South of Midnight in the test: The graphic is the star in the Bayou

Stop motion as with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and a fresh scenario-the action adventure has the best systems. The test reveals whether it also uses it.

For game pass owners, South of Midnight appears without additional costs. But is it worth putting time in the action adventure with an unusual scenario? At Gamestar Plus we do the test.

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One has to be one of the developers ofLeave: You think exciting, unused settings that are nowhere else. With We Happy Few, Compulsive Games put the drug Joy at the center of history, now a trip to the Bayou, the swamp landscape in the US South States Louisiana awaits you.

This even makes me a blues singer:

Heard of a game, from the depths of the Bayou,
It looked so good, my heart screamed “Juhu!”
Full mysticism and myths in the southern flair
But what I got was just a facade, no core.

Oh, South of Midnight, there was more in it.
Not enough risk and now you have to read this.
My heart wanted to dance, but it remained silent,
Now I'm sitting here with my Midnight blues.

I'm sorry, I got a little over. Sometimes I just have to sing the load off my soul and there is hardly a more suitable game than South of Midnight to get the blues. This is not only due to the setting, but also due to the conclusion of this test.

Fits you if ...

  • ... the American Bayou, New Orleans and everything around it makes your traveler to beat faster.
  • ... looking for a compact game for a boring weekend.
  • ... fascinate real myths and legends.

Doesn't fit you if ...

  • ... searches for your innovation in the gameplay.
  • ... you want a gripping story full of moral shades of gray.
  • .... you bleed your ears at soul, jazz, blues and gospel.

Story: The depth is missing

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