Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. This week saw me at last finishing my Blue Prince adventures, which I am not ashamed to admit concluded with me looking up a whole lot of answers that I would never, ever have figured out myself. The game passed the point of what I’d consider a “reasonably achievable deduction” with the introduction of the “A New Clue” book, but I still enjoyed a more guided ride through the conclusion, and can’t really fault the game for culminating in puzzles no mortal mind could comprehend. The game’s balance of increasingly tamable roguelike runs and larger meta-puzzles is truly a magical combination; I imagine its appeal will be forever limited by its demanding nature, but for me, Blue Prince is already a pantheon property. Anyway, we’ve also got some films to get through, so let’s charge right into the Week in Review!

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