You caught me: I play too many video games, but a review like this is a chance to write laterally and opine on a game. Calling TUNIC a gem is undervaluing it. It’s a puzzler’s paradise of unique mechanics, engaging gameplay, and layered secrets. The soundtrack itself is (literally) one of those secrets, and it lets you perfectly recapture the excitement of your first play-through. Every use of the overworld theme is purposeful, every motif teases a clue. Pure joy.
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