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 GOODBYE WORLD is a game from Isolation Studio that delivers everything meant in the title. One last hurrah for old times sake. A melancholy look at the life of two game developers. One stuck in a void and the other moving on to new and brighter paths. This game is the embodiment of all of those feelings. Something that started out so well, but the wick had slowly dwindled down. Fading to nothing but ash. A short and bittersweet end.  The game follows programmer Kanii, and Artist Kumade. And their partnership through school that would eventually lead them to  becoming an independent team after college. The moments featured throughout are those key moments in their journey that led to them pairing up as well as the conclusion to their story. That story is tough to watch.  There were many times when the tension would tighten so much that I would be uncomfortable. Seeing the end of something that felt so strong was depressing. I just wanted the happy parts to come. And they never did. GOO

 Back in the saddle with more Horror, and this time I am talking about Alisa. Specifically, Alisa Developer's Cut from Casper Croes. To put it plainly, this game rules. I am a big fan of Alice in Wonderland adaptations and this one hits on those notes of deception and bizarre worldbuilding. The game is very much a modern PS1 Horror game through and through. It wears that title proudly on its sleeve and makes sure to do the genre justice. I had a lot of fun with my first playthrough and am looking forward to jumping back into it with the new game plus mode.  The game starts with the Elite Royal Agents,  Alisa and Jean-Francois, being given the task to hunt down Albertus Alvarez. When Jean-Francois swallows his toothpick, Alisa is tasked to give haste and chase down Albertus. But she is met by three porcelain dolls made up of various parts in an horrifying amalgamation. You can fight them if you want, but it's much easier to just succumb to them. After being taken in by these dol