The unique visuals and pleasant audio are surefire wins, but I was surprised at how Tunic's gameplay loop was able to sink its hooks into me; Though I usually dislike games that are purposefully secretive about their mechanics, the implementation of Tunic's Secrets is among the most satisfying I have ever experienced in a video game - You can somehow feel like a genius for discovering something that was in front of you the whole time, even if it took you in excess of an hour to do so.

An obvious loveletter to the likes of Zelda and Dark Souls - It's almost a mystery as to why it connected with me as well as it did, considering I have no love nor experience with those titles.