ABZU

十分唯美的画面，是一个治愈向的、提倡环保的单机游戏，推荐推荐~

A beautiful, artistic little journey through an underwater ecosystem where you primarily explore and soak in the atmosphere. You can definitely feel that the art director worked on Journey, so if you enjoyed that game then I think this one will be right up your alley too since it feels very similar in a lot of ways - just in the ocean now instead of the desert lol. Very relaxing, totally worth it on discount if only because the game is actually pretty short and can be finished within a few hours even if you take your time.

勾石一样的操作手感和非常治愈的美术风格。很容易沉浸进去。在海里漂浮着或者冥想观察鱼类很有趣。

bonito

A beautiful game, I don't think I can properly express how I love this game. I've bought for my switch, Xbox, and pc, and I've loved every playthrough. With gorgeous visuals, an open-ended interpretation of the story, and the protagonist being a fitting piece of the story, it's no wonder how any ocean-loving person would fall in love with this game. I always love to replay it, trying to figure out all the puzzles to the lore. It truly is a wonderful piece of art.

really really short gameplay. fishhyy

I've been meaning to play Abzu for the last 6 years. I've heard about it back in 2019, it was exactly the type of game I love the most - artistic, no-dialog, story / feelings driven, relaxing and cozy. I've heard only good things. But, with every year passed, I was more and more hesitant. I've realized over years that some great games hit you only if you play them not too long after release. And that's because, contrary to popular belief, we get better at game design every year. Technology also still goes forward. So playing old games that I've been excited to play... sometimes it feels to risky. Like I know with years my expectations grew and at the same time the game grew older so there's no way for these to meet. How did it work with Abzu? Abzu is alright! As usual, it took some time to get into it, but after a few changes of scenery and a little bit of story clues dropped, it was enough motivation for me to continue. I always admire games like Abzu for being able to tell a story with so little. How do these games manage to all the bits in story arcs, the highs and the lows, the hero's journey, without a single word said and a single explanation made? How do you come up with that? Of course it's not a crazy complicated greek tragedy, but it's enough to add a little bit of meaning to player's journey, to fill in the gaps for what's happening on the screen and have a feeling like through the game you've moved forward. When 6 years ago I've heard about Abzu and asked what it is, I've heard "you just swim with fish and it's so beautiful". I have to say, all the fish flocks behaviors, world interactions of everything moving from player's path, main characters movement, it's so smooth. So well done and so satisfying every time you swim through a coral raff. The game has its charm. It's beautifully art directed, with just color and light doing its job. But it's not something I would put a wallpaper of. It knows its limitations and how to play with them, the artstyle is also as universal as it can be. Through the game there are scattered "meditate" statues, on which you can sit and watch fish swimming around you. I had no intention on sitting on any of them. I believe the fish are accurate and everything, but I had no joy looking at them for longer. The game also has a few moments when you're clearly suppose to go "wow". And they were nice, some were even cool, but they didn't feel as majestic as they were built up for, or presented. What I'm saying is - one of the main strengths of Abzu was suppose to be a feast for the eyes, and sometimes it manages to scratch that itch, but not most of the time. Most of the time all I see is just low poly graphics, and from time to time you get a nice looking painting. Last thing I want to say - Abzu gets better. I'd say I started out bored, moved to curious, and at the end I was captivated. It's almost an inverse of the usual game retention curve, but I suppose these don't work in a 2h experience. Abzu is a short, chill, meditative experience. Something to calm down with. It serves its role perfectly. Something nice for anybody who does gamedev - just to see how differently games can be made. Maybe it's also for kids, since it's captivating and simple to play. For me however it was more of a time-killer, than a time-enhancer.