![]() ![]() They sit down for a horror movie, during which Will later gets chills on the back of his neck and knows something is wrong. Steve lets them into a back hallway, showing us the mall’s cavernous underside before they sneak out a side door into a movie theater. They barge into the ice cream shop and we meet Robin, who calls out to Steve that his cadre of underage friends has shown up again. Mike, Will, Max, and Lucas are rushing through a mall, which we’ve never seen before, giving us a quick glimpse that the town has changed. Let me walk you through a scene comparison so you can see what I mean. The core gameplay loop is “drag you through a rough interpretation of Stranger Things season three and waste most of your time with fetch quests you don’t care about and meaningless combat.” ![]() I’m struggling to even describe it, because there’s no coherent, core gameplay loop here. Mechanically, Stranger Things 3: The Game is an isometric action game that feels like Zombies Ate My Neighbors with discrete non-action zones, fighting with less satisfying combat, a few puzzles here and there, and some stilted story scenes. Note: Stranger Things season three (episode one) spoilers are contained in this article. The thing is, I have no idea who this game is for. Most people are not me or even like me, so while a review score comes down to how I felt about a game more than it does from some objective reality, other people might still find a reason to like something I hated or hate something that I loved. READ MORE: Spotify’s Stranger Things playlist will keep you safe from Vecna I usually end my reviews with my answer to an important question: Who is this game for? Regardless of whether or not I love or hate something, I think it’s part of my job to identify the potential audience. I had only seen season one, so yes, I watched two seasons of this show this week. So in order to prepare for this game, I marathoned the entire show first. Nobody got review keys until the game came out, likely under strict licensing restrictions because the game mirrors the exact plot of the show. Developer BonusXP just released Stranger Things 3: The Game alongside season three of the critically acclaimed Netflix series of the same name. ![]()
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