{"id":10427,"date":"2023-10-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10427"},"modified":"2023-10-31T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:31:40","slug":"monthend-video-game-wrap-up-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10427","title":{"rendered":"Monthend Video Game Wrap-Up: October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge<\/mark><\/strong> (Switch) – Ran this one into the ground with the 100% clear. Read many more words about it here!<\/a> Somewhat spooky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pikmin 1<\/strong> (Switch) – It feels a little rough, coming directly from the incredible Pikmin 4, but man, it’s still such a good game. Would have been nice if Nintendo had added a few of Pikmin 4’s quality-of-life features for this re-release. Oh well! No spooks here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition<\/strong> (PC) – After a little over a year of playing it on and off, it’s finally done! A little grindy, yes, but despite that, it was still pretty fun. And I got a nice, long YouTube series<\/a> out of it. Hardly spooky at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Peglin<\/strong> (PC) – It is done. It’s finally done!!<\/em> Very mildly spooky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telephone<\/mark><\/strong> (PC) – The spiritual sequel to one of my favourite indie horror games, Lost Alone. It’s very similar in terms of gameplay, but I didn’t like the story as much as Lost Alone’s. Also, this game did not need combat. The “combat” is actually kind of bad. Intensely <\/em>spooky, if only because of the genuinely disturbing VHS tapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Layers of Fear (2023)<\/mark><\/strong> (PS5) – I had no idea that Bloober had remade Layers of Fear until months after release. I equally had no idea how much additional content was actually included in said remake. It’s definitely something other developers should take a look at when deciding how to do remakes\/collections. Fairly spooky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mare<\/strong> (Quest) – More of an interactive experience than a game, I bought this because people said it was good and reminiscent of Ico. Fly around as a robot bird and guide a little girl through treacherous ruins. I wouldn’t call it one of my favourite games, but it was fun, and the complete lack of verbal storytelling left me thinking about it for a few days. Not really spooky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mega Man Battle Network<\/strong> (GBA) – Elec Man defeated (No spookiness)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Mario Bros Wonder<\/strong> (Switch) – World 6 (Few spooks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parasite Eve<\/mark><\/strong> (PS1) – Day 3 (Mildly spooky)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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