After deeply analyzing the ending that I ended up choosing in Pathologic, I realized that this gaming experience represented for me one of those instances in life where your way of thinking is altered, perhaps not drastically, but even to such a point that I believe that now I see life with a clarity that previously eluded me. Pathologic has an enviable rhythm, which catches and forces you to play for just one more hour; it has a script that, as a writer, I can only dream of achieving, and that gives depth and charisma to its characters, because no one is purely bad or purely good in this story, and every decision is important, drastic, and has bittersweet consequences. It is a difficult game, so much that it becomes overwhelming, but the game explicitly tells you this has a purpose, so you trust it and accept it, waiting for a life lesson ath the end. So, ¿does it pay off? It does; I won't spoil anything, but the feelings of triumphalism and satisfaction once you reach the end while never turned the difficulty down, become rewards that you want to talk about to everyone. The game truly transforms this experience into your own, hard-earned story. The soundtrack stays with you for days after it's finished, and the art direction is beautiful and immersive. I have nothing negative to say about this game. I treasure the 35 hours it gave me, and although I am dying to experience a second round to explore closed avenues and better understand some details of the story, I am proud of every decision I made on my first journey. On the other hand, if one is a playwright, novelist, or screenwriter, Pathologic plays like a Brechtian play, and as such is a wonderful, intellectually powerful example, which has a lot to teach. Ultimately, I think it is a masterpiece.
