Little Nightmares II – A quick solution for your horror fix

I’m going to coin a term right now: Little Nightmares II is another entry in the genre of game I like to call the CreePlatformer. A 2D light puzzle platformer where the majority of the experience is driven by the setting and the atmosphere rather than the gameplay. It might seem like I’m selling the game a bit short… but I’ll get into it as this post goes on.

In the same vein as games from Playdead (Limbo and Inside), the Little Nightmares franchise is a very striking video game to look at, carried almost entirely by its visual design and incredibly effective sense of horror.

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Little Nightmares is Great

Little Nightmares is one of those game I probably would have ignored nine times out of ten. An indie game that, at a glance doesn’t look all too different than all of the other puzzle platforms that come out every month.

What drew me into this game though was my visit to EGX last year. The booth for Little Nightmares was one of the most striking of the entire show floor. Recreating areas of the game and having people in weird costumes parading about. It left a a mark in my brain that peaked my interest every time more information on the game bubbled to the surface. Continue reading “Little Nightmares is Great” →