They really should have done LEGO God of War instead of Horizon. Imagine tiny little LEGO Kratos whipping around his LEGO chains and bisecting LEGO men, exploding LEGO skeletons, all the LEGO brick noises and screams. Now that’s a game.

Phew, this is the last one. I am NOT playing 30+ demos again for future Next Fests, let me tell you

Arranger - A Role-Puzzling Adventure: GREAT
Delightful puzzle game, I love having sliding tiles puzzles that aren't bloody Sokoban. I don't have any more patience for getting crates stuck in a corner, sorry. Here the puzzles are based around sliding entire rows and columns that loop around, which can get tricky but feels fresh, and you never get in a unwinnable position. The writing is cute and light but not cloying, and it's really funny to see the chaos you cause around the village just trying to get somewhere.

I've been having a lot of fun with Unicorn Overlord. Despite how enormous my video game and book backlog is, I'm giving it all the time it wants because it's just that much fun to play. It really scratches that Fire Emblem itch.