anodyne 2 has some of the cleanest aesthetics in a game ive seen in a while. exploring the 3d areas reminded me of playing ocarina of time for the first time as a kid, which compliments the 2d zelda style within the game super well. also the music is fking gorgeous. like incredible. the narrative is thought provoking and beautiful as well, despite having some problems with its pacing.

my only real gripe is with the meta content inserted in the middle of the game. completely broke my immersion and sort of altered the tone of the game. i would've loved to have seen the post-game content post-game... still 100% worth playing!!!!