Reanimal Reviews
Reanimal is a short thrill ride, packed with stylish albeit somewhat repetitive set pieces, and truly nightmarish imagery. Despite its obvious connective tissue to Tarsier's previous franchise, it does enough to never feel derivative, and instead comes off as more of an evolution.
By improving upon its work from the Little Nightmares series, Tarsier Studios has crafted its greatest horror game yet. Reanimal is an impressive, smooth mix of action, platforming, and top-of-the-line presentation. It's a very gripping and intense experience, both in solo play and co-op.
REANIMAL is a direct continuation of the studio's previous titles. Far from trying to reinvent the wheel, Tarsier just does what it does best: immerse us in a dark and disturbing experience, carried by an unfailing minimalist approach. Of course, this doesn't prevent the creators of Little Nightmares from refining their formula, with welcome additions and adjustments here and there. But beware of the feeling of déjà vu that slowly but surely begins to set in…
Review in French | Read full review
You have to immerse yourself in the title's dark world, however, and gameplay alone won't be enough to guide you: it's very simple, basic, and less stimulating than usual. Unlike the narrative, which is several notches above the rest.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Reanimal exploits our love of theories and in doing so creates a game that's bloated and narratively confusing. While it's undeniably pretty and the boss designs are cool, two-player co-op is fiddly and unforgiving, detracting from any real tension the game tries to build.
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If you love the Little Nightmares series , you'll find something very special here: it not only draws on its essence, but elevates it and takes it a step further, a must-have in the Xbox catalog.
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Tarsier's Reanimal is a fun and creepy adventure to spend alone or with a friend for a few hours. The co-op experience doesn't add much, but you'll be able to bounce ideas off the deeper story as you're escaping from hellish birds
In the new puzzle-platformer from Tarsier Studios, Reanimal, you get to drive an ice cream van. That may come as a shock, given that this developer m...
REANIMAL creatively and seriously explores... something about humans.
Reanimal is exactly what you might expect from the original Little Nightmares team, and yet, wondrous in its own right. Like venturing down the rabbit hole of unrelenting terror, it's an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Reanimal understands horror on a visual and emotional level, but isn't able to support it with the amount of friction in the game. When it works, it's great; when it doesn't, the cracks are impossible to ignore.
Reanimal is a very cinematic experience, in which platform and co-op mechanics are simply an addition. The plot takes centre stage here, and the themes and experiences suggested by the authors are probably more mature and serious than those in Little Nightmares. Reanimal is definitely a ‘big nightmare’ and the most bizarre, atmospheric game you will be able to play this year.
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Reanimal is Tarsier Studios at its darkest and most uncompromising. This is not a continuation of Little Nightmares, but a bolder, more disturbing evolution that proves Tarsier is fully unleashed.
If you liked the Little Nightmares series, you will surely be delighted with REANIMAL.
Tarsier Studios' greater scope from past works - presentationally & thematically - leads to both unforgettable moments and unfortunate mechanical setbacks.
As the credits rolled after my four hour and 30-minute journey, I found myself a little lost trying to decipher exactly what had happened, but the experience getting there was the compelling next step of the gameplay seen in the previous Little Nightmares titles.
Tarsier's new horror platformer takes all of the lessons learned from Little Nightmares and creates a darker, more sinister, and more impactful experience.
A haunting, surreal and disturbing journey that sticks with you long after the credits roll
Reanimal once again proves, if proof were even necessary, the strong authorial identity of a development studio finally unleashed, free to express itself without softening or diluting its vision. Reanimal is an auteur horror experience: deeply cryptic and not easy to decode, yet a bold and genuinely rare work within its genre.
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