Not each Halloween horror adventure has to frighten gamers. Starting with well-known tales like Scooby-Doo to endearing shows including Over the Garden Wall, numerous Halloween-themed titles offer entertainment without requiring raising your heart rate. Moreover, a expanding collection of eerie-charming titles featuring spooky themes, though lacking the sleep-with-the-lights-on intensity of horror. Gloomy Eyes was released in recent months, and acts as an superb cozy alternative to the deeply scary releases of the current season.
A Unique Single-Player Cooperative Adventure
Labeled as a single-player cooperative problem-solving title, Gloomy Eyes pairs up a zombie boy named Gloomy and a living girl called Nena as they start an mission to return daylight to their gloomy environment. Their appearance is similar to stylized dolls mixed with the puppets from a Laika film. The light-complected and baggy-eyed appearance borrows heavily from the appearance of Tim Burton’s films, and the plot is a classic suitable for everyone adventure. The duo develops an enduring connection over the span of the game’s 14 chapters as Nena attempts to demonstrate to her religious guardian that, look, perhaps the undead aren’t half bad.
Original Gameplay Systems
This unique label comes about from the game’s interactive problem-solving. After Gloomy and Nena encounter each other, you’ll swap amidst the newfound friends to overcome obstacles and advance through the stages. As an undead, Gloomy can’t walk through the illumination of a streetlight, while Nena will get snatched up by loitering creatures except if a beam is shone on them.
They must work in tandem — actually, players control them together — to finish levels. Nena may move or momentarily deactivate illumination to open routes for Gloomy, while the intellectually curious youth will use his zombie strength to rearrange objects in the environment, creating routes for Nena.
Captivating Level Design
The brain-teasers evoke memories a little of The Gardens Between, in the way the areas are hovering, model-like constructions that the perspective pans around in sync with your characters. Gloomy Eyes’ settings are quite fun, leading the duo around a fair and through a ghostly building, amid other locations. Players can use a “diorama view” option that enables you to pull back and spin the areas, both for appreciate the artwork and look for routes that may not have been clear.
Minor Issues and Complete Experience
This represents one of the only difficulties with Gloomy Eyes. Similar to other titles with a static view, it’s not always clear where the protagonists may or may not travel. Players might have to simply collide with a several various elements to figure out which ones are interactive, as it’s not always intuitive.
Nevertheless, those small challenges don’t get in the way of a eerie-adorable enjoyable experience. Gloomy Eyes is relatively brief, with approximately a few sessions worth of challenges. Later levels blend together light hidden movement and action elements with the puzzle solving, as Gloomy Eyes marches toward a rewarding — and somewhat unexpected — ending.
Accessibility and Summary
Gamers steering clear of the scares of intense horror titles should definitely try Gloomy Eyes. It’s available on Switch console, Sony system, Windows PC, and Xbox, and is currently on sale for a discount on digital platforms.
The spooky-cute adventure is out now on several consoles and offers a delightful choice for gamers in search of Halloween fun minus the fear factor.
