Descent

Christine Porter, fresh out of law school, bright eyed and ready to climb that corporate ladder. She lands an internship at some big city firm, the kind with floor to ceiling windows and partners who probably drink scotch that costs more than her monthly rent. The goal is simple. Do a good job, get hired. Simple. Except the "good job" part involves her boss asking her to do things that have nothing to do with legal briefs. The game is deliberately rough around the edges, the art has this unpolished quality that somehow makes the whole thing feel dirtier, like you're peeking at something you shouldn't. Christine's face barely changes expression when she's told to strip in the office after hours, that dead eyed stare as she rationalizes it. For the career. For the future. The writing stumbles sometimes, the dialogue can be stiff, but then you get a scene where she's on her knees in the supply closet and the text just lingers on the humiliation in a way that hits different. I don't know why the coffee machine in the break room is always highlighted like it's important. Maybe it was supposed to be a mechanic that got cut. I kept playing because I wanted to see how low she'd go. There's no branching paths really, just a slow slide into worse and worse situations. A partner "accidentally" brushing against her, a client meeting that goes sideways, the quiet implication that this is just how the firm operates. The game doesn't judge you for pushing forward. It just presents the next awful choice like it's a normal Tuesday. The ending I got left Christine with the job but something behind her eyes was just gone. That hollow victory thing. Made me feel like shit in the best way. The audio loops are annoying though, this one track that sounds like an elevator having a panic attack.

• big city
• cg hentai
• visual novel
• job
• office