Night Loops

Night Loops

released on Oct 17, 2023

Night Loops

released on Oct 17, 2023

A journey through the psyche. Escape your night shift at the hotel, explore dreamlike worlds, and lose your sense of Self while reliving the time before dawn in this dark, adventure / puzzle game.


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This is one of my rare short reviews because I only played this for 40 minutes or so, but playing this was just so off putting. It screamed "what if majora mask + yume nikki = anime" and the writing pretty much reflected that too. It felt like it was attempting to be deep or reflective without actually having the experience to be deep or reflective. The writing resembled what you would find in really generic and obnoxious jrpgs. Some of the art potraits felt suspicious. Theres a huge hallway with repeating images of the happy mask salesman's face. At a certain point, how interesting something looks visually can only make up for the atmosphere so much, when you're borrowing so many ideas I want to know why I wouldnt rather just go play Yume Nikki (or Majoras Mask) instead. The concept for Night Loops is interesting but it feels like it got lost in its inspiration instead of focusing on what it actually is. That weird sheep who spoke in a shitty Brooklyn accent did not help.

Some of the greatest themes I've ever seen are in Night Loops, the story revolves mostly around the SELF, which is a really interesting and thought-provoking subject that I like a lot, this is all complemented with a well crafted symbolism giving the whole experience a bit of uniqueness

Night Loops also takes major inspiration from 2 amazing titles Majoras Mask and Yume Nikki, so if you like one or both of them play Night Loops... you wont regret it