The Final Farewell

The Final Farewell is a short narrative-adventure game about grief and saying goodbye. Despite its hour-long length and cute artstyle, it packs a punch of emotion. Great to play during a rainy evening but you may need something nearby to wipe your eyes at the end! [b] [u]Pros[/u] [/b] [list] [*] Wholesome & cute artstyle [*] Emotive writing sure to bring some tears [*] Relatable characters [/list] [quote] If you would like to see more reviews written by me, please follow my curator page and help support my work [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34936724/] Cookie Reviews[/url]. [/quote] [h1]Story[/h1] You play as an unnamed, friendly ghost with no memory of your past. Awaking in a dimly lit forest, you meet other characters who are lost, trying to remember who they are looking for. You must help them find their mementos to trigger their memories to help them say goodbye to their loved ones. Only then will you be able to remember your own past. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3259440007 The characters vary in age and life experiences. Their relationships with the deceased are all varying, ranging from an elderly grandfather, a best friend and an ex-partner. Although in its short playtime, no serious relationship building can be constructed, the developers do a good job with the short time they had, helping to build the emotional connection. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] You search the forest for lost mementos, needing at least two of them to successfully trigger the memory. The forest changes slightly each time you enter it, and the longer you stay in it, a dark veil starts to surround you and will drain your spirit. Your spirit can be refreshed at nearby campfires, or once you have completed a chapter, you will gain an optional guide that can help you navigate the veil through different means and advantages. Most help prolong your time in the veil. Once you have collected the trinkets/mementos, you will need to select the right option that describes the connection that person has to it. If you get this wrong twice, you will automatically be sent back to the beginning shrine and have to start again. The trinkets and answers do not change so it is very easy to guess the correct option if you fail it only once. [h1]Visuals & Sound[/h1] The Final Farewell’s cute, bubbly art-style is juxtaposed by its narrative’s themes of grief and loss. Despite delving into quite realistic sentiments, the cosy artstyle helps to make you feel a bit more comfortable, especially with your character being the most adorable friendly ghost! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3259439968 No character is voiced, but the backing soundtrack is soothing and finds the middle ground between overly happy and too sombre. [b]Playtime:[/b] Approximately one hour [b] Controller Recommended? [/b] No [b]Replayability value:[/b] No. No achievements or different endings. Designed to be played once. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] The Final Farewell is a heartfelt experience that is sure to leave you feeling… well… feelings. Its cute visuals do not detract from the narrative and is decently priced at $AU8.79. I recommend this game for narrative enthusiasts, as long as you are comfortable with the aforementioned themes. [quote] Follow our curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] [b]IndieGems[/b][/url] if you enjoyed this review and wish to see more like it[/quote]

In [i]The Final Farewell[/i] you play as a lonely ghost who helps mortals who enter the Whispering Woods to recall their memories and lay their loved ones to rest. [h3]The Story[/h3] Mortals enter the Whispering Woods to lay their loved ones to rest. But within the woods lies the Veil. The mist of the Veil wipes away memories. As a ghost you help the mortals remember and help them lay their loved ones to rest by finding their missing trinkets. Stay close to the light of campfires to keep the mist away and beware of spending too much time away from the light and getting swallowed up in the Veil yourself. [h3]Gameplay & Tips[/h3] * While searching for trinkets, if you do run out of time you will start back at the shrine and have to re-collect any trinkets you have found. * The map layout changes each time you play it. So if you re-spawn after running out of health the trinkets do not spawn in the same spot as previous. * Campfires restore some of your “health” but only partially. Don’t go to the campfires until you get really low to preserve them until the last minute. * The game is played with keyboard and mouse (not controller supported) and the keys are not able to be remapped but are a simple layout. * After helping each mortal they grant you a buff but only one buff can be active at a time. I found the ghost that gives you the extra light the most useful. [h3]Overall Experience[/h3] I would recommend this one on sale due to the length and wish it had achievements. The game runs about an hour or less (my time is inflated due to leaving it open). The hand-drawn art is painted in a watercolour style and is vibrant and beautiful and the ghost is adorable. The individual stories are very touching and some trigger warnings are warranted as some of the stories deal with death, grief and implied suicide (not in a graphic way but through text). Overall a very heartfelt and moving experience. ❤️ [quote]When [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4680120/]Otome Lovers[/url] encounters [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44686303/]The Butterfly Effects[/url], it's a blend of enchanting love stories and the magical ripples of fate! If you enjoyed the review, please follow us.[/quote]

A heartfelt, wonderful experience that brought me to tears more than once.

I was lucky enough to play this before release and all I have to say is: I ended the stream in tears! It's such a meaningful, emotional and raw experience. I expected a cute lil game with adorable artwork and story. What I got was a cute lil game with adorable artwork and story that wrecked me TT__TT. I cannot recommend this game enough. It is a short experience, about 2 hours if you're the exploring type, but well worth the money. The art is beautiful, the soundtrack is soothing and the story will bring you to tears (in a good way!). If you have ever lost a loved one, you will find something to relate to in this game. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☑ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10

There's something very joyful and earnest about it that's quite charming indeed. I've been playing this so far with a smile on my face!

Super sweet game. Get ready for tears. The game is on the short end but the art, writing and overall feel is 👌

I was lucky enough to win a competition on Studio Witchstar's instagram to get a free copy of this game, but it's so sweet I think I'll have to buy it anyway. The big things that hit first with The Final Farewell are the absolutely delightful art, and sound. Seriously- the combination of the art (which reminds me of something hand drawn, cut out, layered with love) with this hopeful but kind of melancholy music, birdsong that really transports you into the game, it's just amazing. The core mechanic is simple enough, travel through the shrine and find someone who can't quite remember who they're looking for in this misty forest. Avoid the mist, find the trinkets to remind them of who they're looking for, and help them say their final farewell. Meanwhile, as the player ghostie, you can't remember how you became a ghost- but as you help others, they'll help you too. It's heartwarming, bittersweet, and I played through my first run (after getting to check out a demo at an event, so I was already fairly familiar with the controls and layout) in just under an hour. I'll definitely be replaying it too, even though it's a fairly sad game ([spoiler] Biscuit, pup, I love you[/spoiler]), I'm excited to see the narrative from a different perspective. The mechanic of the companion ghosts is really novel to me, and I like it a lot- They each provide a different sort of help to you as you look for the trinkets, and they have so much personality; especially considering you can play through to the end in around an hour. Con? You can't pet the dog :'( (I'll forgive yous)

What a wonderful emotional story. A great experience and well done to everyone involved.

This is a short game, but there is a lot of passion in it. You meet interesting characters, emotional dialogue, the environment is nice. I recommend this game. The final character you interact with made me cry when you piece things together.

The Final Farewell is a short yet very moving and easy game to play through. I'm not sure how, because I finished it in less than an hour, but it made me tear up twice. Be forewarned that it does have some heavy themes, such as self-unaliving. A nice and quick game that is thought-provoking and very tastefully done, such as the elements featuring LGBTQ+ community. The art style is cute and there's not much to grasp in the game-play mechanics. Just go into it with an open heart and be ready for a heart-touching journey!