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Wot I Think: Afterparty

Afterparty

In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.

If you’ve played Oxenfree you probably already know a little of what to expect from Afterparty: a smart, walking–and–talking adventure game where optional speech bubbles appear above the characters’ heads; naturalistic dialogue between characters whose relationships grow in complexity as the game goes on; some weird supernatural stuff.

Afterparty does all these things, but Night School Studio’s second outing also feels stronger and punchier — and not just because it’s set in hell, so everyone says rude words a lot.

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