Sable

Outstanding and gorgeous. Wonderful tribute to the art of Moebius. Great concept and fun to play/explore.

So gorgeous. So chill. A great example of a combat-free RPG where the experience is all about exploring beautiful landscapes. And the story that emerges was surprisingly moving. All-in-all, a fascinating world that is worth getting lost in.

this could have been one of my favorite games of all time, but the horrible performance really soured the experience. yes the performance issues really are that bad.

I imagine the developers were inspired by Shadow of the Colossus and Journey, but wanted to make their game 'more chill'. The result is kind of a 'Diet SotC' with some Zelda-esque side quests (but no combat) with some interesting locations, simple but satisfying puzzles, at least one puzzle you probably won't get at all, and a couple of larger mysteries that don't bear any weight on the plot despite their significance. There are some bugs five years on from release: On PC at least, menus occasionally get sticky and you have to use your mouse for a second to reset focus. The map also doesn't open at your actual location, it's offset someplace seemingly random each time. I pretty consistently experienced some stuttering and a lot of delayed pop-in between greater map regions at 1080p and 30 fps with default quality settings. On two different occasions, after opening the pause menu, the game froze. However, I played this game for 20 or 30 hours and it saves on its own pretty often. I never lost progress. Sable is good game you can pick up and put down pretty easily. What it lacks in dramatic story arcs it fills in with beautiful scenery, mysteries locations, a variety of side quests, and accessibility. It's not my perfect game, but it could easily be somebody else's and I still really like it.

Creativity and vision in this game is second to none. The problem is that it is full of very distracting bugs. Regardless, this is an experience full of adventure, discovery, humour, challenge and an immense satisfaction. The movement system, if a bit jerky, is PROPERLY fun, and a standout feature. Having completed it, I probably won't return to this game but I can honestly say that the 18 hours I spent on it were thoroughly engaging and enjoyable.

Great vibes, phenomenal visual design, interesting world to explore. Worth a look for anyone looking for a relaxed exploration experience.

独树一帜的美术风格和探索体验，能体验到例如塞尔达一般的探索旷野探索体验，极简的指引和自由的主线带来干净美观界面同时导致了令人困惑的游戏顺序和解密。可以说游戏的游玩过程并没有什么问题。但是，游戏内镜头的问题简直令人抓狂，突然跳跃的镜头（闪到地下，突然转身，粘腻的视角移动）会严重影响操作，配合着时常出现的绊脚的模型（忽高忽低的地形，每座高塔最高一层的卡头，时好时坏的攀爬吸附），会导致你花费许多时间的探索前功尽弃。同时游戏的交互逻辑给人一种开发者在手柄与键盘之间互搏的感觉，在游戏内键鼠能够顺利的完成例如跑跳，跑切换视角等操作，然而手柄默认的跑步，跳跃，移动视角全在右手。然而在例如背包地图等界面，交互的逻辑却又遵循着手柄的上下左右单次确认的操作方式，尤其在地图和菜单界面，这种完全没有优化的交互时常导致键盘和鼠标打架，让人完全无法理解此时到底该用什么方式来浏览菜单。但凡开发者能够解决这些高频且无法避免的小问题就能将这款游戏推向8乃至9分，然而游戏发售了这么多年，SABLE还是存在着种种小问题，只能说让人惋惜。