As I diligently head to the "bottle tree" to retrieve a spirit-catching vessel, I don't question a moment of its magic. That's because South of Midnight operates at a strange intersection between ...

If our time with South of Midnight is anything to go by, Xbox may have something great on its hands for fans to experience.

South of Midnight is not an open-world RPG or anything, but Hazel has a small skill tree with three upgrades for each of her magical abilities and nine slots to unlock moves like ground slam.

The South of Midnight skill tree is relatively small compared to many other games, but that doesn't mean it has any less of an impact. I had enough floofs to choose between a variety of upgrades ...