Tails of the North

tails of the north is a very nice looking cat game with a really nice looking world. you get a small bit of customisation for your cat, but it's not really that much. still nice though! the movement is janky at times, especially when going up or down terrain, or climbing branches and rocks, but not janky enough to be frustrating. they give you some lore at the start and vaguely throughout the... 30 or so minutes of playtime if you know where you're going (my playtime is at 51 minutes but i also spent a good 20 or so just looking at the environment and figuring out where to go). it's really interesting and i'd love to know more but they just don't tell you enough about it or what's going on. the game also ends right as stuff gets really interesting, but i also wasn't expecting that much playtime from the game, considering it IS free and looked very simple. would love to get to know more about the world and it's lore, though, and especially what happens right after the ending cutscene.

The game isn't that optimized, and most of your time spent in this game will be holding the shift button and occasionally reading dialogue. The graphics however, are simple but pretty. The cats are cute, the designs are cute, and the art in the cutscenes is really good. If not for the gameplay, I'd definitely play for the art. I also had to replay this game like 4 times. The first time was as a cat named French Guy, this was my first time playing. I did fine until it made me talk to a cat named Blizzard. Even though it was literally in my quest menu, it wouldn't let me talk to them. Wanna know why? Because I wasn't even supposed to talk to the cat yet. WHY DID IT GIVE ME THE QUEST THEN?? So the second time was just me reloading the game. Because there IS a continue button, but it doesn't even work as a continue button. The continue button resets all of your game progress and there is no save button. The sole reason why I have 17 hours on this game. Because I had to leave the game running while I slept. The third time was as a cat named Rotisserie Chicken, but there is a 15 character limit even though your name has no relevance to the story. So I was forced to rename him to Rotisserie Chkn. I completed the entire game finally on that save. Then, the last one was Dead Rat. I only did this one because the final cutscene just ends the game without letting you explore or do your remaining quests. I recommend it only because the game is pretty and I don't want to be harsh. It really pissed me off playing it, but whatever. You should at least know what you signed up for after reading the review. The overall game is like 30 minutes long if you do everything in the correct order.

I think this game will have a good future once its finished and tweaked a bit :) The sensitivity is a bit weird for me and also the game itself seems kinda buggy with the graphics? I'm unsure if it's just my system (it shouldnt be) but the screen seems jumpy, if thats an accurate word. The screen doesn't seem to stabilize unless the character is sitting still. Despite that, I played through the game and I enjoyed it!

I want to refund. But it's free. Damn it.