FAR: Lone Sails

This is a stunning piece of work. I put my headphones on, turned the lights off, and lost myself in this incredible world for a brief time. I completed it in a single sitting, and anyone who defines its worth in hours will sadly be disappointed. Myself, I loved every minute. I would say it's the perfect length, and ends in the perfect place. If you thrive on discovery and wonder, and/or you have a love of magnificent old machines, I'd urge you not to miss it. I'd advise not reading any more about it, lest you dilute the experience.

It's short, it's pretty, it's not challenging. It's slow. A lineat journey in an empty world, post apocalyptic I guess. The atmosphere is good, it feels like a cheap version of Inside, without the scary parts and the feels. It's hard to say it's "bad" but it's very short and doesn't go very far in its premise. No choices, no secret things, no explainations about anything. Just that weird machine you pilot (with interesting controls, you move your plateforming character inside your "ship" to press buttons to do stuff) to the end, with a couple upgrades on the way. I had a hard time feeling invested in the adventure. It felt a bit shallow in the end.

I don't really know, how to describe this game, since it is kind of its own genre. You travel alone in a deserted world in a strange vehicle, this gives a nice feeling of loneliness and discovery. What makes this quite unique, however, is the way you control your vehicle. It is a mix of puzzler plattformer and resource management. There are great games with vehicles travel and resource management and there are also great puzzle plattformers, but I would have never imagined that a combination of this two would work. And it does work, thanks to the great atmosphere, which holds everything together in this lonely world.

I really like the idea, the artwork and love the music. There are adorable details everywhere, my personal favourite is the radio. There are no dialogues or interactions with others but this game still manages to tell a little story. And a pretty wholesome one too, at least according to my imagination. What I probably enjoyed the most is the pacing of the game - the rotations between rather hectic times on the one hand and feeling more like a panoramic tour on the other. From a technical perspective this game is solid work. I encountered no bugs, glitches or performance issues. As many already mentioned the game is pretty short, I really wished the experience of playing this story lasted longer. But still the price is acceptable for me because it's approximately the same as going to the cinema and I absolutely enjoyed the time spent.