The paintings refuse to present a recognizable whole story, but rather assemble an alternative, dystopian reality using the leftovers, the table scraps, the ort, and the refuse. (arivergallery.com)
With as much as they have riding on their shoulders, the fact that Minecraft: Story Mode hasn't turned into a heavy, Walking Dead-esque slog is a testament that you can still work through some deep subjects without needing to crush your audience beneath the heavy stone weight of dystopian reality. (metacritic.com)
The sky is blue — well, blue enough for a dystopian reality — there are birds flying by, wind blowing in the trees, and you're waiting for the inevitable moment when a train is going to hit you at a murderous velocity — as if a train hitting you at any other speed isn't deadly. (thehollywoodnews.com)