TREE DODGE
In Tree Dodge, you control a little guy trying to survive as long as possible by dodging pixel trees and grabbing hourglasses to keep the timer alive. But the catch? Let go of your mouse and time drains faster. Every second matters.
In Tree Dodge, you control a little guy trying to survive as long as possible by dodging pixel trees and grabbing hourglasses to keep the timer alive. But the catch? Let go of your mouse and time drains faster. Every second matters.
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My Review of Tree Dodge
When I first saw Tree Dodge, I thought it was just a game about swerving through forests at increasing speeds. But oh, how wrong I was. The rate at which the trees decay is not just a gameplay mechanic—it’s a sobering allegory for the accelerated destruction of our natural world. The game speaks to the mass deforestation crisis with a subtlety that would make even the most aloof post-modern theorists stop and say, “Wait… is this about ExxonMobil?” And yes, it is. Every pixelated trunk is a cry for help, and every successful dodge a tiny act of environmental defiance. The irony is poetic—dodging the very things we’re destroying. The message is clear: if you’re not dodging, you’re complicit.
But what struck me most wasn’t just the biting commentary on late-stage capitalism or the existential weight of arboreal evasion—it was how Tree Dodge became a metaphor for life itself. Aren’t we all, in our own way, dodging? Dodging expectations, failure, bad dates, potholes, society at large? The game is a mirror. A reflection. And through that reflection, I see the brilliant mind of its creator.
Bravo, Jarwo, Bravo.
I am in tears
I am in tears