Not all spooky season adventure must scare you. From well-known tales like Scooby-Doo to charming series like Over the Garden Wall, plenty of autumn-inspired staples provide fun without increasing anxiety. Moreover, a growing library of spooky-cute titles with autumn atmosphere, but not the keep-you-awake intensity of horror. Gloomy Eyes arrived in the fall, and serves as an excellent comfortable option to the deeply scary titles of this year.
A Unique Self-Coop Adventure
Labeled as a solo collaboration brain-teaser, Gloomy Eyes teams up a undead youth known as Gloomy and a mortal child named Nena as they begin an adventure to return daylight to their dark, dark environment. They look resembles collectible figures mixed with the figures from a stop-motion animation. Their pale-skinned and baggy-eyed aesthetic borrows heavily from the appearance of Gothic fantasy movies, and the plot is a archetypal family-friendly journey. The pair forms an strong friendship over the span of the game’s numerous levels as Nena strives to show to her clerical relative that, hey, perhaps living-impaired beings aren’t half bad.
Creative Problem-Solving Features
This unique term originates from the game’s world-based challenges. Once Gloomy and Nena encounter each other, you’ll swap among the recent allies to solve puzzles and advance through the areas. Since he's not alive, Gloomy cannot pass through the brightness of a lamppost, while Nena may be grabbed by loitering creatures without a beam is directed on them.
They have to cooperate closely — well, you’ll use them together — to complete stages. Nena may move or momentarily deactivate lights to create passages for Gloomy, while the open-brained character will utilize his supernatural ability to rearrange obstacles in the world, creating routes for Nena.
Engaging World Building
These challenges evoke memories a little of The Gardens Between, in the manner the stages are floating, miniature constructions that the perspective pans around in coordination with your characters. Gloomy Eyes’ settings are quite fun, guiding the duo around a fair and through a ghostly building, amid other places. There’s a “diorama view” option that allows you to pull back and spin the levels, both for appreciate the artwork and search for paths that may not have been apparent.
Slight Challenges and Complete Gameplay
This represents one of the few hiccups with Gloomy Eyes. Like other releases with a static view, occasionally it's confusing where the protagonists can and cannot go. Gamers could require to just bump into a several various items to discover which ones are interactive, as clues aren't consistently provided.
However, those slight challenges don’t get in the way of a ghostly-charming good time. Gloomy Eyes runs on the short side, with roughly three to five hours worth of brain-teasers. Advanced areas integrate minor stealth and action elements with the problem-solving, as Gloomy Eyes marches toward a fulfilling — and somewhat surprising — finale.
Availability and Final Thoughts
Gamers shying away from the scares of intense horror releases won’t want to miss Gloomy Eyes. It’s available on Nintendo Switch, Sony system, PC, and Xbox Series X, and is available at a reduced price for a quarter off on online stores.
Gloomy Eyes has been released on various systems and provides a delightful choice for players looking for spooky entertainment without fear factor.
