a (purposefully) more tender neo-Link's Awakening
i went into this game with pretty low expectations. i played all of Wandersong and enjoyed it at the time. as time went on, whenever i thought of it again, its tone and other gameplay aspects irked me, firmly placing it in the category of "would not play again, but glad i played once." (which is a totally fine place where most games i play ends up tbh!) however, Chicory really surprised me. the game feels and plays a lot more like a GameBoy/GBA zelda: a short adventure with good dialogue that doesn't overstay its welcome but has plenty of additional activities and secrets for those who want to stick around. i have qualms with the game's tone, some of the story, and the ending still, but overall i was very surprised by how much i enjoyed it.
don't believe the hype, just enjoy the game on its own merits. (also, PLEASE PLAY WITH MOUSE+KEYBOARD, IT'S SO MUCH BETTER)
i went into this game with pretty low expectations. i played all of Wandersong and enjoyed it at the time. as time went on, whenever i thought of it again, its tone and other gameplay aspects irked me, firmly placing it in the category of "would not play again, but glad i played once." (which is a totally fine place where most games i play ends up tbh!) however, Chicory really surprised me. the game feels and plays a lot more like a GameBoy/GBA zelda: a short adventure with good dialogue that doesn't overstay its welcome but has plenty of additional activities and secrets for those who want to stick around. i have qualms with the game's tone, some of the story, and the ending still, but overall i was very surprised by how much i enjoyed it.
don't believe the hype, just enjoy the game on its own merits. (also, PLEASE PLAY WITH MOUSE+KEYBOARD, IT'S SO MUCH BETTER)