In the early 2000s, a “midlife crisis” had a standard UI: a shiny red convertible, an regrettable earring, and an abrupt decision to take up surfing. It was analog, predictable, and, for the most part, harmless.
Welcome to Midlife Crisis Version 0.34. This is not a bug fix. It is a public beta of existential dread, released quietly sometime around 2022, and it is currently crashing the mental operating systems of Generation X and older Millennials at an alarming rate. Midlife Crisis Version 0.34
: Studies indicate high rates of distress during this period, with some data suggesting women in "established adulthood" are particularly vulnerable [12, 15]. Symptoms and Manifestations While not a clinical diagnosis in the [28], this phase presents through recognizable behaviors: Identity Confusion Midlife Crisis Version 0
Recommended for: Fans of Life is Strange (adult version), Actual Sunlight, or narrative VNs with low fantasy / real-world settings. This is not a bug fix
Before Arthur could ask what "buggy" meant, his left hand twitched. It didn't feel like his hand anymore. It felt like a puppet controlled by a string. Against his will, his body turned, marched into the bedroom, and opened the closet. He watched in horror as his own hands pushed aside his sensible beige slacks and reached for the back of the closet, retrieving a pair of leather pants he had never seen before.