The Promise Tree of Alden

It is that same familiar Bodur production - going through the woods to make the amends with oneself and find acceptance and relief for the grief. Okay, I don't say that there is something fishy in that, but when it seems that it is fairly frequent subject in game franchise I feel a little bit bloaded. I am more into the games which take more surreal approach and I totally loved Drizzlepath: Picturae, which sound desing was btw marvelous and moreover especially Lucid Cycle which kept surprising their players throughout the game. Tree of Alden however feels warm, but flat experience with straightfort gameplay without any new tricks in sleeve, except few good visuals that may offer some inspiration for the players who love to take screenshots. All in all nice, but not so unforgettable tale.

Great short experience with amazing graphics and beautiful music.

Excellent! Amazing! Spectacular! 平静、短小的一款游戏，一边走一边惊叹于场景的细腻、氛围的宁静。而且优化也做得不错，我的电脑配置不怎么高，但是画面呈现效果就好像高端显示器。非常推荐喜欢步行模拟的玩家体验

This probably hit closer to home than most people who have played this game. I live in rural Maine on a private mile long (1.6km) dead end dirt road that is surrounded by miles of trees. I don't own all the surrounding land and over time since I have been here loggers have come in and taken many of those trees. My peaceful walks in the woods have been replaced at times with large swaths of barren land, ugly and unfriendly. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed and many majestic trees have been hauled off to the lumber mill in the name of progress. Fortunately it's too remote to have developers come and build.....for now. The forest will regenerate over time as it always does but I'm at the age that I'll not see the full extent of the growth. So the next time I'm out in the clearings I'll keep an eye out for small hovering orbs. Yes, I liked the game but realize it's not for everyone.

[h1] The Promise Tree of Alden [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Gorgeous graphics + Fantastic sounds + Beautiful music + The awesome atmosphere (expect goosebumps) + Very relaxing and healing + Good voiceover + Very beautiful landscapes and scenery + The sculptures, buildings, bridges and wildlife + The black/white filter combined with some coloring (I loved the red flowers!) + Very nice artistic look + Small puzzle in the end (more of that please!) + Achievements + FOV adjuster + No footstep sounds + Chapter selection [h3] Negatives: [/h3] - A lot of invisible walls (Why? I want to explore more of the beautiful scenery) - The game sometimes try to decide the speed you walk (I can handle that myself) - The "search for orbs in the air" parts are not my favourite (with a loud annoying sound and very small steps forward) - The fog is too heavy (making it hard to see all the beautiful scenery clearly) - Quite unnatural endings to chapters, where you midwalk just fade into black and start a new chapter - Extremely taxing on the computer - Its very short (all over in about an hour) [h3] Conclusion: [/h3] This is what I want to see from TB; gorgeous atmospheric walking simulators. And you guessed it, this is one of them, if you got the computing power to run it properly. My God you are in for a beautiful experience in the fantastic scenery TB created. Its awesome in so many ways, so no need to read any further, go ahead and see it for yourself. Highly recommended! [h1] Total Score: 8/10 [/h1] [b] PS: [/b] Please remove the loud orb flying sound. It takes away some of the otherwise fantastic atmosphere. And ease the fog a little, so we better can see and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Otherwise well done TB, beautiful work!

The atmosphere and narration are really well done, and environments look beautiful. It’s a walking-simulator that focuses more on narrative and experience than "gameplay" so if you're looking for puzzles and stuff, this isn't for you. My only small issue was performance, on lower-end PCs it could probably be a bit more optimized to run smoother. But that said, the settings menu does give you a lot of options to tweak things to make it run better for your pc. I personally enjoyed it, its a short and a relaxing experience that’s really worth checking out!!

we need more a this game

This game seemed like a promising (pun somewhat intended) and quick walking sim. Yes, it was quick. Promising? Not so much. The plot was easy to understand, but I feel like it was oversimplified and it leaves anything that could have been impactful about the statement just... in the wind. There are a few more things I could touch on mechanic wise, but to keep this short and sweet, maybe just choose another game from this developer to start with.

Another beautiful Tonguc Bodur walking simulator experience! I love the colors, light and shadow...just a really beautiful game!

Brillaint game. Loved this game. Has to be one of my favorite games now by this developer. No puzzles, just a relaxing walk listening to a story. The atmosphere was amazing, the backdrops were just amazing to look at. While walking through the backdrops I was wondering to myelf "I bet this would look great in VR". I set music to "Non Copyright" and it really made the game better. opera type tracks all the wya through. Each musicp piece was just amazing. The only thing I didnt like was jumping through the air through the orbs, I felt like it it didn't fit into the game and took me out of the immersion of walking, at lesat it had voiceover with it. I took my time enjoying the sights and backdrops, walked most of it rather than run, and it took me 1 hour 5 minutes. I felt sad when they said "They bulldozed The Promise Tree", I watched as the birds flew overhead. An amazing game. It seems like this developer had his brother or cousin work with him on this game as can be seen in the credits. 9/10 overall rating for this game. Relaxing, no stress, no uzzles, just a nice relaxing walk through the forest listning to nature and the story voiceover. If you like walking sim games I highly recommend getting this game, but wait for a sale as it only takes an hour to finish and 100% the achievements. The Achievements are easy to dp "being chapter 1" "begin chapter 2". Great game, get it who;e on sale.