Gaming: Witch's Bakery Gives Me All The Fuzzy Feelings Of Eating A Fresh...

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Few things are more healing than biting into a buttery, flaky croissant fresh out of the oven and sipping on a coffee while the warm sun hits your face. It's a feeling I've been sorely missing in these dark and gloomy winter months, but it's one that The Witch's Bakery has managed to capture excellently in its Next Fest demo, and I'm already in dire knead (I will not apologise) of more.

It's a game clearly steeped in some heavy Studio Ghibli inspiration—an art style constantly basked in a warm glow, adorable and strange creatures as companions and allies, and an emotional narrative that the demo gives a very small glimpse of. I get to step into the adorable sneakers of witch-slash-baker Lunne who, alongside aforementioned strange creature companion Orio, has just moved to Paris and opened a brand-new boulangerie.

Of course, as a witch, Lunne's goods have that extra little pizzazz to them. They can dive into the troubled hearts of her Parisian customers, healing their emotions and helping them to come to terms with anything particularly troubling they're going through. The first instance I get to see of this in the demo is when I meet Judith Tessier, owner of the decoration shop.

Source: PC Gamer