![]() In both instances, a man’s life is represented by a monochromatic planet sitting alone in space. This opening scene is reminiscent of the opening of David Lynch’s Eraserhead. The shape, appearing like a planetoid made of television static, seems to be a portal into the final day of one Jacob Ernholtz, a 31-year-old man who met his end due to asphyxiation by hanging. The Static Speaks My Name, developed by thewhalehusband (Jesse Barksdale), opens in a dark, space-like void with a single flickering, white shape suspended in the distance. The near-ubiquitous objective-based gameplay mechanic lends itself surprisingly well to the story of a schizophrenic (or, more likely, individual suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with psychotic symptoms) caught in a tug-of-war between his compulsions and desires. We recommend playing through The Static Speaks My Name before reading on. What if I told you that a free, 10 minute long horror game delivers on BioShock’s medium-defining twist even more memorably than the revered Irrational game? ![]()
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