A ghost story for some of our longest nights.

I love dark winter nights. If it's below freezing with snow piled on the window sills and wind whipping through frozen tree branches, then even better. I definitely don't want to be out in those conditions, but late December evenings are the perfect backdrop to some of my favorite winter traditions. I've abandoned a lot of those tinsel-covered activities and replaced them with things that I ?like more.

While my list continues to grow, it currently includes playing Nick Offerman's "Yule Log", gifting new clothes to loved ones to protect them from the Yule Cat, and reading ghost stories on Christmas Eve. I've adopted these things over the years from my hob?bies and from the stori??es people tell me. Now they bring me joy when I need joy the most.

Playing Lost Constellation is one of the more heartwarming activities on the list. It's an hour-long supplemental game to Night in the Woods. It begins with a young Mae chatting with her grandpa during their Longest Night holiday, and Mae wants to hear a ghost story. The story he tells her is the game ??we get to play.

Lost Constellation follows an astronomer named Adina Astra who has one goa?l: travel through the Forest to the Frozen Lake on Longest Night to find the Ghost Star. Adina will meet interesting characters, like the wolf who offers to go find her frozen body and bury her, for a fee upfront of course. She'll have to take on th??e god of the Forest, outsmart a witch, and build a small army of snowmen. In the end, she comes to Frozen Lake to reunite with her deceased girlfriend, a fellow astronomer who died searching for the fabled Ghost Star a year earlier.

Fans of Night in the Woods know how emotional the storytelling can be. As irreverent as its snappy dialogue is sometimes, scenes usually culminate in a perfectly delivered line that hits you right in the heart. Even though it's only an hour or two of gameplay, the story is exactly what you've come to expect from the Night in the Woods games.

So why am I talking about this supplemental game from 2014? Because I think it makes an amazing tradition to add to our own darkest and longest nights. Every year, I make hot chocolate or brew some mulled wine, pour a bowl of popcorn, and play through Lost Constellation.

?In the 1800s-1900s, telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve was a tradition in most households, and the longest night is the Winter Solstice??. In Mae's universe, Longest Night seems like a mix between the two holidays, so it's a perfect game to play during the last couple weeks of December.

More than that literal connection though, ?the game is about loss. Adina risks her own life to fulfill a promise to her lost loved one. She travels through the longest night in a frozen forest full of ghosts to find a star that houses the dead. As sweet as the game is, the metaphor is right on the nose. The holidays can be a dark time for a lot of people.

A close friend of mine decided that the winter solstice of 2020 would be his last longest night, so I know that sometimes the cold can make its way inside of us. The ??little things that we look forward to help to keep the nights a little warmer, when we miss people or just want to feel a bit sentimental.

Lost Constellation is free to download on PC.

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They run in a silky smooth 4K/60fps

Finji Games has been a part of bringing us some of the best indie games of the past few years, including but not limited to Tunic, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, and I Was A Teenage Exocolonist. Now, Finji has just announced that two of their other popular indie titles, Overland and Night in the Woods, are natively available on the PlayStation 5. The real kicker, though, is that both of these games will run on the platform at a "delicious" 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, which is a big step up for smaller titles like these. What's more, th?ose who already own t??hese games on the PS4 will receive the new PS5 versions for free.

//twitter.com/FinjiCo/status/1602731322128187395

If you're looking for some nice new indies to play, or you simply enjoyed Overland or Night in the Woods and are looking to start another playthrough, it seems that now is the perfect time. These games d?on't have any issues running on weaker consoles or PCs, because the reality is that they're simply not all that de?manding, but who can turn down the opportunity to play a game in 4K? It's one of those things that may not always be necessary, but it certainly is nice to have regardless.

It's cool to see huge games like The Witcher 3 get upgrades for the next gen, but I'm hoping that this move from Finji helps inspire other developers and publishers to make new ports for smaller games as well. Even years after its release, the PS5 library of games could still use some filling out, especially when it comes to indies. Plus, having the games look great and making them ?more readily available to a wider range of players might mean we see more people playing these indie darlings than before; there's nothing that pleases me more than seeing g??amers get into indie games for the first time, because there really is so much amazing stuff out there.

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How games depict America, for better and for worse

It was fun to sit on? my rooftop and watch the fireworks over the Los Angeles cityscape for the Fourth of July this year, but I gotta be honest �it didn’t feel like there was much to celebrate this year. Regardless of the depressing state of our coun?try, the holiday got me thinking about Americana in video games and how they depict our country, for better and for worse.

