CHUCHEL
MERRY CHUCHMAS
I reviewed CHUCHEL for Gamecloud when it came out in April last year. Arguably I already wrote more than necessary on it then.
This week I’ve played some of it - but not much of it - through again and my feelings are largely the same. It’s funny and cute and nice. I love the sounds. The visual creativity is still endlessly surprising. Though I’m finding now that how I respond to it in any given moment seems to reflect, mainly, my mood at the time, which has been real up and down of late. The only difference is that the hairball is orange with a black cap now, instead of black with an orange cap, as was originally the case. But I probably wouldn’t have realised/remembered this had I not checked the old review and seen the screenshots. The game is good. I really like Amanita. Sorry, I should have done something more interesting for this replay. But it’s been one of those weeks. In better news, I’ve got a regular gig over at Critical Distance writing about videos about videogames. Come say hi, donate to the Patreon etc. Otherwise, well, seasons greetings. Yesterday I ate some cherries and they were delicious.