In this video, I return to the world of Moominvalley to analyze the hotly anticipated game Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley and its relationship with the original Moomin stories, Tove Jansson, and the philosophies it connects with.

Disclosure: My copy of the game was provided to me by Hyper Games and Raw Fury. While I think objectivity is overrated, the opinions in this video have not been influenced by the developers and are a reflection of my own thoughts on this game and the Moomins.

Special Thanks to Kiki from ‪@Transparencyboo‬ for looking at the script.

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Chapter Markers:
0:00 Introduction
3:31 Standard Game Review Stuff
5:38 The Philosophy of Moomin
7:14 Translating Jansson's Writing to Gameplay
11:01 The Messy Part of the Analysis
13:47 Filling Moominvalley with Crime

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