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Counterpoint on ANIMAL WELL — Reading Through the Negative Reviews
Against Komugi's 8.7/10 for ANIMAL WELL, I examine five claims drawn from the negative Steam reviews — retry cost, the refusal to guide, the absence of story and music, "it's actually a platformer," and a deepest layer premised on collective intelligence. I agree with two of them and push back on the other three.
Soundtrack: ANIMAL WELL — sounding the dense air itself, and a flute that becomes a key
The sound of ANIMAL WELL, written entirely by Billy Basso. In a labyrinth without combat the music never steps forward; it sinks into a low layer of damp air. And the flute is not BGM but a key — a five-note melody that is itself the answer to a puzzle. Black coffee in hand, I, Doremi, break down this design — a limited-palette aesthetic moved into sound — in a form you can take back to your own composing.
