However, for those who have, this game can feel very organic, and can hit entirely too close to home. It’s easy to feel very in control of Mae’s destiny, and perhaps the destiny of Possum Springs.įor those who have never gone through any kind of mental health issues, this may be an easy thing to gloss over. The delicate intricacy of the character interactions allows the player to really feel as though they’re playing as Mae, however. As the player is going through Mae’s story line, they could also be immersed in the storylines of over 10 people, which may come across as a little overwhelming. The player chooses who they want to interact with on a daily basis. Night in the Woods is very much so a ‘this is what you make of it,’ type of game. Her relationship with her parents is probably one that is all too real for many people media typically displays family in a set of given tropes, but Mae’s family seems like an actual loving, albeit dysfunctional family.
One quickly learns that she’s about as flawed of a protagonist as can be, but she still has a sincere way about her that makes for an interesting story. While it likely won’t fulfill the video game trope of being a distraction on the hard days, this game has a way of bringing up thoughts related to the game, despite not playing it for a few weeks.Īs the game progresses, the player gets to know Mae on a personal level. Less in a ‘butterfly effect’ manner, as it just feels as though Mae is progressing throughout her life in a somewhat normal way. But the way in which it is carried is unlike most video games out there now, and the impacts of your decisions stick with you the entire game.
This video game ends up feeling like more of a personal commitment to the characters rather than an actual video game. Her attempts at seeming relevant, interjecting herself at awkward moments and giving sass to anyone who will take it, makes her almost heartbreakingly human. Mae has been gone for two years, yet is somehow surprised when she finds out that her friends from high school have gone on to do new things. Instantly, she tries to connect with her friends: Bea, an alligator with a penchant for cigarettes and a standoffish attitude Gregg, an enthusiastic, charming fox with an overwhelming desire to commit crimes and his boyfriend Angus, a dapper-looking bear who carries himself in a non-threatening, but serious, manner. He nonchalantly brushes it off, stating that he thought her arrival was going to be a day later. Upon entering her house, she sees her dad sitting on the couch, bewildered to see his child. When Mae arrived back in Possum Springs, she waited at the train station for hours before just deciding to walk home.
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The entire town is comprised of different types of animals, reminiscent of the Netflix original TV series, “Bojack Horseman”. The main character, a cat named Mae Borowski, inexplicably drops out of college, residing once more with her parents in her slowly, but surely, dying hometown of Possum Springs. “Night in the Woods” was released in February, and was developed by the new gaming company Infinite Fall. While some video games tell their story with a palatable amount of action, some flourish with limited action. A new trend in gaming has been a very narrative-driven approach people either absolutely adore it, or they find the lack of substantive gameplay rather boring.