The Hostess — A Nostalgic Hangout Game [REDUX]

*First broadcast
After meeting The Postman during the second day, to which a recommendation is made to try using the TV, the player can interact with the TV placed at the right-hand side of the house to watch the program presented by The Hostess. Within this section, she elaborates on the benefits of living in well-established routines for an enhanced quality of life.

The Hostess — A Nostalgic Hangout Game [REDUX]
“Today, we’re discussing the importance of routine in maintaining mental health and community stability”

Her advice, supported by studies, is for viewers to maintain rigid schedule structures within their daily lives, resulting in greater overall satisfaction.

The Hostess — A Nostalgic Hangout Game [REDUX]
“Studies show that people who follow regular schedules report higher satisfaction with their daily lives”

This broadcast serves as an underlying message on the player’s unfolding predicament, even if this becomes clearer later. With stability comes a greater predictability of someone's choices. When following routine schedules, individuals become easier to control. The theme of maintaining control becomes prevalent with the introduction of the R.I.S., a mysterious organisation that attempts to avoid the player discovering underlying truths about the platform. This broadcast also links back to the circumstances of the postman, a character who is forever trapped by his coded function.

The Hostess — A Nostalgic Hangout Game [REDUX]
“There’s comfort in predictability, isn’t there?”

Second broadcast
This broadcast focuses on the topic of deja vu, specifically how the brain tricks individuals to believe they have witnessed an event before, even if in reality they haven’t.

The Hostess — A Nostalgic Hangout Game [REDUX]
“Your mind starts recognising patterns and gets that weird feeling like you’ve been through this exact moment already, even though you know you haven’t. Right?"*

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