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Game review: Kathy Rain – a slice of nostalgia for the ’90s

The Twin Peaks-like PC game Kathy Rain arguably comes the closest to nailing the vibe of that decade

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Kathy Rain, a hard-drinking, hard-smoking journalist with an affinity for biting sarcasm.

Kathy Rain

Clifftop Games

3.5/5 stars

Nostalgia’s a funny thing, and armed with the right tools, those infected by its bug for decades on end can turn out some amazing results. Case in point: this new breed of indie adventure games, heavily inspired by the Sierra and LucasArts point-and-click games of yesteryear, when Monkey Island, King’s Quest and others dominated our boxy old PC monitors.

A few recent games have successfully replicated their feel, but PC game Kathy Rain arguably comes the closest to absolutely nailing the vibe.

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