Wholesome Dog's Birthday Adventure

A week after reading it the first time, it's clear this story will retain a place of prominence in my heart as more than the sum of its parts. It's linked in with all the good vibes of the New Year's art stream from MHD, and having read it at 3am during that special stage of sleep deprivation that feels like being drunk.

The funny thing is that just like an hour before it was published I'd made a comment on how weird it was that Sherbet himself, Wholesomeness Personified, pretty much only wrote horror, I am pretty pleased with this method of being proved wrong.

A sugary sweet game bringing Wholesome Dog to a wider audience, if written by lesser mortals seems like it would be done ironically or at least be a little too referential and self aware. But aside from the obvious reference to Wholesome Dog that carries the whole plot, and the fact that Sherb is clearly having fun almost winking but not quite, everything in here seems sincere and (of course) wholesome. It even came with some good life lessons in there for the imaginary audience of five year olds. And the pictures are just icing.


It's still a shame the Censorship Board made you put gremlins in a role clearly written for goblins, but I suppose it makes sense that they'd consider goblins too scary for children. Some would complain and call this a kind of intentional gremlinwashing, but with the token inclusion of Other Wholesome Dog I think you're in the clear from these kind of allegations.


Anyway, this was a joy to read, so thank you for writing it.

This was very cute!

I got the best ending right away. Wholesome dog is safe, so that is an 8/8 from me.

Beautiful dog too good for this world, too pure

This is the greatest piece of literature I have ever laid my eyes upon

Great, wholesome fun.

Cute, but short.

short as af

This is so cute! I would highly recommend :D

It’s not a terribly complex story, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s a simple and sweet storygame that’s just meant to be silly and give you pleasant feelings. It’s a meme, but it’s a good one. I like the inclusion of the images on every single page, and each ending has thought put into it.