Aside from Japan, the United States is the world’s leader in video game production, so it makes perfect sense that developers would borrow them??es, imagery, and iconography from their country of origin. Sometimes it’s to pay homage to where they came from, other times it’s with the express purpose of critiquing the systems and ideals that run our nation, and sometimes it’s a mixture of both.

Small Town Life

[caption id="attachment_291280" align="alignnone" width="1400"] _{Life is Strange: True Colors}[/caption]

Having grown up in one myself, games that take on the American small-town setting will always hold a special place in my heart. One of the series that portrays the classic “small down with a dark secret�trope well is Life is Strange �and it does an excellent job of capturing on a smaller scale that America has a lot of dark secrets hiding under t?he surface, many of which have come to light over the past few years. For so long our country pushed this narrative of being an ideal, almost utopian place (at least for some), but the whole thing w??as built on a broken system to begin with.

Night in the Woods nails this theme as well. Most of the game has the player making friends, hanging out around town, and dealing with the fallout of poor decisions that are really manifestations of trauma. However, there’s a cult ?running around murdering people because they think they’re doing their part to keep the town running. Sounds a little familiar, right?

The American Dream is Dead

[caption id="attachment_265358" align="alignnone" width="1920"] _{Kentucky Route Zero}[/caption]

Another classic tale of Americana in video games is big corporations decimating middle America �a phenomenon so common, it’s the subject matter of multiple games, including Kentucky Route Zero, NORCO, Night in the Woods, and Life is Strange: True Colors. Coercion, cover-ups, and buyouts are the name of the game, and in a country that’s run by some corporations in a trench coat, it’s a fit??ting narrative, to say th?e least.

What I love about games like Kentucky Route Zero and NORCO as well is that they’re so specific to the regions in which they are set �Kentucky and New Orleans, respectively. The games' setting??s use iconic American imagery like gas stations, highways, and factories to great effect. The creators are from these areas and also did a great deal of research, so you can really feel both the love and the heartbreak that emanates from these titles as you play them. They may take place in very different parts of the country, but the story of a giant corporation coming in and killing off not only industry, but actual citizens, is disturbing in how true to real life it is.

[caption id="attachment_314922" align="alignnone" width="1876"] _NORCO[/caption]

I also can’t mention Kentucky Route Zero without bringing up one of its interludes: The Entertainment. This sequence portrays a fictional play in the game’s world, which depicts a mundane and somewhat depressing sequence of events in a bar that has seen better days. The whole thing feels so evocative of American playwrights of the twentieth century, like Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Kentucky Route Zero’s dialogue is formatted like a script thr?oughout the entire game as well, further evoking a theatrical framework throughout the rest of the episodes.

For God and Country

Of course, we can’t have a conversation about America and not mention religion, because our country has pretty much become synonymous with evangelicalism. No other game showcases our country’s obsession with religion, American exceptionalism, and racism better than BioShock Infinite. It doubles down on Americana in a video game like I've never seen before, and what it lacks in nuance, it makes up for in style. While it’s still a dated game, and its social commentary could have been greatly improved even in its time, Infinite doesn’t shy away from the uglier parts ??of our history, which is more than many games do.

Then there’s a game like Far Cry 5, which I still haven’t played, but it’s certainly on my list considering my fascination with Americana. All I know is that it takes place in Montana and the main antagonistic? force is some kind o??f militaristic doomsday cult. I remember when the game came out in 2018 that its story felt like an exaggeration of the way many in our country practice religion, but these days, it’s feeling a little bit too on the nose.

[caption id="attachment_324071" align="alignnone" width="1920"] _{BioShock Infinite}[/caption]

Tangential to America’s obsession with religion is our obsession with the military. There have been dozens and dozens of games that feature the United States armed forces in some capacity, but the series that encapsulates this the best is definitely Call of Duty. They have been some of the most popular games out there since the series started back in 2003, depicting wars from World War II all the way up to the present, and some might argue, glorifying them to a certain extent. Don’t get me wrong, I myself have played and enjoyed Call of Duty games, but we can’t separate the games from real life when the military is straight-up using these games to try and recruit players into their ranks.

Man Versus Nature

One of the most American story types ever created is the western, which of course we see in the Red Dead Redemption series. These games are an extension of America’s deep-seated love of cowboys and outlaws, which rose to prominence thanks to the we??sterns that were made popular in the twentieth century by actors like John Wayne and Clint East??wood.

