But it’s more than just that: What Remains of Edith Finch has a riveting, devastating story to tell, and somehow tells it in a way that’s neither maudlin nor morbid. In part, this is because few other so-called “walking simulators” can match this game for sheer visual inventiveness (the Cannery Scene is the one that gets most of the attention, as it transforms a drab, mundane fish cannery into a sumptuous fantasy world, but the one that has stuck with me most is the Bathtub Scene, which made me gasp out loud the moment it started). Yet here we are half a year after I finished What Remains of Edith Finch, and I still find myself thinking about the tragic ends suffered by the assorted members of the Finch family. Rarely do games stick with me long after I’ve finished playing. This is a raw, heartbreaking story of love and loss, told via some of the most gorgeous animation you could ask for.
While grief isn’t a rare theme in video games - after all, what’s the whole God of War series, if not Kratos trying to work through the grief of his lost family? - seldom is that emotion shown the way Last Day of June displays it. Here are the twenty best of them, as voted on by GA staff. Here at Gaming Age, we collectively reviewed hundreds of games over the past year, and played hundreds more just for fun.
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