The funniest example I found of this was when you’re introduced to the social media app Bicker. And because we’re what makes up Hell, what we experience in our world is also in Hell, but with the worst bits. Watching Milo and Lola interact with people who haven’t been alive since segregation ended or the bubonic plague made for hilarious reminders of how the overworld has and hasn’t changed. Some conversations tapped lightly into social issues in a way that didn’t feel forced or insincere. The underworld has humans who have been dead for anywhere from 1 to 10,000 years. Though, as much as I adored this character, I imagine an eternity with her would be the worst. This mirrored well with how our experiences can sometimes reshape how we remember our past and the people in them. She pokes and prods at Milo and Lola throughout the game, tearing apart their memories of friends and family, trying to manipulate how they feel about the lives they’ve lived and their pasts. Wormhorn is where I give Night School Studio major props for opening up a funny but sometimes unnerving conversation about what our own personal demons are. This is where Mary Sister Wormhorn was introduced. Lucifer (sometimes called Satan, sometimes called Luke) runs the big house party everyone tries to get into every night.Įvery person who is sent to Hell is assigned not only their sentenced torture but a personal demon. The characters are irreverent, funny, and distant. Demons and people walk around and hang out in the bars just living out their eternities between tortures. Hell in this game is like a street constantly lit up for the night scene. What are those sins? You don’t know, and neither do Milo and Lola. However, none of this matters when the game reveals that Milo and Lola are actually dead.Īfterparty sends you straight to Hell-a comedic mish-mash of what mythology and religion have told us Hell might be-where they are sentenced to an eternity for their sins.
Lola is detached but trying to be supportive of Milo who seems like more of an outcast desperate for some recognition and appreciation from his peers. In Afterparty, you play two friends named Milo and Lola who are at a post-graduation college party. Seeing Afterparty come to the Nintendo Switch this year meant I could play from the comfort of my living room or in bed late at night, which is ideal for Night School Studio’s vibes. When I heard Night School Studio was working on the game Afterparty, I was elated! OXENFREE, their previous game, was one of my favorite titles a couple of years ago.
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