In fact, it’s an idea, would you be embarrassed if a stranger did your unpacking for you the next time you moved?
– Alice Bell
It’s my kind of video game. Hot diggidy daffodil.
– Alice Bell
Rachel Watts says: Hello James! You don’t have copper cookware either, do you? haha
I plan to die rescuing forty cats from a burning building, not from poxy metal poisoning
– James Archer
SinVega says: Unboxing, but it gradually becomes clear that she is a serial killer
I LOVE this idea Sin ahaha
– Rachel Watts
I like the length of the game as is. Sweet, short, does not overstay its welcome!
– Rachel Watts
Ooo that’s interesting, I thought maybe you followed her through her life, and at the very end as she passes away, you play as her child and start putting her stuff away like a full circle moment – is it too morbid though?
– Rachel Watts
pet says: Guess it would be more work and less comfortable to have raced it later in life, but I would have punched harder for it
Oh, like doing a version of the beginning of Up, kinda? Yeah I can see that. And I would have loved more levels, but I also love that it ends with some sort of happy ending, you know? Like in the last level when you realize there’s a new room that wasn’t there before, it’s really cute.
– Alice Bell
I love stacking DVDs – it’s so satisfying. I also like the little “snap” when the magnets connect to the fridge.
– Rachel Watts
I bet James has at least one Le Crueset pan
– Alice Bell
Hello James! You don’t have copper cookware either, do you? haha
– Rachel Watts
Rachel Watts says: Do you have any favorite details like this?
It’s super specific, but when you unbox in the dorm in college, one of the DVDs is designed so you can tell it’s a copy of Ghost World, which I found it really cute.
– Alice Bell
I got Rachel’s article on the brain because it coincided with my own partner moving in with me, and I own grayscale furniture and loads of gadgets and a bass guitar. So my whole personality for the past two weeks has been “Desperately trying not to be Unpacking’s boyfriend”
– James Archer
The little models of all the places she’s been and how she continues to add to her collection as she plays is such a cool detail. Do you have any favorite details like this?
– Rachel Watts
Yes!! This moment is so important, it is as if she regained her independence. It’s such a visceral reaction and so surprising because coming in I thought the game would be laid back and comfortable.
– Rachel Watts
I love that one too – I love that one of them is a Sailor Moon cosplayer and has a half finished outfit in the living room and all.
I think my favorite is movement After the one you talked about here – no spoilers, but Rachel’s article is about what is probably the most impactful moment in the game. And the move after that, I was like “Yes girl! We put your little one London bus model directly on the coffee table! We stack our glasses where we want! We put posters!”
– Alice Bell
Ooo that’s hard, I really like the move with college friends (or just her friends in general?). The apartment is so colorful and full of fun items. And you?
– Rachel Watts
It’s called Dark Star mode and many speedrunners throw everything on the ground, highly recommend people watch a video of it
– Rachel Watts
Do you have a favorite move? Because I definitely do.
– Alice Bell
I do not have! Like, you have to put the forks in the bedroom and the stuffed toys in the toilet? It’s a good idea.
– Alice Bell
It really is! I’ve played it a few times but I’m like you, I find myself putting things in exactly the same places as the first time around. Have you seen the unboxing Speedrunning category where you have to successfully place all the objects in the fake places? It’s good.
– Rachel Watts
It’s short, right? But it stays with you for a while. Do you replay it a lot? I’ve done this many times, but I find I don’t really change the way I organize my unpacked houses haha
– Alice Bell
I also love storage games haha
– Rachel Watts
Hey ! Yes we are here! For me, Unpacking is one of my favorite games that only lasts a handful of hours, so I thought picking it up for Game Club would be the perfect choice!
– Rachel Watts
Why hello there. We’re here to talk about Unpacking (capital U), a cute video game that Rachel picked up for our RPS Game Club this month. Rachel, what made you choose Unboxing?
– Alice Bell