That made me think about Ghost Giant I got thinking what the story could be, and what he was hiding”. “I was very moved by one of the stories in that article about a young boy who was taking care of his siblings when he was just a very small child himself. “I read this article about children who grew up with addicts as parents, and how they very often have to take on responsibility from a very early age,” Elfgren says. Sara Elfgren, an established author and screenwriter making her videogame debut with the Ghost Giant script, explains where the idea came from. A radical change in direction (and setting) quickly took place once a writer was on board, however. The initial Ghost Giant prototype was set in a small American town, and the main character, Louis – at this point named Ned, and a bat rather than a cat – was being bullied. This nuance is precisely why it works so well.

Indeed, it initially appears to be little more than a standard cutesy VR adventure and even after the struggles of the main character’s mother become apparent, jokes are made and most characters remain oblivious to her situation. It’s not a game that constantly discusses depression. Ghost Giant is, as we made clear in our full review, a remarkable game that handles the subject of depression with skill and care.

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