Remember that scene in Ratatouille where Anton Ego bites into the ratatouille and he’s suddenly transported back to his younger self? That was me playing this game for the first time. This game made me feel like a stupid kid again, I got lost, I got stuck, I didn’t know where to go, I explored, I discovered, I found secrets, I got better at the game, I felt things I felt way back when I was a kid playing Spyro for the first time, things I thought I’d never feel again because I’m an adult now. The way this game is framed, with you as just some guy as opposed to some special chosen one, and structured in a way where your curiosity is what drives you forth, it’s so ingeniously planned out. Every location, every creative enemy, every NPC, every boss encounter (especially the final one, my word), every inch of it’s evoking art design is locked in my brain. Cemented as one of my all time favourites.