Of course, plenty of the games we have now put a new spin on the western genre �The Last of Us is one that immediately comes to mind. Having a deadly infection going around definitely makes ?for a hostile environment, and Joel is something of a lone wolf you might say (at least until Ellie breaks through his shell a little). I find it pretty interesting that our updated version of a western has you walk away with the idea that opening yourself up to the idea of love in a harsh world maybe is?n’t such a bad thing after all.

[caption id="attachment_105941" align="alignnone" width="620"] _{The Last of Us}[/caption]

In conclusion

The games I mentioned here are some of my favorites, or at least the ones that stood out to me, but there’s a myriad of other titles out there that reflect American culture in various ways. There are tons of?? other games out there that touch on topics I haven’t mentioned, especially when it comes to the stories of marginalized people, and I know I’d love to ?see more of those stories highlighted in the future, especially because most of those come from the indie space.

The history of American media re?flecting the country’s culture is a long, difficult, but also beautiful one, and it’s exciting to see Americana in video games becoming part of the canon in that regard as well. As games continu??e to tell innovative and compelling narratives, I look forward to seeing how a new generation of developers uses the medium to express their relationship to Americana moving forward.

Story Beat is a weekly column discussing anything and everything to do with storytelling in video games.

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Sooner than you'd think!

In a time where indie games are pouring onto the Switch, you can now count one more fantastic game among their numbers. Night in the Woods is ??coming to the Nintendo Switch on Feb. 1, 2018.

Developer Infinite Fall announced the news on Twitter earlier today. The Switch release will include all the content from the Weird Autumn addition to the base game, including new mini-games, dialogue options, and sequences to play through. The bite-sized Longest Night and Lost Constellation mini-episodes released prior to Night in the Woods are included with this release as well.

Since this is the definitive edition of Night in the Woods, Switch owners should be satisfied that they will receive ever??y bit of content releas?ed up until this point. Now all that's left is to wait two measly weeks until its release.

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Also coming to Xbox One

Infinite Fall's endearing adventure Night in the Woods is getting a director's cut titled Weird Autumn Edition, an expanded versi??on of the original featuring "a whole bunch of new content." From the looks of the tr?ailer, that includes more thievery! Yes!

Weird Autumn is set to release on December 13. It will be available as a free download for players who already own Night in the Woods on PS4 or PC/Mac/Linux, and it will ser??ve as?? the game's first release on Xbox One.

Xbox and PC players will get the two previously released supplemental games, Longest Night and Lost Constellation, as part of the packa?ge on launch date. If you're on PS4, though, you'll have to wait until January 2018 for those. ;

You might have noticed that the end of the trailer says it's coming to "all major consoles." A Switch release hasn't been officially announced yet, but the Night in the Woods ;Twitter?? account teased it as clearly as the autumn sky.

Stay ??tuned for news on another console, which I am unable to mention fo??r reasons, but you know what console I'm talking about.

— Night In The Woods (@NightInTheWoods) October 30, 2017

In his review, Ray described Night in the Woods as "intimate and charming, whimsical and occasionally heartbreaking." Personally, I never knew a game about a cat could make me think so much about my existence as a human. You can get two different experiences from playing it twice, so if you're on PS4 or PC and don't want to wait until December, I'd recommend getting your first playthrough in while the season is right. It's currently part of the Steam Halloween sale.

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One more time to commit some crimes

Night in the Woods, the year's most human game that doesn't feature a single person, is coming to mobile devices in 2018. Developer Infinite Fall announced the mobile port in a thread from Night in the Woods' Twitter account.?? According to the tweets, concrete details will "come soon." 

ANNOUNCING:
Night In The Woods
Mobile
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— Night In The Woods (@NightInTheWoods) October 23, 2017

Boss makes a dollar
I make a dime
That's why I play Night In The Woods
On company time

— Night In The Woods (@NightInTheWoods) October 23, 2017

Infinite Fall's coming-of-age story captured the angst and heart of small-town life when it released in early 2017. The game explores Mae Borowski, a recent college dropout, and her complicated relationship with Possum Springs and its residents. It's currently ava??ilable on PC?? and PlayStation 4.

