self-assured and effortless, nights is an absolute joy to play in its purity

this game has me caring more about high scores and leaderboards than any other just because memorising the level layouts and gliding ever so slightly more gracefully as you replay, maximising efficiency to just about cram one more lap in is just so exhilarating and addictive in itself; it's so simple to pick up and play but leaves you with such a high skill ceiling to work towards

its visuals and music are also just wonderful and nail the inviting yet ethereal atmosphere of being in a dream, further incentivising replays since nightopia is simply just such a nice place to exist in

nights is a short game, but burns bright for its entire duration, and it's one that i see myself returning to many more times and only growing more fond of, we really need more games like this i think