Spirit of the North

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Good game with fun puzzles and cute foxes.

[h2] Gorgeous world and satisfying progression, with just some small Unreal Engine issues [/h2] [h3] Positives [/h3] This is a fantastic game for the most part. The storyline is lovely and the world-building and lore that are set up, all without dialogue, make for an interesting progression where you can really sense the growing bond between you and the spirit world. The unlockable skills you gain as the story progresses are satisfying and each chapter gives you an opportunity to work with what you have and train your command over new skills. The puzzles are friendly and satisfying without being too difficult and having you banging your head into the wall also. The music is likewise fantastic and the game is absolutely gorgeous; even a few years post release the graphics hold up very well. You really get a sense of the love put into the map, even though there isn't much interactive filling a lot of the space the devs clearly took care to make the game feel open-world without it actually being the case. I also like how the game saves in chapters and parts so that you aren't too stressed in the progression or going back to get collectables. You can always return and just complete the section where you are missing something. If you're a completionist, this is a good game for you with different things to do over the storyline that feel like they are part of world-building and fighting the blight. They don't feel forced or random at all. [h3] Negatives [/h3] Sigh, good ol Unreal Engine makes this game a little tedious at times. There are so many places where you need to jump up onto but struggle to do so because the ground textures (always the same with large stones in ancient ruins, I swear) make you get slightly caught or face the wrong way so you don't move how you expect. There aren't many clipping issues, even with grass textures, so there was clearly a lot of work put into pushing Unreal to behave. But it did get a bit frustrating at times trying to jump over and over again and missing some bizarrely mapped box. The guidance from your spirit friend I found a little humorous at times and ill-placed at worst. I'd be looking around for some slightly obscured stone or staff for a while with no direction, yet when the entrance to a ruin is right in front of me or something is plainly visible the sprite started going nuts. I guess it's meant to be a fox spirit, so maybe that just checks out though? Spoiler: [spoiler]The Spirit World is a little aggravating to navigate and a bit unnecessary in my opinion, just prepare yourself for this. It's the first time in the game you're hit with this more expansive and open setting and everything is just so samey and blue-tinted that you feel completely lost. Again, I suppose that is part of the narrative but it would have been interesting if there was some kind of puzzle to figure your way out, like the fox statues and the aurora lead you along the way if you follow them. Especially if you're trying to get the Kindred Spirits achievement, it's best to just use a guide or walkthrough. Definitely not satisfying to navigate this alone and props to those who did it without a guide (or wrote the guides, even more so).[/spoiler] [b] 100% completion playtime: 7 hours [/b]

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so realistic and cool plot love it sm fr