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Small towns and big emotions

I'm not sure how to describe Night in the Woods. Even after playing through t??he game twice, every attempt at defining it feels wrong. I want to say it's a silly 2D platformer almost as much as I think it's a soulful adventure game. Other times, I'm convinced that I should just declare that it's a slice-of-life game with a supernatural tint -- whatever that means.

But my difficulty summing up Night in the Woods doesn't mean I don't have a lot to say about it. Despite being a relatively short game, it's packed with moments that have rattled around in my head for the last month. What begins as a basic coming-of-age story about a twenty-year-old cat lady (in the anthropomorphic sense, not the depressing neighbor kind), builds and builds into something larger, all while taking place in a single, sleepy little town. Night in the Woods is intimate and charming, wh??imsical and occasionally heartbreaking. It's also one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a long time.

Night in the Woods [PS4 (reviewed), PC]
Developer: Infinite Fall
Publisher: Finji
Released: February 21, 2017
MSRP: $19.99 

At its core, Night in the Woods is a story about Mae Borowski and the town of Possum Springs. Mae's twenty, directionless, and a recent college dropout. After calling it quits at school, Mae catches a bus back to her hometown. She's tired of struggling away from home, and? at least as far as she's concerned, moving back into her parent's place is an easy w??ay to start over.

Mostly, starting over means reconnecting with the people and places that defined her youth. After a short introductory sequence -- which has Mae stumbling across Possum Spring's outskirts after her parents forget to pick her up from the bus station -- Night in the Woods eases back on the direct narration and encourages players to wander around town. Possum Springs is a bit worse for the wear since Mae left for school; the mining industry has gone bust and businesses have shuttered, but it's still an interesting location to explore. The bulk of the game revolves around Mae's lazy routine: wake up in the afternoon, say hi to mom, hop around town, and spend the evening bullshitting with your friends. It sounds simple, and it occasionally feels repetitive, bu??t Possum Springs and its inhabitants draw you in more than they push you away.

Exploration and conversation define the first half of Night in the Woods. There's no shortage of small talk to be made with townsfolk, and Possum Spring's architecture holds a surprising amount of secrets to uncover. Each day, characters have new dialogue, and specific residents -- like the horror-obsessed teen Lori and Mae's doting mother -- have unique vignettes t??hat unlock should players spend the time fostering Mae's rela?tionship with them.

The tidbits of folksy gossip and local myths shared by Possum Springs locals are engaging and often kind of hilarious. Despite the fact that every character is some animal, they speak like real people; ramblings about a kid who got electrocuted by a powerline are as common as meek admissions of economic anxiety. Possum Springs certainly isn't a real place, but anyone who has ever lived in a small town will recognize the blend of malaise and offbeat insight that colors most conversations. It makes even the most trivial chat feel as though it's somehow larger than life. There's authenticity within Night in the Woods' fiction, especially when it comes to the clunky, fragile ?humanity that defines us.

But while t??he tertiary characters and small-town exploration make for a charming way to pass the time, it's Mae's relationship with her three best friends that keep the game afloat. To advance the critical path, Mae picks a friend and spends the evening with them. There's Gregg, an erratic punk who is Mae's partner in literal "crimes"; Bea, a moody goth shackled to her family business following her mother's death; and Angus, an affable computer nerd, and Gregg's boyfriend. Like Mae, they're all quirky and kind of weird: a fellowship of friends tied together by a shared existence in a dead-end town. Also, they play in a band that rehearses but never performs live shows. Who hasn't been in one of those before?

During the nightly hang-out sessions, Night in the Woods dives into its characters' interior lives. Gregg, Bea, and Angus are all at a very different place in life compared to Mae. They share a bond, of course, but many of these character-driven scenes show how much Mae's friends have grown in her absence. Each vignette adds emotional depth to the characters, often at the expense of showing how naive Mae's view of the world is. Bea, for example, is forced to give up her dreams of going to college to run the Ol' Pickaxe general store. Bea's earnest desire for a college education clashes with Mae's seeming indifference towards school, adding a layer of friction between the two. Following Bea's story arc weaves discussions of responsibility and duty with scenes of two old friends salvaging their relationship. It's a punch to the gut, at times, to see just how narrow-minded Mae can be compared to her oldest friends??. But it's for a good reason, as it allows Mae room to grow as the story progresses.

