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And here I was thinking that Spanish invented the rice, English - the muffin, and French also managed a toast, in addition to fries. What a disappointment.

@Charo
I played something from NAIRI franchise a loooong time ago - I remember little about it besides it “being cute”, but I know few people who faithfully wait for Rising Tide, so it seems like developers have some loyal following.
I thought Mozart Requiem looked very interesting, but their platforms say - Switch and Playstation 4, neither of which I own, so I’ll probably just listen to other’s impressions.
I have yet to play Frog Detective, and Chicory didn’t really look like my kinda game (by the way, nice mini-review you wrote in the “finished games” thread). Inspector Waffles I did try the demo for. It looked like it tried to be funny more than it actually was funny, but it still sits on my Wishlist, and I ‘ll buy it at some point. I think it’s a game I’ll end up liking, it just didn’t grab me right away.
As far as animal protagonists - I also enjoyed Detective Gallo and ....in a masterful transition to the next reply.... Rusty Lake.

@VP
ABSOLUTELY STOKED for upcoming Rusty Lake games. I also got that notification in Steam about their new game that is, apparently, coming out this year and was really glad about the news. I remember staring at the picture they posted for their 7th anniversary, trying to decipher hidden messages there, so I’m not even going to start with the train speculations - I’ll just read your theory. We should do a Rusty Lake playthrough. I’d love to revisit old chaps.

@Karlok
I watched extended playthrough (unfortunately, there never was a demo for Stray), and I think the second video on Steam, the one with dev’s commentary, shows a part of that. It’s not hardcore platforming, but you do have to do some of it, and in the end of that video I saw some (cutesy) enemies you also need to avoid/outrun. Depending on your dislike for that feature, it might turn out better than you think - if the platforming isn’t too hard, but the story and the puzzles are great.
I’ll link the video below. Starting at about 3:05 mark he mentions some running/jumping/spells you’d need to use. I still think it looks fantastic. I can deal with platforming, but I want to know how involved puzzle element is, so I’ll wait.

I ought to play Bad Mojo. I own it too (says Redux next to the title, don’t know if it’s the original), just never got to it. Also own Insecticide - same story. I think I just really don’t like creepy crawlies.

Fan translation for PS1 hidden gem is finally coming out July 11th. The cutscenes were already (mostly) voiced in English but now the entirety of the game can be understood.

This game is a lot of fun, I encourage people to check it out.

Garage Bad Dream Adventure came out today, finally able to play this on PC with no hassles.

Garage - This weird machine is said to create a bizarre dark world by working on the subject’s subconscious mind.
The player character is thrown into an enclosed world filled with sewage, with decaying wooden buildings and rusted metals.
And he discovers that his body has been changed into something in between a machine and a living creature.
He wanders around this structurally complex maze-like world in search of a way out.

“Garage: Bad Dream Adventure” was originally released as a PC adventure game in 1999. In this game, the player character enters his inner world through a psychotherapeutic machine. He is turned into an odd-looking biological machine and searches for a way to escape from that world. Because of its unique world setting, it is described as one of the top 3 warped games or bizarre games.

It is basically a mystery-solving exploratory adventure game. But it also has many RPG elements such as character development through body modifications and intricate fishing system. And the story questions the ambiguity of escaping from the world and staying in the world.

One of the features of Garage is its detailed world building. Elements like energy circulation, ecosystem and how the world came about are intertwined tightly, and are reflected in the game system, bringing to life the feel of the deep another world. The unique feeling of strangeness and anxiety surrounding the whole game, even though it is not a horror or depressing game, is created by these settings and system.

In this remastered version, almost all images have been retouched, videos have been revised using AI frame interpolation, user-interface and game balance have been improved, and new chapters, subquests and multiple endings have been added.