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Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalleyhas an agenda.
Like grass under gossamer, its veiled by the unassumingcozy-game genreand the wide-eyed cuties that populate it.
But you shouldnt underestimate this gentle musical adventure game.Moominvalleyhates cops and loves beauty.
Snufkin,Moominvalleys harmonica-playing protagonist, drives these convictions.
He set up private parks with clean hedges and stubbly lawns.
He caged wildlife (Animals shouldnt be in cages, Snufkin reacts.
No one should!)
and stationed police officers with thick broom mustaches to chase out ruffians like Snufkin.
Its not very effective.
Snufkins instruments are particularly crucial to the pacifist games main conflict destroying the Park Keepers tidy parks.
I felt encouraged to make a bigger mess.
Every problem had a solution.
Any discomfort can be assuaged by confidence and music.
But even those new to the franchise will find it easy to empathize with Snufkin.
He has a no gods, no masters energy, and the game reflects that in minor details.
Moominvalleyis the ideal relaxation game for our current, suffocating climate.
Hell stand up for what he believes in.
He convinced me, too.
The news is gloomy, but, under the butter-yellow sun, nature always wins.
