For fans of Journey: (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, December 17, 2018, 21:16 (2175 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Actually scratch that. I’ll play it over holiday break and do a full review / analysis / criticism. It’ll be a learning opportunity for everyone here, including me.

I don't know if you'll like it, but I suspect you will come away thinking it's a better game than Journey. The deeper I get, the more I like it, and it has much more mechanical complexity than Journey does.

There are actually some neat platforming sections. Nothing super difficult, but definitely fun, and at least one so far had me scratching my head for a moment.

This game is great.

First 15 minutes:

-Controls are not reconfigurable using a controller. The defaults are sensible but this is inexcusable.
-Excruciatingly long intro sequence
-More decision making and mechanical complexity on the first screen of Mario 1 than in the game so far.
-Low impact: doesn't make my Macbook Pro fan spin up.
-Animation and art is good.