Mika and The Witch's Mountain

This was a neat little game! At first the realization of never being able to have unlimited free flight was a bit dissapointing, replacing that with gliding instead was a really fun idea! Not to mention, you get pretty darn close by the end of the game via new brooms you get by progressing the story. Honestly, I just sort of wish there was more to do. The game's story is pretty short, but I sort of wish there was more stuff to deliver in the post-game! There items you can find and deliver around the map, but once you find all of those, you're pretty much done. I honestly think this game's worst aspect is its optimization; the game just sort of crashes occasionally. It's not TOO often, but often enough to be annoying. I feel like my game crashed 4 or 5 times over the course of my 9 hour playthrough. Autosave prevented a few disasters, but I still lost a dozen or so minutes in the process of replaying parts I did before a crash. A few more tool tips would have helped me realize things sooner, like you can't use tornadoes until late game, or what you have to go through to find a tarot card. But just about everything else in this game rules. The characters are pretty simple but diverse and memorable. On one end of the island, you'll have a animal girl with a mechanical arm camping out, and on the other, you have a Shrek lookalike serving ice cream on the bench. The gameplay is fun and leaves me wanting more, plus the vibes this game brings to the cable are so chill and silly. I got Hat in Time vibes big-time! Definitely worth looking into if you're interested. If Hat in Time meets Kiki's Delivery Service sounds good to you, then give it a go!

A very short game, but a fun time!

Cozy atmosphere, cute characters, and straightforward gameplay. The three optional dungeons (activated through special switches) were a nice addition, since they were more puzzle-based. I also liked that it got easier to figure out where to deliver the extra "lost" objects as I got to know the characters better. I also had a lot of fun completing the churro delivery races. Overall, this was a good addition to my library, though it was just a short game. My only nitpick was that there were lots of cosmetic extras that don't add anything to the gameplay. The costumes are fine because, even though only one (obtained at the very end) gives an upgrade, I can at least see my character wearing them, and that bit of customization was nice. The broom trails were fun too because I felt like I earned them by hunting for them and completing the dungeons. But the charms don't do anything and are barely visible while playing, so they don't add much customization to Mika's look, they don't offer any benefits, and they were cheap to buy, so it didn't feel like a challenge. I think I would've preferred to get the charms as a reward after extra/optional fetch quests from certain characters, like charms for a friendship bracelet or something. The tarot cards were the most useless thing in the game. I read online that there was some kind of hint about breaking the pots to get the cards, but I must have missed it, because I had no idea what to do with the pots (even if I had noticed that hint , I doubt I would've though to drop on them from a great height in order to smash them open). The tarot cards aren't used for anything in the game, and they don't change any cosmetics or offer any upgrades, so getting the cards was underwhelming and felt pointless.

jogo maneirinho

Nice and Cozy

Mika and the Witch's Mountain is a cutsey 3d exploration game that sees you flying around the Isle of Winds delivering packages and making friends. The gameplay is rather simple in nature, but can be difficult to master, reminiscent of old school 3d platformers like Spyro, but unlike those games, Mika is significantly easier. The story is very charming - you're a young witch apprentice coming to the island to become a true, real witch, only to be seemingly rejected by your teacher and having to work your way back into her good graces. It's heartwarming, if a little bland. Basically Kiki's Delivery Service with a little extra twist on it. The main story of the game is EXTREMELY short - like, 2 hours to beat kind of short, but there is a significant amount of optional content like sidequests and dungeons to explore during or after the main story. However, it is in my opinion the greatest weakness of this game - the story never directs you to any of it. Either you discover it on your own or you don't and if you don't, you'll prbably come away feeling rather disappointed by the lack of content. Personally, since I am the type of gamer that gets disinterested in a game after the main story is finished, I ended up dropping the game after credits rolled, even though there was still a lot to discover. I really wish the sidequests and extra stuff was more tied into the story of the island and the game in general. All in all, if you want the Studio Ghibli vibes and you're into exploration without it contributing to a larger story, I'd get this one on discount.

MAIS QUEL JEU INCROYABLE !

Cara, sem explicação. O jogo é magnífico