Hey, Play ‘South of Midnight’ -- Then, Listen to One of the Best Soundtracks I’ve Ever Heard

Hey, Play ‘South of Midnight’ -- Then, Listen to One of the Best Soundtracks I’ve Ever Heard

As of this writing, South of Midnight has an OpenCritic aggregate score of 78% and a Metacritic score of 77%. A common negative most reviewers shared, which I briefly highlighted in my own preview, was the underwhelming combat. Which I’ll admit is a valid criticism. However, South of Midnight hit a sweet spot as it reminded me of a 10/10 PS2 action-adventure game. I echo pretty much everything Anthony said in his review. But we gotta talk about …

"South Of Midnight" Review ... .

Games don’t exist in a vacuum. If you make games, the games you make will be influenced by the games you’ve played. The trick is to put your own unique spin on things. It’s what the good people at Compulsion Games have done with their third-person action game South Of Midnight (Xbox Series X|S, PC), which is like Shadow Of The Tomb Raider…but only if Lara Croft was a Jedi who lived in a Southern Gothic world of magical realism. So, y’know, not a…