Quartet feels thoughtful, deliberate. The soundtrack in Alex's story is jazz. Alex's family owns a local store, but they're also struggling to pay medical bills. She runs herself to exhaustion, powered by her mom's old saying: "Excellence is a habit."

Those kinda sayings? IYKYK

But it's also still marginalized, and THAT MATTERS! Being Black is part of where these folks are from are and why.

There's a line where an old man says he's surprised they brought electricity to Wallside, that they're usually far behind the rest of the city.

My Intellisenses WENT OFF.

Wallside is a whole neighborhood full of Black and Brown-sprited faces, complete with 16-bit textured hair and just... it's just something I never got to see as a kid.

And it's NOT A SLUM!

After the prologue, you choose one of four scenarios to play through, revolving around a key character. I picked Alexandra because...well, because she looked like a Black woman, and I frankly wasn't sure if she actually WOULD be by the time I started play.

It's her WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, friends.

Games I’m looking forward to this month 🎮(3/3)

• Quartet (8/26) | @somethingclassic.bsky.social
• Space Adventure Cobra – The Awakening (8/28)
• Metal Gear Solid ∆: Snake Eater (8/28)
• Pigface (Aug. TBA) | @titolovesyou.bsky.social