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The idea of Costume Quest ought to be tantalising to just about anyone who used to be a kid: it's Halloween, but this time the monsters are real, and the only way to save the world is to collect costumes and use their transformative powers to fight back.Double Fine's first stab at turning this premise into an action RPG made a great initial impression, but unfortunately the sugar rush wore off as the combat and quests became overly repetitive. The taste it left was still sweet, but it never quite delivered on that promising original idea. Perhaps the sequel will fare better?
Again, the early signs are pretty good. Brother and sister duo Reynold and Wren arrive home from their previous adventure on Halloween and things seem to be back to normal, but before long they discover their creepy local dentist, Dr Orel White, has hatched a plan to eradicate candy and Halloween forever by manipulating timelines.
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