

Add to that the sense of sheer wonder that will no doubt exhilarate you as you go through the vast fields, open greenery, and rushing waterfalls and your emotions are sure to swell with every new discovery.Īs for the gameplay itself, you don’t do much but leap across platforms either alone or with the help of butterflies that give you a friendly little boost.

With the top-notch voice acting and a soundtrack that’s now on loop on my Spotify, the bits and pieces of the protagonist’s past that you literally uncover (the fox digs up mementos from the man’s childhood to unlock the next audio clip) are what make the game just so darn compelling.

There’s something about minimalist games that really gets to me, with the lack of menus and skill trees and just all the story, story, story. “As the sun set, my dad found something I hadn’t seen for a long time - the tree where I made my first carving when I was six.”
