New Ice York

It's hard to think of where to start so i'll just go with a list. -Writing is great, it's got tons of charm and great humor, and thanks to the soundtrack the mood can get a bit more interesting when it needs to. -The soundtrack is fantastic, it's what gives the game so much atmosphere. Sounds good in-game and great on it's own. -The art style reminds me a bit of Jack Stauber, it's got a similar vibe to it. Messy but in a good way, it's got a nice amount of appeal to it imo, it's style kinda fits the tone of the game too. Also helps with the humor since some of the posters got a genuine laugh out of me. -Soundtrack sounds a lot cleaner outside the game, it's not really an issue but i felt it was worth mentioning. You can check out the higher quality versions for free on the OST's Bandcamp upload. http://dweedes.bandcamp.com/album/new-ice-york-ost -The table tennis minigame results in no reward, which is odd since it makes it kind of pointless. -Near the end [spoiler]when the cheif of police says you can fight him if you want, it seems like an optional thing like the table tennis. But you actually have to fight him to figure out the password for something later on, despite it having no real conection to him. It felt really contrived. [/spoiler] -It ends [spoiler]kind of abruptly on a cliffhangar, just as things start to get [i]really[/i] interesting, i assume a sequel will happen but it still felt kind of unsatisfying. [/spoiler] Overall i loved it, might wanna pick it up on a sale though, 3.5 hours for $10 feels like a bit much imo. Maybe more like $6 or $7. 4/5

New Ice York has deceptively good writing. The first chapter is unfortunately slow, which is a bad problem for a game of this length to have, but that slowness does its job of lulling you into a familiarity with the characters that it uses as a platform to build off of. NIY unfurls in a way similar to Frog Fractions or magicdweedoo's last major game, Ticket: breaking its own rules and shuffling weird mechanics around. Where the former games engage themselves in a game of zany one-upsmanship, though, New Ice York's treatment of mechanics is much more narrative and constrained. Detective has an oblique resemblance to Deadly Premonition's Francis York Morgan / Twin Peak's Dale Cooper, and similar to those stories New Ice York's descent into surrealism takes on a personal significance in the quest of the protagonist.

It's a masterpiece

I originally saw this game on the "Upcoming" tab, and thought to myself, "Gee, this game looks like absolute trash.". So, feeling oddly enticed, I clicked on it. The first trailer started playing, and holy god. I realized what this game was trying to be. The somewhat cringe-comedic trailers sold me on this game. I decided then and there that I was going to give this thing a go, "No questions asked". I've only played for a few minutes as of now, and I'm really digging the soundtracks, reminds me of oldschool runescape. Nothing else to say at this point. I say buy it if you want to see some weird ♥♥♥♥. Also, them fellers at the Ristorante seem very suspicious, especially the chef. Guy screams guilty. Whats with them garbage bags blocking that hallway? Hiding something? You just earned the top spot on my list of suspects. 10/10. Would start up and play for a few minutes again.

Charming, mysterious. Imaginative, satisfying. I'm not sure what to make of the story, but that's not a problem. The game is full of genuine surprises and ultimately succeeds at creating a sense of place. New gameplay elements are folded in as the game progresses. Known conventions of "videogame" are presented in unexpected ways which I enjoyed discovering. The music is worth the price of admission alone. 5/5

Better than Undertale.

Please stop immediately.

This game is so much more than I expected it to be. At first, playing it- I was charmed by how weird it was but after playing through it, I found myself feeling connected to this universe and the characters within it. It's intuitive- familiar, but totally different. Refreshingly fun, and an overall great release by magicdweedo, an artist I've really enjoyed since Mealmate(tm). Make sure to check out the soundtrack, too- it's really catchy!

best game i ever play