NAIAD

Naiad feels like the perfect activity during these hot temperatures! While summer is in full swing in this game, we can swim around in different styles, dive, sing for plants and fish, reunite ducks and more. It offers a very chill experience. Just floating in the water makes you feel a lot cooler already(at least it did for me). The colors are warm and bright and remind me of childhood days at the local pool that I often visited together with friends and family. The game mentions early that it is recommended to play with a controller, but I did fine with my keyboard as well. I can see that it would be an overall even better experience with a controller. Here, we float through a river and have to solve different puzzles that so far, had been easy from the looks. But I haven't played that long yet, and I assume that there will be more complicated puzzles further ahead. A little cloud seems to be accompanying us on our journey through the river while relaxing music is playing. From other reviews, I could make out that it has playtime for at least 6 hours, and that seems decent too. A very good choice for your summer gaming list if you have one, and currently it is on sale too.

A very lukewarm artistic experience with a pretty coat of paint and nothing much original to say. Naiad is at its best when it’s showing off quaint little moments of silent significance or maybe providing simple one-off puzzles, but sadly this is not the norm. The game starts very slowly and tasks you with performing the same few “help the animals” quests in every river you swim down. For context, if you choose to fully ignore these optional copy-pasted chores, there is next to no game to play. There are a lot of unimpactful collectibles and secrets tied to these interactions, but I felt no inclination to hunt down any of the filler that wasn’t in my direct path. Eventually, a story begins to unfold as the game goes in the only direction in which a narrative about the beauty of nature might contrast itself. It’s another tale of “humans and pollution are bad” seasoned with a smidge of [spoiler]“one day everyone will die”[/spoiler] and [spoiler]“yet life goes on”[/spoiler] at the end to try and jab at your tear ducts. Even though I’m glad I didn’t give up within the first few highly repetitive chapters, I still can’t say that I was impacted by the journey as I watched it predictably unfold, all the while growing ever more tired of completing each chapter’s chores in an attempt to indulge the game and not simply fly through it.

God I wish that was me. I also would've super-recommended this game, if it was possible. - Whenever I was asked what I "want to become" when grown/finished/-, I didn't have really have an answer. My whole life I've always just said that I don't want to "become" anything; I just want to exist and 'be left in peace'. NAIAD manages to communicate everything I've been feeling into one concept. This is one of my favourite games to exist; not based on usual values such as 'gameplay loop', 'fun', 'design', 'music', etc, but the whole general vibe it gently radiates. I feel as if this game represents a huge part of my core identity, and I feel honored and relieved to finally have a reference point to better describe and express myself. I might never be able to fully express how much - or why - I see myself in this game.. But now I have an answer to what I 'want to become'... I just wish to be NAIAD. -

水,自然.诗,旅程.一场美丽的梦.只要还有水,生命就会在永远的轮回中流转不息

Сначала игра очень впечатлила: подумалось, что русалочий сеттинг и сбор хокку мог объединить только гений. Но спустя пять часов я устала от повторяющихся механик. Собрать утят и бабочек, позвать лягушек и птиц, повторить. Кажется разработчик хотел показать и эстетику воды, и донести важный месседж на тему экологии, но как будто получилось многовато всего. Я прошла 7 глав, а впереди ещё 9. По ощущениям тут было бы достаточно 9-10 глав. Да и для проекта с минималистичным дизайном больше 10 часов геймплея имхо Эребор. Мне не очень хочется окрашивать отзыв красным, но нейтральный оставить нельзя, а для зелёного мне не хватило динамики. В любом случае потраченных денег не жаль

In my opinion, a bit too long. I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if it was (spoiler for game length) [spoiler] 8 episodes [/spoiler] instead of [spoiler] 16 [/spoiler]. Beautiful game that I'm really glad I waited for. I see myself coming back to this down the line, and all-achievements seems plausible.

自然清爽的2D俯视角线性关卡探索收集解谜游戏 10/10（主观电波警告） 视觉体验风格化突出，音频设计自然灵动，管乐和吉他响起的时候那种发自内心的喜悦只可意会不可言传 强调观察和交互的收集品创意百出但后期略显拖沓重复，关卡场景浑然天成，稍显遗憾的就是中文字体不一致影响观感，切换原生英文即可 *下列碎碎念含叙事剧透等掏心掏肺环节请谨慎阅读 [spoiler]“久在樊笼里，复得返自然”，自己对相关主题的游玩体验本身就很感兴趣；加上少时初通水性的记忆经验，小水滴游动姿态（特别是如青蛙般冲刺的动作）感觉万分亲切。 行至半途，可能是与人类的交流互动逐渐多起来，我才意识到原来naiad不局限在一个笼统的自然概念，逐渐绽放的奇妙人格化魅力也唤起了我对于“万物有灵”的绮想。 所以到后来沐浴阳光下的音阶变成下行，那种无言的心碎实在令我记忆弥新，直到最后的别离与飞升，从色彩到乐音给到的情感体验节奏把握恰到好处。 结局的循环与破局也可谓情理之中，不过结合篇章中的自然及环保主题，从中咂摸出的一份隐晦或朦胧，越发深刻而神秘～[/spoiler]

[h1] 好玩:3 [/h1] 用来放松很棒的休闲小游戏 推荐手柄游玩ovo 一周目之后可以选大关进行收集 有双结局 需要注意的有咏叹调、植物精华、飞行生物、音符洞穴、（有收集成就） 小云朵、环境生物（这么多吗原来0-0）可参考社区指南 [spoiler] 这个游戏里也要迷路吗熊… [/spoiler]

o jogo mais maravilhoso que eu já joguei na vida, nem da pra acreditar que foi feito só por uma pessoa que esta começando, um jogo muito lindo e da pra ver que quem fez ele fez com muito amor e carinho, se você gosta de jogos tranquilos, com trilha sonora tranquila de fundo e que você pode só jogar e relaxar vai amar esse jogo assim como eu amei (obrigada Tayrone por me dar de presente te amo muito meu amigo)

I can't believe this game was the work of one person! The art was so beautiful and vibrant. The objectives were straightforward and for the most part, simple. If you wanted to delve deeper, you had the option to, but it wasn't mandatory. The game had a deep and impactful meaning. The first third of the game was tranquil and happy. Moving onto the second third personally had my heart racing and feeling sad. Finally, the last third of the game left me in tears. It will have a lasting impact on me and I have already recommended it to friends and family.