Games I Like That Everybody Else Dislikes
"Human bodies just can't stay young forever."
Brisk, tense, and surreal - working-class malaise bled out of voodoo economics and rampant consumerism so painful that it's woven right into the products. Also big scary blue guy go brrrr. Harkens back to the creepypasta era of online horror gaming which was often deceptively subtle in its perceived garishness: games like Among the Sleep, Slender: The Arrival, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Outlast, yes... even Five Night's at Freddy's - bangers which often get written off as being just "le meme" despite totally (refreshingly) ditching the wannabe prestige trappings that bogged down a lot of the more 'acceptable' games at that time in favor of scaring the pants off your favorite streamer as its sole word-of-mouth. Yeah some of them stunk but a lot of these games have one job and they absolutely crush that job, this being one of those. Very pretty (nostalgic, even) primary+secondary colors, neat puzzles, one HELL of a chase sequence, and the GrabPack is an immensely satisfying gimmick just perfect for one of these types of things. A little simple for my liking but it'll do just fine. Shame that it's only 1/4th of a game at the most.
"Human bodies just can't stay young forever."
Brisk, tense, and surreal - working-class malaise bled out of voodoo economics and rampant consumerism so painful that it's woven right into the products. Also big scary blue guy go brrrr. Harkens back to the creepypasta era of online horror gaming which was often deceptively subtle in its perceived garishness: games like Among the Sleep, Slender: The Arrival, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Outlast, yes... even Five Night's at Freddy's - bangers which often get written off as being just "le meme" despite totally (refreshingly) ditching the wannabe prestige trappings that bogged down a lot of the more 'acceptable' games at that time in favor of scaring the pants off your favorite streamer as its sole word-of-mouth. Yeah some of them stunk but a lot of these games have one job and they absolutely crush that job, this being one of those. Very pretty (nostalgic, even) primary+secondary colors, neat puzzles, one HELL of a chase sequence, and the GrabPack is an immensely satisfying gimmick just perfect for one of these types of things. A little simple for my liking but it'll do just fine. Shame that it's only 1/4th of a game at the most.