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Excerpt: "The brief time I spent playing through The Haunting of Joni Evers stirred loads of emotions in me. But then, I am quite susceptible to the feelings of others. I still enjoy reading the occasional young adult novel, which often involve dealing with other people while searching for your own place in the world. And that’s exactly what Joni’s quest here entails. She went through some bad stuff with her family, and because of that has lost track of the good stuff. She doesn’t understand the decisions her family made, because she’s never truly grasped who they are and what drives them. Instead of being just a terrifying boogeyman, the demonic Skull Man is a means to finally open her eyes and see the essence of her parents, sister and grandmother. Perhaps this entire process is meant to be completely symbolic and nothing but imaginary; who’s to say? Either way, it’s real to Joni, and in guiding her through the game, it is good fun to search through her family’s massive house, gather nostalgic items and perform rituals, constantly on your toes for manifestations of the Skull Man. The gameplay is simple and rather formulaic, but it’s more than a simple horror game, with a lot of drama to wade through as well, making this a very intimate-feeling experience that is sure to tug on your heartstrings."
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