive behavior of the Metro Police on my ex-wife's interrogations about what I was doing if I got home literally five minutes later than you will. Not even. This section of the game is always very difficult for me to play through because it looks just like the alley that I caught my wife and her affair partner in. Implementing a playground here is something I advocated heavily for as I wanted to give a big middle finger to my former spouse who seemed to get off on belittling me for my quote-unquote childish hobbies. This dilapidated apartment and the lowlife in it getting hammered on a weekday is who I imagine and hope my heartless ex-wife will end up rotting away with it.

• @antichirst / 23742 2026-11-05