Its dread, like any true ter�ror, is the dread of not under�stand�ing, the hor�ror

of irra�tional�i�ty [�] It�s one of the core points of the game, which did not
acci�den�tal�ly choose the 20th cen�tu�ry as its set�ting [and sub�ject!]. The
cold, mechan�i�cal back�ground of care�ful�ly designed indus�tri�al archi�tec�ture
has become home to irra�tional mur�der and we, its cre�ator, tra�verse it look�ing
for answers. [�] All we ever find are frag�ments, evi�dence of our guilt and
mad�ness. The solu�tion is miss�ing. This night�mare won�t go away.

Lack of under�stand�ing is one of the dri�ving forces behind A Machine for Pigs�
hor�ror. The same lack of under�stand�ing peo�ple expe�ri�enced at the fin de
si�cle.