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henke on 10/5/2024 at 04:41

Animal Well came out yesterday. It's in PS+ on PS5 so I fired it up, played a bunch of it. Got up early this morning and played another hour of it before work.

[video=youtube;ygL8eqX12MQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygL8eqX12MQ[/video]

It's a 2D metroidvania with very robust and fun systems and little narrative or handholding. It's one of them "stumble around and figure things up on your own" kinda things. I've already seen it compared to Fez, Outer Wilds and The Witness. Personally I'd describe it as "Rain World but nice". It's full of exploration, experimentation and delightful surprises. I'm hooked. I'm in the egg layer of this gaming lasagna. I love it.

PigLick on 10/5/2024 at 07:23

You do realize that lasagna doesn't have egg in it?

game looks pretty cool though

henke on 10/5/2024 at 08:01

This one does. It's between the cheese layer and the evil layer.

Aja on 10/5/2024 at 15:57

I'm only 20 minutes in, but it's beautiful and mysterious and scary and the controls are snappy as heck and I knew dunkey wouldn't lead me wrong.

henke on 11/5/2024 at 10:38

I’ve beaten Animal Well. In the end it turns out that the real animal in the well is YOU.

henke on 12/5/2024 at 17:32

Remember when I said I was in the egg layer? I lied. NOW I'm in the egg layer! I got so many dang eggs but there's still SO MUCH empty space left on my egg shelves! I'm 12 hours in and only now beginning to grasp the magnitude of how many eggs are in this game.

Thirith on 12/5/2024 at 21:00

The game hasn't quite clicked for me yet, mainly because I'm pretty bad at its platforming. I like it in the abstract, but I'm hoping that it'll fall into place for me, more than it has so far.

Starker on 13/5/2024 at 01:54

Quote Posted by henke

Sounds more like you are the egg layer.

Yakoob on 13/5/2024 at 05:51

maybe the real egg layer are the friends we made along the way

henke on 13/5/2024 at 07:47

You guys are blowing my mind.