As an aspiring artist myself, I really appreciate they put their hearts and soul into this. You can just look at the animation itself which was entirely hand-drawn. Its rare to find a golden jewel in the middle of all cynical crash-grabs that is modern gaming.

That's a big lie pretty much. If a pirate recomends a game they recomend another pirate. No pirate ever goes "So yeah I didn't pay money, but you totally should".

Piracy does not ever aid game sales. Its a big fat lie pirates make up to make themselves feel better. I know this because this is what happens to me when I pirate. I try to purchase products to support developers, but for every 1 product I purchase after I pirate, I pirate like 10 more and don't pay at all.

"Try to see if the game is worth it or not" so its like going to a restaraunt, eating all the food, and then deciding afterward if you think its worth the cash.

No restaurant would ever benefit from that business model.