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Brilliant retro horror throwback Crow Country has landed on PlayStation Plus, and it's well worth your time
Even without the cloying darkness and lumbering monsters, you get the impression Crow Country would be a pretty awful d…
Even without the cloying darkness and lumbering monsters, you get the impression Crow Country would be a pretty awful day out, what with its cramped thoroughfares and tatty décor, its frazzled animatronics and the kind of browning water features you can practically smell through the screen. It's fussy in a way that's just a bit too retro for my tastes (and I say this as someone who's been playing games since 1983), but in most other aspects, thanks to its smartly selective design, Crow Country manages to tip a hat to a bygone era without tilting into frustration. Sure, its sense of cheerily macabre menace is a hoot, but developer SFB Games (of Snipperclips fame) has crafted a series of delightful conundrums – compass-point tomb stone swivelling, date-matching clock cranking, and hidden code piano tinkling – that manage to feel inventive despite invoking familiar forms.
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