Surprisingly good. Stands out from similar style games with good writing and a simple but fun rock paper scissors style magic/weakness system. Decent length given that it is not padded out with grinding like the old games were. I am looking forward to the next one.
"Night in the Woods" is a slice of life game where the characters talk much more like real people do and it is striking compared to most games. People talk in small snippets. We don't talk on and on for paragraphs then stop. Often unless we are friends we only exchange a few words then move on. "Night in the Woods" does an excellent job of this. At the same time the town in the game is almost a character as well. We get more insight into the town based on just talking with folks and seeing all the run down buildings. I find the writing refreshing. As for game play it consists of talking to people and deciding who to spend time with. There are mini-games including a whole game within a game rogue like fantasy dungeon crawl. There is a bit of platforming but that is not really the focus of the game. I am playing the game with keyboard controls and it is fine. There is not really much in the way of use of the mouse. I get the impression that it might play better with a controller but I would not judge it to be necessary. The Music and art design are awesome and I think the game can get away with dealing with some heavy topics with the light art style. I recommend this game!
This will not be a game for everyone but if you want a fun romp into adventuring with a B movie PI plot and some puzzles look no further. The performance of Chris Jones as Tex Murphy shines through despite some uneven acting from some of the cast. The feel of the old games is here with some new paint and I for one am happy to return to it. I hope it does well so we get more of these!
