You’re not wrong. Your feelings about the game are your feelings. But you could come back to the game with a different mindset. with one fatal flaw. ​Nothing happens in it. Do you like “slice of life” movies? Like Princess Cyd or Another Year? Nothing happens in them. No plot as such, just people living their lives interacting with friends and family. The game gets rave reviews… but for what? There are no choices, no interactivity, no puzzles. There are games like that. Some games have even less interactivity than Night in the Woods. Both of these issues you had with the game are about expectations. Try to let go of your expectations when approaching a new piece of art. Doing this will help you to appreciate it for what it is, and not resent it for what it isn’t. I personally got a lot out of the game. As somebody who left her small town to study at university, and dropped out of university I was able to relate strongly to Mae. And I appreciated the strong political themes. I hope if I’ve said anything that makes you think you could enjoy the game, you’ll come back to it at a later date and give it another shot. But if you don’t that’s fine too. No piece of art will be appreciated by everybody.