fairy-tales posts

American McGee's Grimm truly delves into the darker side of fairy tales with its latest episode, The Girl Without Hands. For those who haven't been keeping up with the previous reviews, players control the character of Grimm, who uses an aura of darkness to transform the fairy tale world around him from a bright and happy to miserable and wicked. Grimm's aura becomes more powerful as he transforms the landscape, which enables him to change over more objects, including NPC's that will impede his progress by cleaning up his mess. In the end, players are rewarded with a dark retelling of the story.

American McGee's Grimm is sick of how bright and cheery fairy tales have become and aims to fix things. Grimm uses his aura of darkness to transform environments from colorful to dark and gothic, ultimately changing how the story plays out. This week, he takes fire at Puss in Boots and seeks to transform the children's story to something dark and macabre. It works well, but doesn't leave a strong enough impression for repeat play.