[Lawtan]

24. We Know the Devil (Visual Novel)

Remember the recent string of Magical Girl deconstructions? What about experiences in religious camps? Crystal Radios?

We Know the Devil is a visual novel that is surreal and distant. It breaks traditional storytelling by not going into the characters minds, but tells the setting and story through everyday dialogue and actions. The main choice you get here is that you chose which characters to follow, and that affects the outcome for four different endings.

I am putting this up due to the themes it crosses. It is rather good at showing what folk who don't fit in with strict religious upbringing and all may go through. Also, because one of the characters really got to me.

Criticism would be that, like many works, it does come across as a binary solution, and presents picking one side of the binary as if it can resolve one's troubles. (As opposed to self-acceptance therapy, which would have fit well in the character's efforts to deal with the struggles of juggling ideology and their sense of self)

It is short - a few hours at most.