Sometimes you want a chill game that lets you explore sorrow (in game, I don’t want to explore sorrow IRL). Sometimes you want to explore wild environments while exploring mysteries, escaping flesh monsters, or even be the monster yourself. Some highly specific things you might want, and what a craz...
Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 17
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 18
It was on Game pass before, and I kinda did skip it because I felt like I had played multiple “processing grief” video games, and didn’t like the idea of doing it in a formless world of colors rather than around some kind of deliberate, recognizable world theme. There’s such a thing as being too artsy and abstract.
I'm really looking forward to Sea of Stars. I'm not even big on turn-based RPGs, save for a few exceptions, but it's really speaking to me. Not sure if it scratches a nostalgia itch or if it's the gorgeous art, but I'm into it.