I will admit this is one of the few games I have actually bought right on release day. I'm usually a bit weary about potential day one bugs and such so I tend to wait it out for a week, but reading about the game and what it would be like I had to purchase it the hour before it came out so when it released I could download it. I'm glad I didn't wait.

Night In The Woods is a fantastic adventure game set in a small nearly dead town, yet has an array of characters you can talk to and learn about throughout the story. It's impossible to get to know everyone and do everything in the first playthough and will require you to play through the game multiple times to learn everything there is to know about these characters. The story is very rich in this game, going far deeper and emotional than I perceived it would beforehand, hitting close to home with the topics of mental illness and just living day to day life in a boring job with no hope of escape, but also throwing in some fun stuff. This game is not age appropriate as i thought it would be. A lot of cursing and dark tones, but very glad this was put in the game. It adds to the matureness of the game and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I will also admit though that there are a couple issues I have that I wanna mention, but they arent gamebreaking and shouldn't push you away from this little masterpiece of a game. There is a lot of talking in this game, and i mean a lot of talking, which leaves the background open to either silence, a bit of music, or a mix of both with outdoor sound effects. There's no actual voice actors in the game, so when the characters talk, its all just reading subtitles, which kinds sucks but isn't a dealbreaker for me. Just a bummer, although I'm confused because you can hear someones voice making certain sounds like groans or sighs and such every now and then which leads me to belive they could have done voices, but it is a small developer team so I won't fault them for it.

Another thing that kinda bugged me was that at times the main character felt like I had no control over how situations went. There are times you can choose a couple things to say, but it can end up spiraling out of control and kinda loses me at times, like why on earth would I say these things? This is a terrible thing to say and nobody in their right mind would say it. Again, not a dealbreaker.

Overall this game is fantastic and is definetely worth the $20. Fantastic story, nice visuals and atmosphere, decently lengthed story as well, a short 6 hours for my playthrough but does have replayability so most likely about 15-20 at least to go through everything, well drawn out side characters and a message that you'll never forget. Just buy the game, it's completely worth every penny.