The immediate visual representation of this game is astonishingly gorgeous, which you will immediately notice laying your eyes upon the land. Its vibrant but it has this mystique all over it, and I found myself taking pictures using the capture button on the controller as particularly green, red and blue colors collided in beautiful mashup. The world might seem empty, and you will discover the reason for that, but you are not alone. There are animals roaming the far stretches and especially your companion, an eagle, whom you meet very early on, is a big part of your journey. The character and the eagle become buddies over the course of the game, and you as the player also begin building quite a connection with the animal and towards the last act you realize how strong that bond really is.
The gameplay consists of traversing the land, solving puzzles and discovering the history of the pathless and the lost kingdom that ones was. Traversing the land became pretty boring for me about 4 hours in, as the actual evolution or traversal mechanics don't change. The puzzles were great and there were a nice mix of both simplistic and difficult ones. The discovery of the history was quite interesting, but that said I did listen to a podcast, had music playing in the background or was talking to some mates while playing the game, which is was great for and I honestly think that made it a better experience for me personally. There were also these boss encounters which are big red clouds that cover a lot of space. These are boss encounters where you have to evade the sight of the creature trying to find you. To me this just became boring after the fifth time, as it's the same scenario again, again and again. The actual boss battles though, which you will face after clearing a certain amount of puzzles are absolutely amazing, and I really enjoyed them. I won't spoil what happens in each one, just know that those are some of the most memorable moments in this little indie darling.
It isn't a very long game if you play through the story while casually exploring some of the side content, but I didn't mind that, as this game didn't need to be any longer in my opinion. It was a great length and achieved what it wanted in the amount of time it had my attention for, and while this game isn't the most revolutionary or groundbreaking, it doesn't need to be. Its still a great experience and without spoiling the ending I will say that its beautiful and felt really impactful.
7/10.
The gameplay consists of traversing the land, solving puzzles and discovering the history of the pathless and the lost kingdom that ones was. Traversing the land became pretty boring for me about 4 hours in, as the actual evolution or traversal mechanics don't change. The puzzles were great and there were a nice mix of both simplistic and difficult ones. The discovery of the history was quite interesting, but that said I did listen to a podcast, had music playing in the background or was talking to some mates while playing the game, which is was great for and I honestly think that made it a better experience for me personally. There were also these boss encounters which are big red clouds that cover a lot of space. These are boss encounters where you have to evade the sight of the creature trying to find you. To me this just became boring after the fifth time, as it's the same scenario again, again and again. The actual boss battles though, which you will face after clearing a certain amount of puzzles are absolutely amazing, and I really enjoyed them. I won't spoil what happens in each one, just know that those are some of the most memorable moments in this little indie darling.
It isn't a very long game if you play through the story while casually exploring some of the side content, but I didn't mind that, as this game didn't need to be any longer in my opinion. It was a great length and achieved what it wanted in the amount of time it had my attention for, and while this game isn't the most revolutionary or groundbreaking, it doesn't need to be. Its still a great experience and without spoiling the ending I will say that its beautiful and felt really impactful.
7/10.
