| Lost Constellation | Finji, bombsfall, InfiniteAmmo | 2014 | |
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Lost Constellation is a Longest Night ghost story. Travel into the frozen woods in a folktale from the world of Night In The Woods. This is a supplemental game, which is to say it's not a demo or a preview of Night In The Woods. In some ways Lost Constellation is a lot like NITW, but in a lot of ways it's not. It's a tangent, a side-story, a way to explore a bit in a more off-the-cuff manner. The story follows female astronomer Adina Astra, who embarks on a journey on the longest night of the year to find a missing star. While Adina encounters many strange characters along the way - sardonic cats, coffin-sellers, would-be gods - she doesn't falter, pursuing that star toward a satisfying and mysterious climax. There's just enough room for interpretation in the story so that you don't feel cheated, but neither do you feel like you've been spoon-fed information. Players aren't given much backstory for the universe in which Night in the Woods and Lost Constellation takes place, but its myths and legends feel instantly real and evocative. Benson's trademark animation style looks like paper cut-outs, but not in a fully 2D South Park way. The animation is smooth and the colors are cool and crisply vibrant. The characters are anthropomorphic Richard Scarry-like critters. Adina is an alligator, and she comes across everything from cats and mice, to owls and wolves over the course of her journey. It looks and plays very much like an animated storybook, which is not a bad thing. | ||
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