The First Tree

I had this game in my backlog for so long and wanted to play it, just to feel extremely disappointed when doing though (sorry, David!). I really expected the game to be an adventure game, but the adventure was very much limited to walking and finding ways to find all the collectables, which I failed in btw, since going "backwards" on the map is limited. Instead of PLAYING two parallel stories, only one of them is really playable. The voice acting was okay, but this game triggered several compyright claims on YT - a HUGE red flag for content creators. Even for the list-rice, I can confidently say, that there is better content available on Steam. Again, sorry, David. This did not fulfil my expectations of an adventure game. I have to admit though, the graphics ARE beautiful!

I had found this game years ago. His developer was showing a tutorial about Unity Engine in YouTube. I thought that was such a cool and kind thing he was doing that I immediately wanted to play his game. Well, I guess my expectations went too high... I'm convinded that if this story were released as a book with its beautiful 3D landscapes it would be hugely better than this clunky and superficial game. The story and message in it are good, but it'd been put in the wrong media I think.. or it misses a lot as a game. If there's something that drives me crazy in videogames, it's games released without proper polishing. And if a game is made by a single person, that doesn't justify anything. Before continuing, I'd like to talk about the photography in this game: it is awesome! There are these moments where you find the exact POV and take a screenshot that tells more than a hundred words (narrative related). — — — Now despite its beautiful and colorful maps, the game itself is boring most of the time. The gameplay is too much clunky and badly responsive. Chasing star lights that make nothing was not enough. And the narrative happens only occasionally. - Sometimes you see a rock intriguingly positioned or a bunch of scattered objects - or an entire house half buried - you run all the way to there and... there's nothing. - The soundtrack is pleasant with a beautiful piano and a violin, but unfortunely repetitive. - Once, something I did triggered something else somewhere, but I only heard a sound, which prevented me from figuring out what/where I was supposed to go. No light, no signal. - I had to replay an entire chapter because the game doesn't save the progress until the chapter is completed. Therefore, the game leaves much to be desired in terms of refinement and doesn't feel like a finished creation. Despite this, I would have loved to read this story as an illustrated book.

By every measure I should love this game but after two long levels in which you can self save, I don't know if I can continue with it. Do not like the dialogue paired with the fox...so far something about it feels really really forced.

Вы играете за лесу, которая ищет своих пропавших детёнышей. Параллельно идут диалоги мужчины и его жены. Грустная история , особенно в конце игры . История про лису- это сон главного героя. История лесы и человека имеют общую цель. Потеря близких.

Looks and feels unfinished. The ending was interesting, but I found the dialogue cringe and the gameplay too slow and clunky for it being an exploration/walking sim game.

This has been in my backlog for awhile. I went in hoping for a better use of the animal and environment and got a lot of grief exploration through a narrative that didn't rly connect for me. There's parts where the environmental art and music rly work, and I'm very appreciative that the main path of the game doesn't stretch into the 2hour mark. The music might even be the standout star of the game. But, the key issue is over-spacing the environments, where sections of the game feel too spread out. Ironically, the most emotional section of the game for me was a bug where a ghost deer didn't despawn and I was able to push it all the way across the entire level, until I was forced to leave it behind because of a jumping section. I had gotten attached to the deer as I pushed it over the level and was actually sad to have to leave them behind. If you're more like me and are more interested in a game about animals, I recommend Shelter or Shelter 2.

Got this from a bundle. I do not care about your story, guy. Bad game. Bad everything.