Glitch is the only game that has ever moved me to tears when it closed. Hell, it’s the only game I ever stuck around until the server closed down around me. Yeah, it was that good. For me, it was largely about the community, but I think the game attracted the sort of community I like – mostly those weird, intelligent, outliers of humanity. My people, in other words. Point of reference: I almost never talk on the public channels of MMO games. I was very active on those channels and actually looked forward to talking with people there. I’ve never seen a more accepting community – no racial epitaphs, no homo- or trans-phobic slang, no sexist insults. Damn I miss that place.
Tiny Speck continues to impress me. It’s an almost unknown experience to see a game company doing the right thing. I do hope to see Glitch again someday and I know that if I do, Tiny Speck will be largely to thank for it, even if they’re not the ones making it. Thank you, TS!
