Wavetale

I can appreciate a lot this game does, but the one that gets me mushy is the lullaby Iris used to sing to Sigrid being the leitmotif across the entire game's soundtrack

I got this game in a Humble Bundle and gravitated to it super quick. Needless to say I'm glad I got to play it. The game is visually very interesting, think like an upscaled Gamecube/Sega Dreamcast game. The game also has pretty fluid movement and combat mechanics which made the game an easy one to complete. It's a short story, one I was able to 100% in less than 5 hours but I think there's a lot packed into that timeframe. The game did have some frustrating aspects to it, primarily the game freezing up at times like a scratched DVD and sometimes having to fight with the camera when you get too close to the gloom. The keybinds were a little unorthodox but once I got to playing the game it felt fine. Overall, I think the game is worth checking out if you ever see it on sale.

you can tell that a lot of love went into this game, the art style and sound are overflowing with personality; unfortunately it can't save the game from boring gameplay. everything's too easy and repetitive. a good chunk of this game is spent just walking (or rather surfing) from place to place without any obstacles or puzzles or enemies to make it anything but monotonous. There are lots of collectibles but the things you can buy are mostly just cosmetics

Wavetale is art through and through. Great music. Great mechanics. Great story. Occasionally the camera is a little stiff or jumpy for a platformer, but never so bad to break the flow, just distract from the art. If you like platformers, it's probably a little on the easy side, but if you want to get into platformers, this one is solid and versatile.

Classic "action-adventure" game with some light 3D-platforming and basic combat, really strong art direction, and a nice little story with a good message

Wavetale is a short but charming adventure that's easy to recommend. Its colourful art style and relaxing soundtrack create a great atmosphere, but the real highlight is the surfing and traversal. Zipping across the waves and flowing through platforming sections always feels fantastic. The combat is simple but that's okay, the game is at its best when you're freely surfing around the world. Unlockable cosmetics add a nice extra incentive to explore, making for a fun, laid-back experience that's well worth a play. Given its relatively short runtime though, it's a game that's best picked up on a sale for the best value.

Suave, Efímero y Dulce. Como una ola que se pierde en la orilla de la playa.

The game has good movement, a good soundtrack, alright voice acting, and I found the water to be very pretty. The basic gameplay loop boils down to collecting objects in a certain zone until you move to the next zone to do it all again. There are also NPCs to discover that give you fetch quests along the way. My main complaint with the game would be that I found the combat to be too easy. It felt like it was added in as an after thought. My minor complaint would be me personally not liking the faces on the 3D models.

Very short, very fun game with a lot of water surfing mechanics! Lots of fun outfits to buy, but sadly always shows the default character model in cutscenes! Either way the story is a lot of fun with pretty simple mechanics when fighting enemies! I firmly enjoyed this experience!