Review: The Long Reach (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Harvard L.

I don't want to be too hard on Black Painted Games – it's a four-person team from Ukraine with a love of cats that decided to push a pulpy science-horror sidescroller out into the world: there’s something so lovely and earnest about that. The game in question is The Long Reach, a tale of a psychological experiment gone wrong. Its design pulls from games like Lone Survivor and Claire: narrative driven games which proved that good sprite art and atmosphere can trump poor lighting and jump scares in the indie horror scene. The Long Reach manages to shine in some regards, but unfortunately never quite reaches the heights of the games it takes inspiration from.

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