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You can really notice the time and effort put into the game’s storyboard and it pays off. Much to the title’s credit though, it puts so much effort on the little subtle stories within the town. I found myself struggling to care when I began playing but over time, I’d gotten hooked.
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You’ll realize quickly that this game is not as action-packed as most and it can feel a bit of a drag once you get used to the town. The town definitely changes day after day and you’ll find yourself meeting surprising characters if you’re meticulous enough to notice. You can wander outside the area, hop around rooftops, and make new friends. The game gives you so much time and space to wander about and if anything, this is what makes this game amazing. While playing, I highly recommend wandering around the town. It’s good to note though that there’s more to just talking to your three friends. How much they tell you of their story will depend on how often you converse and hang out with them every day. Night in the Woods will reel you in with stunningly reflective moments wherein characters develop into intimate conversations. From broad-daylight stargazing with your high school professor to late-night diner adventures with friends to spending time by the train tracks with a new-found friend, Night in the Woods will tug at your heartstrings with its earnest characters. That’s a striking contrast to the most charming part of the game which is the characters. You wander off the next day to meet her friends only to find one of them, Casey, missing. When Mae comes back to the town, she’s forced to walk back home - her father forgets the day she’d be back. The game begins with you in a bus stop having left college behind. There are a lot of mysteriously vague loose storylines at the beginning that come at you when you start off talking to people in the town. When you explore the world of Possum Springs, you not only reunite with family and reignite your friendships, but you also slowly encounter strange ambiguous pieces of darkness hidden within the town. Her return shifts the dynamic the town has sustained since she left for school.Īnd, that’s not all. In Night in the Woods, you play as Mae, a college drop-out who returns to her hometown, Possum Springs. Whether you’ve installed the game with high expectations or none at all, the game will stun you with its characters. If you let it, this game will stick to you even long after you’ve finished playing. The game’s design is charmingly simplistic, the music score is unforgettable, and the cryptic story line leaves you wanting more but when you sink your teeth into it, it will leave you feeling strangely reflective. It won the Writing in a Comedy award at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards and has recently rightfully earned Excellence in Narrative at the Independent Games Festival Competition Awards at the Game Developer’s Conference this year. Night in the Woods has been nominated for many awards since its release and to this day, has been earning critics’ and players’ acclaim for its story and design. It’s been over a year since the first release of Night in the Woods, but if you need little bit more than just a release and a trailer to give an indie game a try, let me tell you here and now: This game deserves to be on your must-play list and I’ll tell you why in this review.