![]() ![]() The soundtrack is up there with the likes of Journey and Ori and the Blind Forest for me, which for me is a huge compliment. Star Wars TM: Episode I Jedi Power Battles TM is the game for you if you’re a self-proclaimed Star WarsTM junkie (the type of fan who reads every one of George Lucas’s books). But my experience was a jumble of extremely shallow game play systems arranged around what might as well have been a visual novel game. I played the meteor minigame more than I needed just because of the music. Spiritfarer was lauded fairly universally when it came out in 2020, with many commenters becoming openly overwhelmed with emotion when discussing it. ![]() A little verbose a bit too often, but really strong and memorable and genuine in all the right places.ĮDIT 2: and the music is fantastic. That in itself is a remarkable achievement, and I’m glad I experienced this game.ĮDIT: ah, and the writing in this is excellent. That, more than anything about the ending, is what hit the hardest.Īs a game, it has pacing issues, and it nevers find the perfect place between coziness and urgency, but it is a good game nonetheless, handling a difficult theme with grace and honesty, and mostly avoiding melodrama or preachiness. The ending was no surprise - the first hints are very clear in the very introduction of the game - but it was effective, even more because no one takes Stella to the Everdoor - she takes herself there (which Atul also did, apparently). I suppose all the different characters and stories are more than reflections on people we knew and who passed away it is supposed to fit many different paths in life so the player sees a bit of oneself somewhere in there, beyond Stella. And Gustav, because of this existentialist take on life, which in many ways mirrors my own. Atul, because I liked him so much, and the way his arc ends is so sudden but oh-so-right when you consider what kind of person he was. ![]() While most of the early spirits had the better arcs, two hit me harder than I expected. player interact with and take care of diverse spirit characters. Spiritfarer is a management game which lets the. I didn’t bring all the spirits to the Everdoor before the ending, but then again, I wasn’t really all interested in doing so (only Elena and the mobsters left, I think). other young bereft people and learns mindfulness and meditation. ![]()
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