LOST EMBER

невыносимо скучная в однообразных локациях

Really nice journey, fun but also emotional story

Lovely graphics, great soundtrack and a lovely (yet sad) story! The game is very linear and 100% story-based. There is no combat or traditional puzzles. Different areas will require you to transform into different animals with unique abilities in order to pass through the terrain while discovering your character's past life. Sometimes it's not quite clear where you're supposed to go or what you're supposed to do. Some areas have a lot of open space, and it's easy to get lost in whatever task you're dealing with. I could see some people getting motion sickness while playing this game, although it's not something that affects me. The camera is sometimes annoying to turn, and the characters can't do sharp turns, but the forward movement, flying mechanic and swimming is very satisfying. You could easily speedrun this game in less than 5 hours, and the content might be a bit lacking for €30, but I myself still very much enjoyed the game. The vastly different scenery together with the music and animals was a great experience alone, and I sometimes boot up the game just to roam around for the visuals. The story is simple but has some great twists and turns. * No actual spoilers, but you can skip this if you want to find things out for yourself * Some of the story didn't make much sense, such as certain characters completely forgetting their personality from their past life, and acting completely differently in the current timeline. Something that's touched on lightly at the very beginning of the game but never fully explained is the fact that humans who are denied entry to the afterlife get reincarnated as animals. You play as a reincarnated wolf and team up with a wandering spirit that was also denied entry to the afterlife. It is never explained why the wandering spirit was never reincarnated as an animal, even though that is what happens to humans after being denied entry. It's a little bit annoying and feels a little incomplete, but it doesn't bother me enough to not play through the game every once in a while.

Love the visuals and really beautiful story. I love animals so maybe I'm a bit biased though.

I really enjoyed the detailing of this game. The story certainly wasn't what I was expecting but it was really great. Some of the animals in the game did make me laugh a little as I wouldn't expect them but highly fun. Making the wombats roll around made me laugh more than it probably should have haha. It's quite a relaxing game so I certainly recommend it if you want something simple and interesting to follow.

Die Story ist sehr schön, die Grafik ebenso und den Soundtrack kann man sich immer wieder anhören, richtig tolles Game für eine entspannte Atmosphäre.

Loved it! The art is beautiful, the story made me cry, and it's fun to play. I absolutely recommend it!