![]() In between all of these activities, Mae’s daily routine quickly becomes a comforting routine for you as well. What a fun game, she’s a talking cat! Night in the Woods Some days you hang out with friends and do fun mini-games like smashing light bulbs, shoplifting, or getting into gut-twisting arguments with your mother about whether or not you’re a failure or if she and your father are the ones who never had any ambition. Some days you get to play bass in your old band and jam to some incredible original songs (seriously, Weird Autumn and Die Anywhere Else are absolute bangers). This story comes through a simple gameplay loop: every morning, you wake up, go downstairs, and walk through town. Moving back into her childhood room and reconnecting with her old friends who never left the former mining town, Mae tries to find her place in the world while slowly uncovering a mysterious plot involving powers beyond human understanding. You play as Mae, who’s returning to her hometown of Possum Springs after a vague, violent episode led to her dropping out of college. But it doesn’t change the absolute truth that the story of Mae Borowski, a cartoon cat in search of a reason to live, is one of the most nuanced, hilarious, troubling, uplifting, and honest narratives I’ve ever played through. Infinite Fall’s Night in the Woods is my favorite video game story ever. Night in the Woods is one of RPS's favourite games of the year, earning a spot on the advent calendar.With next-gen quickly becoming current, we are looking back on our favourite games of the last seven years. The Weird Autumn update is live and free now for all versions of the game, including Steam, GOG and Humble. Yes, it's the feature so many have been clamouring for: You can replay all the musical minigames, just in case you wanted to hear Die Anywhere Else again, if you've not had your fill of fan-made vocal covers, that is. Players on the Steam forums are already reporting a few extra dialogue options here and there, plus Mae's room now comes equipped with her old bass, so she can reminisce musically when chilling out at home. So yes, this probably means more opportunities to raise hell with Gregg, and should lend it all a little more replay value if you want to see all the scenes. A lot of Night In The Woods' interactivity came from hanging out with your estranged friends, getting into trouble and embarking on petty acts of rebellion and vandalism because there's nothing better to do in the gods-forsaken town of Possum Springs. ![]() On the subject of crimes, there's more of them to do. ![]() Now, they're part of the story, if you don't mind having despondent troublemaker Mae take a break from her crime-spree to sit down for a town history lesson every now and then. The biggest addition to the Weird Autumn edition of Night of The Woods is the full integration of Lost Constellation and Longest Night, two shorter promotional games that were released for free over the course of NITW's long development cycle, each offering a unique, if brief spin on the setting. I've also seen almost everything the game has to offer, thanks to friends streaming it several times over, and now I might have to tune in again to see what's fresh, thanks to the game getting it's very own director's cut version, extended and expanded to coincide with its console launch. While I absolutely love so much about it, from the characters to the art to the music and beyond, it's not particularly my sort of game - I'm more of a hands-on, solve problems kinda guy. Depressed animal economic collapse adventure Night In The Woods exists in a strange place in my consciousness. ![]()
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