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Wanderstop is a genuine exploration of human struggle. It’s tangled, humorous, vulnerable, enlightening, mundane, complex, sticky, straightforward, and personal in equal parts. Though some of the vocational meat could have had a little fat trimmed off, it stands as one of the best depictions of humanity I’ve seen in a game.
Afterlove EP doesn’t always hit the right pitch for me, but its art style is captivating, its gameplay gripping, and its story is authentic.
Keep Driving taps into the road trip fantasy and delivers a game where the journey truly is the destination.
Citizen Sleeper 2 is phenomenal, evocative, and haunting. The minimal visuals are flawlessly supported by the writing. Gut-wrenching expressions and touchingly lonely scenes flow out of the masterful descriptions. The audio design had me rocketing from dawning dread to heart-pumping motivation. And in the end, I was forced into the hero’s dilemma in a way that cemented this game as one of the year’s best.
It’s disappointing how often Tails of Iron 2 leads me to wander the darkened valleys of over-demanding combat and back-track-demanding save points. However, the view from the mountain summits – the game’s secret-filled levels, propelling narrative, and magical visuals – cast sunlight on even my hardest experiences.
The Rise of the Golden Idol continues the series’ stellar legacy and is one of this year’s best. Set decades after the original, and sporting a painterly look that still embodies the first game’s unsettling feel, the developers have managed to construct a world of intrigue and murder brimming with innovative and ambitious puzzles.
It didn’t matter how charmed I was by traveling through a dino diorama, how perfect the art-themed jokes of Artia were, how creative every unexpected genre transition was, because every step of my adventure was haunted by the fear that some technical hiccup would turn my enjoyment into frustration.