And boy does the story progress. After a few hours of listless wandering, Night in the Woods picks up steam and never lets go. Mae begins having strange dreams. She sees ghosts and interacts with apparitions that might be gods from another universe. It seems like she's going crazy for a bit until her friends agree to research her visions. F?rom that point onward, the game shifts gears, tightening as ?it races towards a conclusion that blends supernatural elements with Possum Springs' twisted history. 

It's around this point that Night in the Woods' massive highs meet its nihilistic lows. Watching Mae's mental state deteriorate pulls the game in a darker direction. Suddenly, every off-hand remark about existence and life in general -- lines that once seemed like innocuous quips -- take on a new meaning. Night in the Woods asks poi??nted and philosophical questions during its last hour or two. It's a major change of pace, but it's not one that feels unearned. Paying close attention to previous events and snippets of dialogue alludes to the insidious nature of the game's final act. It's a crescendo of sorts, albeit one that sounds much foreboding than anything that preceded it. 

Ultimately, the tonal change highlights what makes Night in the Woods work. The contrast between the first two acts' whimsy and the final third's bleak outlook reinforces a lot of what the game's been building towards. Mae, for all of her insecurities, finally gr??ows by leaning into change. She accepts that sometimes bad things happen and comes to grips with her own issues by acknowledging them. It's the small stuff -- her relationships with Gregg and company, as well as the charms of her ??hometown -- that she can hang on to.

All of this -- the unique pieces that make up Night in the Woods -- goes back to why it's so damn hard to define the game. There isn't an adequate term for titles that blend clunky platforming with choose-you-own-adventure friendship simulators. Nor is there a word to describe games that feature knife-fighting minigames and Guitar Hero-inspired band practices. But, again, maybe that's a big part of Night in the Woods' appeal. I??t's a confident outsider, and one that takes pleasure is celebrating the weird ways that everything comes together in life.

_{[This review is based on a retail build of the game purchased by the reviewer.]}

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Delays still a trend

Artful platforming adventure game Night in the Woods was apparently supposed to release yesterday on January 10, but was delayed several weeks ago to an unknown fate. But as of today, it's slated to release on February 21, 2017 for PS4, PC, Mac, and Linux according to indie developer Infinite Fall.

This is one of the games on my ??to-play list for 2017, but I didn't realize it was supposed to release so early. I'm not sure how well a platforming/adventure hybrid wil??l turn out, but I'm going to give it go next month. I'm just a sucker for this kind of cute animation and colorful art direction.

Night in the Woods will be out February 21 [Infinite Fall on Twitter]

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Making 'em count

Night in the Woods, the character-centric adventure from Infinite Fall, shows superbly in trailers. Those color choices alone (0:47)! Man. It's been a good long while since I've had a video to pore over, so this one -- potentially the last, in light of the title's impending J??anuary 10 release -- is a treat.

"This thing is jam packed but isn't even anywhere close to everything in the game," noted the creators in a Kickstarter update. "We made a big game. ENJOY."

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Is this mainstream or hipster? I can't decide!

When I wrote about a non-hipster walking simulator for Cliffy B just before PAX, I had no idea there was already a game that was basically that, only ?it's 2D and features colorful animals. 

Night in the Woods is a colorful adventure game about a 20-year-old cat named Mae that just moved to her parents' place after ?dropping out of college. Mae hopes to reconnect with her old friends and the city she left behind, but quickly finds that nothing stays the same, even after only a couple of short years.

The demo I played for Night in the Woods was easily the longest one on the PAX East show floor, though I wouldn't say that is a good thing. The first half of my time with the ga?me felt very focused on introducing characters and the town, establishing relationships, and engaging conversations; it felt tight, well written and developed. The second half, however, was spent wandering one small strip of a shopping mall, getting lost and stumbling around until I knew what to do, stalling the narrative.

You wake up with a gnarly hangover from a party the night before. You go downstairs and talk to your mom a bit, before heading out to hang out with some old friends y??ou used to be in a band with. Along the way, Mae can talk to townsfolk to gain a bit of knowledge about them or the city in general. One character discusse??d how he lost his job and how the job market in town was bad, which is not a typical narrative or topic I'm used to seeing in games but one I can certainly appreciate. 

Eventually, you run into your friends and decide to have band practice. During this, you get to play a simple Rock Band-like minigame that has the characters strum??ming and singing on the sides of the screen. The mini-game was a welcome break from everything up to that point, which had just been walking and talking. While that's not inherently bad, it can get a bit? dull without something exciting to break it up. 

