"That's the case with Carimara: Beneath the forlorn limbs, a compact horror gem all about peeling apart the layers of a mystery to find all the secrets skittering beneath. Some of what makes Carimara great is right there on the surface. Its sound and visual design are stunning, among the best I've encountered this year. Every texture in the game, from the floorboards to the bizarre monster designs, feels worn and real, illuminated by gorgeous candlelight and the glow of the moon."
"All you have to accomplish that with is your wits, as you'll gain cards representing objects and characters around the house, which then become topics of conversation. Find the rosehips growing in the garden and you can ask the old woman about them by selecting their card, or use her own card to interrogate the bloodthirsty owl in her backyard. Most conversations in the game have nothing to do with the ghost in the basement, but any one might point the way down a winding path toward a clue that could solve the mystery."
"You play as a carimara, a bearded goblin with a hat made of bones inspired by the folklore of Normandy. The entire game takes place in and around a cottage in the woods, which a foul-tempered old woman has hired you to rid of a ghost residing in the basement. All you have to accomplish that with is your wits, as you'll gain cards representing"
Carimara places the player in the role of a carimara, a bearded goblin wearing a bone hat rooted in Normandy folklore. The game unfolds around a cottage where a foul-tempered woman hires the player to remove a basement ghost. Investigation relies on cards that represent objects and characters, turning discoveries into conversational topics that can lead to clues. Visuals emphasize worn, textured environments lit by candlelight and moonlight, with pixelated flora and moving clouds creating unnerving beauty. Sound design draws on natural recordings, contributing to an immersive, slowly unfolding horror mystery.
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