Currently installing this as I type on a whim because I saw a trailer and I thought it might be a good follow up from just finishing replaying Alice:Madness Returns for the millions time. I was after 3D action adventure with hack n slash fighting, dark beautiful graphics and a female protagonist…so the choices were slim. Will report back if it’s any good!
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The Huggin Molly and Ledoux chapters really did it for me and solidified it as one of my favourite games. The first half felt a lot like Kena: Bridge of Spirits, which I enjoyed the mechanics of but didn’t have a good story. This, on the other hand, had a great story that I was eager to see play out. The second half reminded me of Alice: Madness Returns (my all time favourite game) which made me so excited and scratched an itch that has been there since EA cancelled Alice Asylum. I have searched endlessly online the phrase “third person action adventure platformer with slash n hack combat, a female protagonist, and stylised graphics” mostly to no avail; in walked South of Midnight. And with magical realism and esoteric themes - my perfect game recipe.
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THE COSMIC WHEEL SISTERHOOD!!!! - I’ve rec’d it before cause it’s so good, if you love a good story this is defo for you. Its so so gorgeous (pic below is from it). You’re a witch who’s been in exile for centuries, who summons a demon to help. Choose your own adventure style story game with elements of collage (you make your own oracle cards).
Night in the woods - a weird lil walking sim story game that feels like a graphic novel. Existential and dark and mysterious.
Wylde Flowers - a cosy witchy farming and story game. i find pure farming/management sims a bit boring but this has a linear storyline which kept me entertained.
Spiritfarer - such a moving game unlike anything else I’ve played since. You play as a psychopomp ferrying souls into the afterlife and carrying out their final wishes.
Also if you wanted to get into more RPGs, I just finished Sea of Stars. It’s an adventure RPG with gorgeous pixel art. It’s made to have the nostalgia of old 90s RPGs, but you’d definitely be able to appreciate it without having played them. It has combat, but it’s turn based which might be easier for someone who isn’t as good at combat, and there’s relics you pick up that you can activate to make the fighting easier. Turn based combat in general is probably the way to go if you wanna move into fighting games!
Mar 6, 2024
Been looking for a game for a while thats cozy enough it doesn’t feel like work playing it but also it’s in specific kind of thing where each time you play, you are pleasantly surprised. Bakeru is this for me for sure. Beautiful character and level design wrapped in mission based play style that’s full of Japanese lore and history. if you loved Goemon’s Great Adventure you will absolutely love this
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I used to be envious of people who had “MySpace friends” or “tumblr friends”. Now I have PI.FYI friends. Thank you capyboppy for your lovely letter and this illustration of a capybara and a mouse with fruit on our heads, it made me weirdly emotional ❤️
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