Inktober number 20: Deep

Yume Nikki was a profoundly influential game to me growing up. It was unlike anything I’d ever gotten my hands on before, and there’s a lot of imagery that really sticks with me even over ten years later. I remember the ending was like a punch to the gut the first time I actually beat it. I never found the game scary, per se, but definitely lonely and a little disquieting.

So here’s to you, Yume Nikki. May other games be just as haunting.