For the longest time I thought this game a circus, and its creator a clown (despite his stellar, past achievements), but I realized in the end, I was actually the clown.

Putting hours into it did not change my opinion back then, I even considered a refund.
Fast-forward a year or two later, out of boredom, I randomly stumbled on someone else playing it, and this most random, non-story related sequence in the game had completely redeemed the entire thing for me.
It was the most profound thing I've ever experienced in a game.
I then understood why people were never able to objectively and precisely describe what made this game so good for them, because it's not a thing that can be explained, but only experienced.
Classic example of something that can only be "shown, not told".

I just wish I had more patience and time to experience this myself in-game, because the game IS quite literally a drag.

For the longest time I thought this game a circus, and its creator a clown (despite his stellar, past achievements), but I realized in the end, I was actually the clown. Putting hours into it did not change my opinion back then, I even considered a refund. Fast-forward a year or two later, out of boredom, I randomly stumbled on someone else playing it, and this most random, non-story related sequence in the game had completely redeemed the entire thing for me. It was the most profound thing I've ever experienced in a game. I then understood why people were never able to objectively and precisely describe what made this game so good for them, because it's not a thing that can be explained, but only experienced. Classic example of something that can only be "shown, not told". I just wish I had more patience and time to experience this myself in-game, because the game IS quite literally a drag.