• Anodyne
  

  12 hours playtime

  5 of 6 achievements

i had some playtime in anodyne because it was one of the first games to get steam trading cards. hadn’t actually gone beyond the main menu until recently though. i always thought it looked interesting as it stared at me from the top of my badges page, so i finally decided to actually try it out. it felt like what i wanted the original zelda to be for me, which i never really played because i couldn’t save (maybe i should try it through an emulator though).

anodyne does great with storytelling, graphics / sound, and exploration. there’s even some extra exploration at the end to find additional cards using the last tool you get, but that was a bit too much exploring for me so i just used a guide. the only achievement i didn’t get is one about doing it again but within a time limit. i’m not much of a speedrunner.

while the length felt right to me, it might be a little short for $10. if it’s in your backlog though i definitely recommend giving it a shot, and if you’re in a position to buy more games i’d watch for a sale on this one.