Interestingly, interspersed within the segments of dialogue are excerpts of narration, similar to text-based RPGs. The story is well-written for the most part, with plenty of interesting characters dotted around the various environments. So begins a quaint, but ultimately rather forgettable tale in which you must gather the souls of 12 animals to fulfill your side of the bargain, all the while recovering the witch’s lost memories in the process. As it turns out, the goat is possessed by a demon and is looking for the witch to fulfill a long forgotten contract. You take on the role of an elderly witch who awakens in her cozy - albeit messy - hut after the rather unusual invasion of a black billy goat. You’ll be exploring several different areas (or biomes, if you like) and looting every nook and cranny for precious ingredients to craft all sorts of weird and wonderful objects. Wytchwood is all about crafting, then that’s its main hook.

Crafting isn't for everybody, but if you’re in, then it can prove to be incredibly rewarding. Because with crafting comes item management, and with item management comes the laborious notion of trawling through the environment to find the required objects and ingredients. Indeed, one of the most common complaints leveled at Animal Crossing: New Horizons was something along the lines of “ well yeah, it’s great, but man, the crafting”. In all seriousness, crafting has become such a prevalent mechanic in modern gaming, and it’s one that people rarely sit on the fence with. There you go, now you know whether or not you’re going to enjoy Wytchwood thanks for stopping by!

Let’s start this off with just one word, shall we: crafting. Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)

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