SEASON: A letter to the future

SEASON: A Letter to the Future offers a truly calm and poetic experience. The introduction felt quite slow at first, and I wasn’t sure I would get into it. However, once past that initial part, the game opens up. While it remains deliberately slow-paced, the bicycle and semi-open world provide a pleasant sense of freedom. The story gradually unfolds, encouraging you to better understand this changing season and the characters you meet along the way. Gameplay is very minimal, focused on exploration, photography, audio recording, and scrapbooking. The game really shines through its narrative, atmosphere, and writing. The music is subtle but fits the journey perfectly, and the cel-shaded visuals often create beautiful, memorable scenes. Overall, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a peaceful, almost timeless experience.

[spoiler] 妈妈，我忘记了我的名字。 [/spoiler] 喜欢旅游，喜欢拍照，喜欢记录事情，做手账，对人物故事，世界观感兴趣，不排斥慢节奏，对（理想化的）乡野社会学感兴趣的都可以来试试。

Years later, and I still think about this game, ruminate on this game. If you play, take your time. When you finish, take your time. And when you re-enter the world, let the game influence you to take your time and appreciate it all.

A beautiful, poetic, haunting art game. My only criticism is I wish it had been longer, I would've liked a sense of having travelled further, meeting more people, seeing more abandoned or emptying landscapes, witnessed more hauntology... I enjoyed that you had to be fairly selective with what you chose to document, but I also I wanted a longer journey to record and witness. But it didn't outstay its welcome either, and it achieved what I feel it intended. 9/10

[b][h1]The Game That Made Me Want to Travel More[/h1][/b] I've just got back from my big solo trip across several countries, and SEASON was one of the first games I played afterward. Just about 30 minutes in, I found myself wanting to plan another journey. [h2]The Jouney Begins[/h2] The game is about traveling, experiencing, meeting new people, and making stories for our future selves. We roam through the landscapes of the outside world and understand how small we are in it. I've always been kind of an explorer, so I don't know how this game would've made me feel if I had played it before my journey. But playing it now, it makes me understand even more — you can't be alone in a world full of landscapes, animals, nature, and countless small things. [h2]What the War Left Behind[/h2] The game shows us a world torn apart after the previous season's war. Everything we pass is either destroyed or just left to the care of nature. It tells us how important some things are that we often take for granted: family, home, and peace. The Elder of the town tells us about her family and home that she lost during the war. But one thing she never lost was her memories. Memories of her home, her parents, and the cruise ship where she spent her childhood. They are among the most important things in our lives. "We're always walking on ruins"— this quote from the game is so true. Wars have appeared all around the world, destroying every piece of life. If not wars, then nature: even ancient creatures like dinosaurs. I love how the game wants us, players, to understand the difference between the past and ourselves today. [h2]Life After This Season[/h2] Everyone you meet in the Tiang Valley has to move away to find peace after the war and start a new season somewhere safe. The flood will take almost everything they had, everything they made their whole lives. This sounds sad, but I adore the developers for making it sound less tragic—more like "Everything changes; life goes on." [hr][/hr] [h2]What I'll Take With Me[/h2] By the end of the game, you understand it's not always the destination that matters — it's the path. When I travel, I meet locals, try their food, and wander through streets you can't find in a tour guide — this is a journey. Everyone we meet has their own thoughts, memories, and most importantly — history. It took me about 6.5 hours to complete the game, and it seems to me like I've explored every detail the game had. I hope so, because everything you see, every detail you can interact with has something to tell. This is not just about collecting; it's about diving more into the story. Oh, and the scenery... From mountains to forests, from lakes to the ocean — the nature in SEASON is magnificent. I also loved the architecture. It is almost the exact one I've seen in my travels. About two hours in, I realized I didn't want to rush through it. I wanted to slow down and simply exist in its world for a while. Like I mentioned earlier, playing this game after a long journey makes it feel even more special and helps you realize what more you could've done to remember every little moment of your life. For me, I'd definitely bring a pen and a notebook to capture the smallest details.

Que jogo incrível, eu genuinamente não consigo colocar em palavras o que eu senti jogando, o jogo não te obriga a praticamente nada, mas eu a todo momento estava ou com a câmera e gravador na mão ou admirado pela sensação de andar de bicicleta nesse mundo lindo. Eu nunca achei que iria me importar tanto com a estética do meu diário, mas me importava, já tinha colocado o que precisava, mas naquele estado ainda não seria uma representação para o futuro. A movimentação pode ser o ponto mais complicado do jogo em alguns momentos, mas não importa, tudo faz valer a pena.

This game is for when you wanna cry. There's crying for sad things and crying for happy and funny things. The flooding of Tieng Valley comes from my tears.