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What Despelote's developers have to say about their memories specifically - and the creative sacrifices they might have made, and the new frontiers that took them to - is worth waiting to discover yourself, but the end result is utterly unique. A kind of hybrid crossing of autobiographical documentary with fantasy retelling. A world where Cordero's ideal childhood - and ideal family, neighbourhood, and nation - are layered over the real ones (even down to the telling omniscience of its characters; how do these people know Ecuador is on the edge of a shock World Cup qualification, after all, when it still has five points left to win from matches against the likes of Argentina and Columbia?).

The third of LCB's weird narrative experiences is a reminder of what makes this series so special.

To say more would be spoiling things, I think. And, in truth, after the next re-reading, I may feel drastically different about the events of the game and the structure of the game anyway. Just know this: if you're coming to Varney Lake from Mothmen, you'll have a lot of the atmosphere you loved, a lot of the intrigue and pulpy art, and even a new Solitaire variant at the heart of it all. But there's something else here too, another presence, and one that I am still enjoying the pleasures of untangling for myself.