Metonymy

I’m still playing it so I won’t vote but if I had to give it a score right now I’d give it an 8. It’s very Silent Hill to me, which is to say it has its ups and downs but the atmosphere, storytelling, puzzles and distinct brand of psychological horror are carrying the weight with ease.

Great article! I have a fundamental disagreement with the author of the IGN piece. I don’t believe grief is the singular theme of any of the examples given. Sure, it can be in the thematic mix and can be used as a character motivation that serves the larger picture but it’s a real stretch to declare grief as the point. Clair Obscur, on the other hand, is a perfect example of a game that explicitly, singularly and brilliantly deals directly with the overarching theme of grief. There’s clearly something deeper here that’s bothering the author.

This will be my winter game but I’m very much looking forward to it. Hope everyone playing is having a blast!

Can’t wait to pick up my copy! Hopefully today.

I was dreaming of a less straightforward sequel but surely I’ll still enjoy the heck out of this, as I did Tsushima. It’s a winning formula.

This looks like incredible fun.

This game frustrated me in so many ways but it’s an undeniably high-quality addition to the Essential library.

The demo was very promising. My gaming schedule is pretty well filled out until at least February so this should slot in beautifully!

I felt let down by A Quiet Place: Day One but thought Pig was excellent so I’m very much ‘wait and see’ at this point. It’s a very rich universe to draw from.

I’m still not completely sold on the decision to move away from the titular town but this is sounding pretty great to me, lack of enemy variety in a combat-focused entry aside. Between this and Cronos, my October should be appropriately spooky.