Pattern

This isn't really a game. It is more of a work of art and a story. There is hardly any game play. There is a small stamina mechanic, but you are mostly just able to explore the environment. At least for me, this was more about slowing down and enjoying the beautiful scenery. There aren't that many areas either. There are only four. But they are all very, very lovely to wander about in. The other part of this is the story. To summarize (minor spoiler warning?), The game developer talks about his experience creating games and art, and talking about what it means to him. It isn't too long, but it is a very nice read. Overall, I would definitely recommend this game. However, there it is not for everyone. Watch the trailers and screenshots, and I think you can get an idea if this is the right thing for you.

[h3]Conceptually Interesting. But Way Too Expensive.[/h3] [b]General Review:[/b] The procedurally generated worlds are interesting. But often there's objects clipping into objects and the movement is weird. If this game was five dollars that might be reasonable, but as is, full price, I can't recommend it. [b]The Walking Sim:[/b] 4/10 - There are some neat mechanics where you can climb anything and jump pretty far, but the movement is too smooth and there is no sound for any of it. It's disconcerting mostly. Kind of feels like you're just drifting around. [b]The Mechanics:[/b] 3/10 - You go from campfire to campfire sleeping. I think you're supposed to explore more but there is just a lot of objects in varying locations so there isn't much to look at. Got boring really quickly. [b]The Story:[/b] 1/10 - In the 'about this game' section they say "A journal like story about the process of creating art discovered through play." What story? I would very much like to know what story they mean. There didn't seem to be one at all. [b]Graphics/Visual Design:[/b] 2/10 - A lot of 3D objects with limited colour palettes. It was interesting for about ten minutes, and then the following ten minutes got progressively more boring as nothing changed. [b]Sound:[/b] 3/10 - The music is lovely. Unfortunately there are no sound effects at all. It's all just music. Which isn't really sound design. Kudos to whoever made the music though. [b]Overall Score:[/b] 2.6 - I wouldn't bother with this, interesting idea, not an interesting execution. If you're going to buy it. Buy it on sale.