ANIMAL WELL REVIEW (More playdead than Metroidvania!)

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Published on May 12, 2024 3:30:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwnuETqOuaU

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Animal Well is not a Metroidvania. It’s unique and it doesn’t fit neatly into a box. Trying to put a label on Animal Well feels inaccurate in many ways. There isn’t combat, your attributes don’t increase permanently, you don’t gain traditional abilities like double jump and exploration never feel gated or laborious.

Animal Well feels less like a Metroidvania and more like something from playdead: a world full of mystery, a strong atmosphere and a dark undertone. The experience is somehow unsettling and intriguing at the same time.