Mika and The Witch's Mountain

Esse é aquele tipo de jogo que cai muito bem quando vc só quer esquecer dos problemas por um tempo. A atmosfera é calma, aconchegante e te faz desacelerar naturalmente. Mesmo sendo uma experiência curta, ele aproveita muito bem o tempo que tem e entrega exatamente o que se propõe: alguns momentos de tranquilidade e uma jornada agradável do começo ao fim

Mika and the Witch's Mountain is a cutsey 3d exploration game that sees you flying around the Isle of Winds delivering packages and making friends. The gameplay is rather simple in nature, but can be difficult to master, reminiscent of old school 3d platformers like Spyro, but unlike those games, Mika is significantly easier. The story is very charming - you're a young witch apprentice coming to the island to become a true, real witch, only to be seemingly rejected by your teacher and having to work your way back into her good graces. It's heartwarming, if a little bland. Basically Kiki's Delivery Service with a little extra twist on it. The main story of the game is EXTREMELY short - like, 2 hours to beat kind of short, but there is a significant amount of optional content like sidequests and dungeons to explore during or after the main story. However, it is in my opinion the greatest weakness of this game - the story never directs you to any of it. Either you discover it on your own or you don't and if you don't, you'll prbably come away feeling rather disappointed by the lack of content. Personally, since I am the type of gamer that gets disinterested in a game after the main story is finished, I ended up dropping the game after credits rolled, even though there was still a lot to discover. I really wish the sidequests and extra stuff was more tied into the story of the island and the game in general. All in all, if you want the Studio Ghibli vibes and you're into exploration without it contributing to a larger story, I'd get this one on discount.

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Mika and the Witch's Mountain est plutôt correct. On se déplace sur une grande île en monde ouvert et le but est de livrer des colis aux habitants en volant sur un balai. L'histoire est plutôt simple mais reste agréable à suivre. C'est un jeu où l'on doit faire beaucoup d'allers-retours, mais ce n'est pas tellement dérangeant puisque l'île est petite et, à force de la parcourir, on finit par bien se repérer. En plus des livraisons de l'histoire principale, on a des livraisons en plus à effectuer pour les habitants et des petites quêtes secondaires (par exemple nourrir tous les chats, récolter tous les poissons, des courses contre la montre). Il y a aussi beaucoup de collectibles à récolter, mais il est impossible de suivre efficacement leur progression car aucun onglet dans les menus ne permet de voir combien on en possède ou combien il en reste. Cela rend d'ailleurs certains succès assez pénibles à réaliser. Le gros point négatif du jeu est ses bugs récurrents. En seulement 6h de jeu, il a crashé 4 fois. De plus, lors des cinématiques, le volume du son se met automatiquement au maximum, ce qui est très désagréable. Au final, cela reste quand même un bon jeu, mais l'expérience est un peu gâchée par les bugs et la complétion laborieuse. Je le recommande, mais clairement pas à 20€.

Super cute little time! The flight mechanics were pretty good and I didn't have too too much frustration with it, which is a feat for a game like this. The ability to roam around and collect things made for a super chill time. Definitely what I needed for a mid-winter weekend! The story is light and the dialogue is meh. Definitely not literature level writing, but that's not really what I came here for, so. I can't knock it too much. Good time, would recommend!

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