okay okay okay okay so Stray is the best. Lemme tell you why
first off, beautiful. Cinematic, great soundscape, being able to put on a director’s hat and zoom in with the camera at any point is fantastic, really puts the narrative in your hands. also, gorgeous interactive lighting
the THOROUGH animations, the transitions between animations, gloriously smooth and so a l i v e - this cat is real and also my best friend
it does that beautiful thing in games where it feels like you’re just wandering around but you’re actually being directed very specifically to advance the narrative, yum yum
as you get better at the game you get faster and it really feels like your little cat friend is getting more confident navigating the city
ALSO, a good 30% of the game is pushing shit off ledges
you can tell the creators just love and understand cat behavior and it comes through in every action you make with your little cat friend.
It does run like a interactive movie a little, at the end of the day it seems to be just a simple puzzle/navigation game but the charm of it is taking your time to explore the gorgeous environment and doing stupid cat things which will really tickle the fancy of a lot of people im sure
summary of whats goin on: squirrelflight warrior cats takes a stroll thru a snow forest and she bumps into some mistletoe perched over a cozy log with some moss inside, squilf decides to take a break and have a nice nap as she so rightfully deserves!! mistletoe usually used for two guyz to smooch under it but this time its a metaphor for squirrelflight x sleep!! that lady needs some rest!! squilfsleep otp/j