I found Loop a pleasure to run. We had an encounter with a guard dog and I have to say that it FELT a lot like a scene in an 80s movie. There was danger but it felt…attenuated? I was actually surprised at how well it emulated genre. I also narratively opened up the success mechanic to allow for other things aside from those on the lists provided, though.

I had a long time wrestling with this game wondering if my nostalgia for the material (and the gorgeous fricking art) was clouding my evaluation of it as a game. I’ve been happy with it.