It came as a surprise when it was revealed that Tarsier Studios wouldn’t be makingLittle Nightmares III,but it’s clear that the studio is putting everything it’s learnt from the first two instalments to good use. You could be forgiven for perhaps assuming thatReanimalis a simple reskin of Little Nightmares. After all, it does feature a similar premise; in this co-op adventure, a young brother and sister travel through a hellish landscape in pursuit of their missing friends.
That being said,Reanimal, I can attest, does feel like something wholly new. I had the opportunity to sit down with the game’s developers at this year’s Gamescom, going hands-on with around 30-minutes of the game, and it’s left me itching at the prospect of seeing more.Reanimal, like Little Nightmares, manages to walk that fine line of being a horror through and through yet still remaining accessible to a variety of both ages and personally-set spook limits.
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You’ll be tasked with platforming throughout this nightmarish landscape which, naturally, will include your fair share of avoiding and outrunning the supersized, mutated animals that reside within it. It’s up to you whether you brave this world alone or with a friend via both local and online co-op. Developers told me that they wanted to recreate the feeling of watching a horror film on the sofa with a family member or friend via the game’s co-op mode, and that certainly felt true as I played alongside two other journalists.
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I’m intrigued to see more ofReanimal’s wider world. Developers spoke to me about how they’re excited to play around with notions of choice. For example, you may find yourself traversing a dark space, a light flickering on the horizon. ‘Would you approach it?’ developers posed, ‘Or would you think of it as a trap?’Reanimalwill test your sense of preservation as well as your bravery.
All in all,Reanimalis, based on what I’ve seen so far, beyond what I could hope to see from a Tarsier Studios game. Set in a thrilling new world,Reanimalpromises to take us on another unforgettable adventure full of puzzles and spooks. Little Nightmares fans certainly won’t be disappointed, finding instead what feels like a positive evolution of the formula, maturing alongside its audience.
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Reanimal remains without a release window but will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
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