Mika and The Witch's Mountain

The flight controls were difficult and I ultimately got motion sickness from it. Really inspiring idea! I hope others enjoy it.

Incredible game and cozy vibes. I really enjoyed this game, to get it out the way, the negatives. Dungeons, not fun. Missable achievements. And for some reason there aren’t really many hints for collectables or side quests, which I feel would improve the game had they existed. It requires a guide to 100%. Now the positives: Graphically, it’s vibrant and beautiful. It has a great art style, reminded me of N64 days. It’s pretty basic too so I reckon the hardware requirement isn’t too high. Music wasn’t too noticeable, but it was cozy, does the job. Performance I noticed no issues with at all. I have an RTX 3070 and Ryzen 5800x having said that. Story was good, has some interesting moments. I especially like the side stories, it’s a pretty fleshed out world that feels lived in, and almost everyone can be your friend… almost. Also they got the aminals here, so cute! And anthropomorphic characters. Gameplay, it is fun. There’s plenty to do here, it’s around 6-8 hours for 100%. A bit less for just the story. The broom gameplay is good, it controls somewhat well, but there is a lack of a slowdown feature as a minor complaint, you just keep moving forward and rotating. When you start exploring, that’s where the fun is. Best advice for a new player in this is pay attention to the missable achievements. You do not want to miss them because that is another 3-4 hours on top. Overall, this is one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. Fun and accessible too with plenty of options to rebind keys on keyboard. Mouse can also control your broom for more precise movement. I strongly recommend this if you’re looking for something vibrant and not too overwhelming. It’s hard to know the target audience for this in all honesty, because it’s either the most masculine game you’ll play or the one of the coziest exploration games you’ll ever play.

Jogo leve, divertido e com uma história muito fofinha e lindinha. A trilha sonora é muito boa! Muito gostosa de ficar escutando. As mecânicas são simples, mas consegue ser desafiador de vez em quando e na medida certa. A única coisa que acho que deixa a desejar um pouco são os tutoriais das dgs, é um conteúdo extra, mas ainda assim, sinto que podia ser mais intuitivo. Tirando isso, jogo maravilhoso!

short, the control is also stiff

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Neat game, moving around the map feels pretty neat even though it's less flying upward and rather paragliding and using wind current. Very nice characters and I generally enjoyed everyone's story arch, down to earth and kid digestible naratives about growing up and living. Still cracks me up that one of the studios that made this game is called Nukefist.

It's a cutesy and relaxing game with optional collectables. It's not very long nor particularly challenging (with a few optional areas being more difficult to navigate) but it scratched an itch for something positive and fun to explore for a couple of hours.

It sorely lacks polish, but there is an amazing game in there, and it's worth dealing with the flaws. Get the bad out of the way first: The music almost never lops properly, leaving nothing but silence for long sections of gameplay unless you change areas. The game lacks tutorials in some places (I didn't realize the broom recharged when you touched the ground until Day 2). I had to restart my entire playthrough to get 100% because I accidentally delivered a bad item and the game autosaved. It didn't take me long to get back to where I was, but none of the cutscenes are skippable and having to spam through the dialogue grew very tiring. (Also, it bugged the achievements, giving me quite a few before I'd actually earned them.) My PC crashed constantly when I was in the dungeons. I could run the rest of the game on the highest settings without problem, but in the dungeons I had to close all other programs and revert to potato graphics, and even then the music stuttered and my PC chugged. After losing progress the first time I saved in dungeons constantly. (To be fair, the dungeons are not required to finish the game, only 100% it.) However, there's a lot of good to be said about this game too. The world is wonderfully dense. There's a lot to discover, the game is absolutely packed with sidequests to give you a reason to connect with the island and its people. The animated cutscenes are gorgeous, the customization is great and gives you a reason to go after the collectibles. The story is surprisingly good. I felt a little bad at first for finding the titular Mika annoying, but I really liked who she became by the end of the game, and the ending had a small twist I didn't see coming. Similarly, I absolutely hated the broom flying at first, but as your broom gets upgrades, it becomes very fun. The game is excellent at making you FEEL like you're becoming a better witch in every way. I kept wanting to do just one more delivery...it's very hard to put down! I got it on sale for a heavy discount, but with about ten hours playtime (not counting the aborted playthrough...) I wouldn't have been too put out to have paid full price for it if it had just been a bit more polished. Even still, I fully recommend it to anyone while it's on sale with any discount at all. Dungeons aside, none of the quality issues pissed me off beyond reason, and I enjoyed the game too much to give it a thumbs down. Fans of Zelda, A Short Hike, Haven Park, and Studio Ghibli, especially Kiki's Delivery Service, will love this one. I'm really excited to check out the rest of the games in the Chibig Universe someday!

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Jogo muito maneiro! Recomendo bastante ele. Joguinho tem uma historinha bem legal, é bem relaxante e divertido de jogar.