VersusEvil said:
In lieu of Little Nightmares 3 releasing and it being spooky season I decided to replay through the first two games. Played all 3 on the NS2.
Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition plays and looks amazing, nostalgia hit hard with that one. The citizens chase still is easily one of the best moments in an indie game I’ve played. Unfortunately super short game tho coming in at 2.43hrs. Tarsiers ability to create an oppressive and bleak atmosphere make them one of the best out there. 8/10
Little Nightmares 2 joins the list of those extremely rare sequels that took the franchise to a level it’ll never be reached again. LM2 feels a fucking journey through despair and that ending is pure perfection. Took around just over 6hrs to get through it, loved every second of it. One of my favourite indie games ever. 9.5/10
Little Nightmares 3. Super Massive .. what a miss. For a studio that only makes choice based horror games how do they make a game in an established franchise and completely fumble it. It’s the most corporate, check by check indie game I’ve played in a while. No urgency in its gameplay, its atmosphere adds zero tension and its monsters add zero horror. It’s 3 (?) small levels feel completely disjointed from each other that it feels like your playing a DLC not a full game. I liked the characters tho and that ending kinda caught me off guard. But man, I pray and beg Super Massive don’t Deck Nine this franchise and if they make a LM4 they go back and realise what made the first 2 great, I don’t need a game that tops LM2 I just need a Little Nightmares that feels like it wasn’t made by the HR department. 4/10 |
I was on the fence about LN3, wanted to buy Switch1 version (being proper Game Card, not GKC like Switch 2 version) for my son who's big fan of LN1&2, but you're mini review just convinced me to wait for big discount and hope that REANIMAL from actual creators of Little Nightmares comes sooner than later.
