Want candy? You’d better start planting flowers wherever you walk, all while dodging things that don’t care for you beautifying the place in arcade game Citrouille.
Author: Joel Couture
Joel has been covering indie games for various sites including IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Magazine, and more over the past seven years, and has written book-length studies on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is constantly on the lookout for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what games can be, and seeks to delve into the creative process, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.
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