Fairy Tale Spotlight: That Fascinating Madness

I was playing a rather charming video game the other day called Gravitas. It was about a mad artist, who built deadly puzzle rooms for people to play through on board a space station. At first, it seems more like a scientific endeavor on the part of the station's caretaker, but no... it really was just artistic expression.

You see, the man in charge--he might have been a robot; I'm not entirely sure--was completely off his rocker. He was alone in space with someone who may or may not be a ditsy robotic assistant. Either way, I was under his complete chaotic control, and I loved every moment of it. Additionally, as crazy as he was, he really did feel like an artist at work. Let me explain:

Artists are constantly struggling to take what is inside their brains and put it out for us to... appreciate. We may not like it. We may even hate it. But the artist isn't always creating for something to be liked. They may be trying to make you angry, afraid, sad, or a whole vast range of emotions. The artist is trying to poke you with a stick to see what you do. Of course, if the mad artist does not get the reaction he expects, it may confuse him and cause his next series of reactions to be a bit unpredictable.

Mad scientists have been a staple in popular fiction for a very long time. Alchemists of old were the predecessor to our modern day science crazies. They just seemed to be so untethered from societal norms. They break the rules in order to make their ideas a reality. Mad scientists are often mad artists. And we love them. We really do. Most of the time, we find ourselves rooting for them as a guilty pleasure.

We like the madness. We enjoy breaking free of oppressive society for the time. And maybe we wonder if their way might not be so bad. Things will get done at least. Sure people who get in his way may suffer the consequences of his unbridled artistry, but part of us may still want to see where it goes.

I am recommending the game Gravitas to anyone who wants a very fun and enjoyable mad artist experience. It made my day. Now, maybe if we can work together to form our own mad science, we can finally get rid of these pesky hurricanes. Yeah? Too crazy? I don't think so.

Gravitas is a 100% free game and can be found on Steam HERE. Enjoy!

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