Anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder. As part of the human condition, we all have our demons. We’ve all been down some dark paths. Though we’ve also had those moments of clarity and extreme emotion. Anamorphine is a PS4 and PSVR game that seeks to explore what these broad ranges of emotions would feel like in-game. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Samantha Cook, Co-Founder and Producer at Artifact 5 gave an introductory look into what Anamorphine is trying to evoke in its execution.
Have you ever been so sad you couldn?t get out of bed" So transported by a piece of music, you felt like you could see into the heart of the composer" So guilt-ridden you never wanted to see the sun again" Of course you have ? or at least something like that. You?re human, and you experience a wide range of emotions, some minor and some paralyzingly major. Maybe, like many other humans, you have additional layers of anxiety stirring these feelings into their own unique patterns. Perhaps you suffer from depression that lurks in the background, sanding down the edges and dulling emotions you used to experience. Maybe you?ve experienced trauma that jumps out from around corners like the world?s most sinister prankster, dragging you back to places you don?t want to go. These demons all deeply affect our main character?s psyche, and you?ll discover how they contort his perception of the world as you explore his painful memories.

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