I think I can safely say that 2020 has been a challenging year for many of us. We’ve all had to deal with unexpected circumstances and hardships. We’ve all had to live with the spectre of COVID looming over us. We’ve all had to make do without a meal from our favorite restaurant or a theater screening of an exciting movie. I’m sure we’re all a bit tired of it.
The future world presented in Disjunction is bleak, grim, and generally unpleasant. It’s a vision of humanity that exists only if we collectively make all the wrong decisions and let our worst impulses override our shared empathy for one another. It can be fun to explore a world like that for a few hours, but this year has made it painfully clear that a world like Disjunction’s isn’t one we’d like to live in permanently. Moreover, this year has shown us that Disjunction’s dystopia isn’t just a figment of cyberspace - it’s a tangible possibility. It doesn’t take much for the ideals and institutions that protect us to erode, degrade, and break down.
Thankfully, I don’t think that’s the direction we’re headed. There are reasons to be optimistic about the future, to believe that the world is progressing, and to feel like the bonds between us are stronger than ever before. Our collective adversity has revealed how similar we are to one another, both in our strengths and our vulnerabilities. We all need to work together to overcome problems, and we all need loved ones to rely on in times of need.
On that note, whether you’re lucky enough to see your loved ones in person this year or if you’ll be by yourself, I want to wish you all Happy Holidays from those of us at Ape Tribe Games!
We’ll see you all in the New Year!
- Erwan LeCun, Ape Tribe Games
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