An exceptional survival horror game that hopefully gets recognized as one of the few great games to be released in 2022.

The structure is a bit repetitive since you end up having to collect six items to open a door three times but most of the puzzles are actually really clever. I don't think I've played a survival horror game with such an emphasis on puzzles since the original Silent Hill games and I found it very refreshing after playing so many so-so Resident Evil games lately.

Any gripes that I have with Signalis like occasionally getting stuck trying to open doors feel trivial when measuring them to the game's outright stunningly bleak dream-like atmosphere and its nostalgic low poly artstyle.

One of few games that manages to overcome any cynicism and let you simply indulge in its entirety. It may not be perfect or anything, but Napple Tale doesn't have to be. Purity is something that our mean-spirited industry can only use more of, so I think a few more of these couldn't hurt. It says something that on a console defined by ambitious genre-defying gems, this relatively basic little 3D platformer manages to stick out in the way it does.

When you play a game like this, the part of your brain that let's you rationalize what you just played goes off. Instead, all you can think about is how wonderful the experience was. Even if you can't make out the details, you'll always remember how it made you feel. Almost like a forgotten dream, floating in the wind...