Then came the mall scene. In the mall, you and your friend go to a store that is the game's version of the teen-angsty, punk rock/goth/geeky store Hot Topic. For one reason or another, Mae decides to steal an item, which plays out in first-person scene where you have to slowly move her paw while paying careful attention to the store attendant's eyes.Th??is scene might have been interesting had the AI of the attendant not just been a short looping sequence. It felt boring, which is the complete opposite I imagine one would feel while shoplifting.

Before and after this minigame, the characters scoff at the store and how they used to shop there. Realistic, I'??d imagine, for most people who shopped at Hot Topic in their teenage years. It's certainly true for me, although I do st??ill get gaming swag there sometimes...

After their stealing spree, the characters walk around the mall a bit more, just discussing their pasts or the current state of the mall, but nothing all that important. There is no direct indication of goals, meaning a lot my time was spent walking around trying to find what to do to advance the game. Eventually, I figured out I was supposed to scale an art exhibit and pull a l?ever to spray passing strangers via a fish fountain. After spraying stranger for what felt like forever, the demo finally ended.

Since I had waited in line for some time,? I knew there was content I had missed, but I didn't regret that. For example, there was a mini-game where Mae swung a baseball bat at old light bulbs, shattering them as her friend threw them towards her. Like the fou?ntain mini-game I played, this one seemed to outstay its welcome.

This brings me to the root of the problem with Night in the Woods: it just lets things drag on a bit too long and could use a bit of tightening up. I have to wonder if the developer is afraid it will be too short without the time-consuming minigames??????????????????????????? I certainly hope that isn't the case, but it is something that can be f??ixed up before release.

That isn't to say that Night in the Woods is bad. The art style is beautiful, with bright colors an?d adorable personified animals, and was easily one of the best looking games on the PAX East show floor. Many attendees audibly remarked such as they passed by while I was playing. The dialogue was mostly on point; characters talked like many people in their 20s who feel lost and confused as to what to do with their lives. Mae's story specifically was extremely relatable to me personally (although I've never shoplifted from a Hot Topic). For a world that looks so different, it certainly felt a lot like home to me. 

While I'm concerned that Night in the Woods could potentially end up being all style and no substance, I'm not ready to completely write it off just yet, as there is plenty here to love. We'll find out if Night in the Woods is as fantastic as I think it could be when it releases on P????C sometime in Fall 2016.

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It's been updated with new writing

While combing through the wasteland that is my pre-holiday-break email, I happened upon a link to Infinite Fall and Finji's Longest Night from our beloved gift-giver Jonathan Holmes. I'm ??glad I did!

This is a short lead-in for the upcoming PC/Mac/PS4 adventure Night in the Woods, which you might recall as being "about the inevitability of death... and pizza parties." There aren't any deep dishes here, but you will get to trace the co?nstellations and learn about a fire-breathing pope.

Does that sound familiar? It might! Longest Night debuted in December 2013 "a mere month after the successful Kickstarter when the team were learning how to make things together and first building the world of Night in the Woods." This updated version of the supplemental game has "lots of new (canon) writing ahead of Night in the Woods' 2016 release." It's being sold for however much you're willing to p??ay, even if tha?t's nothing at all.

Special shout-out to the graphics quality presets. Given the choice between "dire," "tolerable," "good," "rad," "super rad," and "ride th'chariot," you know I had to go with the latter option. I also decided to wear slippers while playing Longest Night, which is highly recommended. You might consider trying the other supplemental title, Lost Constellation, as well. It's fabulous.

I?f you've already p??layed all of this stuff, good on you. Let's bond over these gifs.

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Death and pizza parties

Night in the Woods is rea?l cool. I've played it and loved what I've played, from the writing to the art style to the pierogi. I just want to curl up with it on the couch and now that's going to be easier than even because it's coming to PS4. 

I'll let creator Scott Benson tell it. "Night In The Woods takes place in the crumbling town of Possum Springs, a dead-end backwater that is barely holding on after the mining jobs left. Mae the cat is a college dropout who has returned home to reclaim her teenage life with ??her friends who stayed in town. Bea stayed home from college to take over the family business after a death sent her family into a tailspin. Gregg and Angus are highschool sweethearts, working hard to get out of Possum Springs. Germ is a weird kid tha??????????????????????????t hangs around. No one knows what his deal is."

The tl;dr? "Night In The Woods is a game about the inevitability of death… and pizza parties." Plus vandalism! I lov??e vandalism.? 

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