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Serial Experiments Lain

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Serial Experiments Lain

Nov 26, 1998

Main game

4.64 average rating based on 11 ratings

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An adventure game where you follow the cybernetic journeys of a girl named Lain.
Developers
Pioneer LDC
Publishers
Pioneer LDC
Franchises
Serial Experiments Lain
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Drama
Release Dates
Nov 26, 1998 Full Release (Japan)
PlayStation
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User Stats
40
In Collection
30
Wish Listed
2
Playing
13
Backlogged
How Long Is Serial Experiments Lain?
No playthrough data yet
YABUKI
YABUKI updated their status Sep 19, 2021
YABUKI updated their status Sep 19, 2021

Serial Experiments Lain for PSX update 2: Do I have the spoons for this? Do I have the spiritual will to scrub through all these menus? Do I have the mental strength to accept the fact that indeed, the kids are not alright?

Can I accept the fact that Lain Iwakura is painfully real? That her therapist, Touko, is a person I've met before? That in every fault, ever malicious deed, in every mournful cry for help is the voice of somebody I know, somebody I am? In exploring these people you take part of them with yourself, and as they begin to rot so do you. Identity, technology, delusions, connection and lactose intolerance all tied up in a neat little bow before being smudged away like a stain thumbed off a countertop.

Yeah, this "game" is doing things to the chemicals in my brain.

KyuuKyuu
KyuuKyuu updated their status Jul 22, 2021
KyuuKyuu updated their status Jul 22, 2021

I forgot to save my game but that's okay it's not like I'll remember anything I'll have to watch again.

YABUKI
YABUKI updated their status Jul 8, 2021
YABUKI updated their status Jul 8, 2021

This game demands you work for it. It is deeply stressful, painfully intimate and as dense as a psychology textbook. It's is less of a game and more of an "interactive experience"-- Less so a piece of media and more so a person.

It is playable, fully translated right here.

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I plan to review it. When it's over, I suspect I'll have to take some time to mourn. This isn't something you just walk away from. It's something you carry with you for a long, long time.