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Aside from the fangames which >>313338 mentioned, the commentary provided by anons is entertaining, observant and provocative in the best possible way. Academics, journalists and youtubers wish they were as smart. Or maybe they wish they lived in a world where they would be allowed to be as smart and get paid for it. Or maybe sky is green.
For those who might find the dismissal of FeralPhoenix as an insane jewish tumblr leftist lesbian nonbinary nutcase with daddy issues being distasteful: relax, there is no need to be offended. The bashing of FeralPhoenix is just one of the many running jokes of a typical Uncommon Time stream. FeralPhoenix, despite a controversial creator at first glance, has accomplishments that are wide and numerous. A modern day polymath (perhaps poly in other ways, too), FP has contributed to numerous fields of art in addition to game design: digital art, fiction and music, which brings us to the next paragraph:
One of the key themes of Uncommon Time is, unsurprisingly, music. Again, without spoiling too much, UT contains an original melody both composed and performed by FeralPhoenix herself, a deceptively unassuming but a haunting tune which has earned its place among iconic pieces such as Goodbye Horses, Basement Theme, Dueling Banjos and the entire portfolio of Erik Satie. Skilled musicians play an instrument, but a true artist plays the listener's soul. FeralPhoenix, of course, does both.
The biggest catalyst for creation of great art has always been the sudden realization of "I can do that!" and more importantly, "I can do better than that!" We may never know which thought inspired mrs. Phoenix to create Uncommon Time, but we know how her game (and other works of similiar quality) has inspired and will inspire other artists for aeons to come. Perhaps the final piece of insight regarding Uncommon Time can be gleamed from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 2:
"BRUTUS: ...
But hollow men, like horses hot at hand,
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle;
But when they should endure the bloody spur,
They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,
Sink in the trial."
The challenge in this declaration of contempt fueled the fires in which Uncommon Time was created, and it is this challenge which the game presents the player with. Ave, FeralPhoenix. Nomen est omen, said the ancient Romans, and they were right.