Somerville’s Hero Is Actually A Jerk Who Totally Ignores His Dog

Later on, the game threw more terrible moments and unpleasant misadventures our way, causing my dog to react fearfully. It was desperate to escape and survive, to stand by my side. And yet your main character just ignores it. He literally never even looks at the dog or acknowledges it’s there. He keeps solving light puzzles and running from monsters, but never once stops to pet or comfort his dog. And to be clear, it is his dog. You start Somerville feeding the poor thing, and in that sole moment the game lets you give it a hug. (However, it should be noted your son hugs it. Not the main character…) That’s it though. From then on it’s just a four-hour journey of a dog being ignored by its owner.

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Toward the end of the game, I nearly died. Luckily some survivors found me and helped patch me up. When my character awoke after hours or even days of rest, guess who was right there next to me? Yup, my trusty and loveable mutt. I got up and went over to pet the dog, to thank it for staying by my side through all this. And yet, once again, I could only stand next to it awkwardly. After that, I honestly hoped the main character of Somerville would actually die and I could play as someone else who actually knows how to pet a fucking dog.