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The Migration is a lovely little apocalypseAND THEN THE DRUMS KICK IN
AND THEN THE DRUMS KICK IN
Since I’ve ended up incoherently semi-shouting this at several people recently (sorry, Nat), I’ll save myself the time and write it down: Connor Sherlock’sThe Migrationfeels to me like witnessing an apocalyptic event, and it’s great. There you are, wandering around the surface of some desolate world, only bleached bones and warbling synth for company, when the end comes. Or a beginning. Or… a change, definitely. And then the music really kicks in and oh god, this is terrible, this is beautiful, I’m so glad I’m here for it.
I think The Migration always ends after seven minutes and it is pay-what-you-wanton Itch.io, with no minimum price, so you may as well hop to right now. Come on then.
The Migration is two years old but springs mind lately because it’s short and simple yet the main image is striking. It’s been stuck deep enough in my head lately that in my sleep I see those pillars raining from the sky beneath a blue sun. And when the drums kick in, my heart starts pounding HELL YES IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD LET’S GO.
Also, I think it’s possible to miss the main event? Nice.
If you dig it, I strongly recommend his three Walking Simulator A Month Club collections. Some of those are more mundane, or more urban, or more hopeful, or more joyful, or smaller, or they send you jetpacking, or they let you move with terrible speed, or… lots of different things. They’reon Itch.ionow and headedto Steamlater this year. Some other nice stuff from other folks in theAmbient Mixtapewhich spawned The Migration too.
