Seasons after Fall

3.5/5 stars A nonviolent platformer (though the story has death) with creative, challenging puzzles and, most of all, beautiful handpainted graphics. It's fun to switch between the four seasons, each of which gives different color to every level. Backgrounds have multiple layers that create a 3D effect as you run past, and immerse you in this beautiful nature world. The lighting is dynamic. Sometimes light sources & shadows will shift around on certain objects. A little too much running, but the game has a thoughtful mood to it, especially with the classy string quartet music. Your fox does jobs for mysterious entities. Their goals start out obscure, and as I learned their motives, I actually didn't feel like helping any of them. You just have to go along to finish the game, which is still fun to play... ...except there's no map. If metroidvania games had adequate or great maps back in the 90s, there's no reason this game shouldn't, especially with some levels being large & multi-story. And there's no function to immediately check how many collectibles you found & levels you've cleared to unlock extras & the true ending. Between this & the vague plot, often you're lost as to what to do & where to go, and must resort to tedious running around. This & the tough puzzles will make kids lose interest, despite the cute animals, but if you're older & you're willing to consult guides, you'll still have fun. Hope to see more games from this company.

The art is really captivating, but the jump is lagging, and I cannot tolerate that, I am not a hardcore platformer. Maybe I revisit later, the graphic design and the music are so nice. But not soon, unfortunately.

Always wanted to play a cartoon and now I do! :) A definite 5 star! Thank you developers and GOG team!

I was hoping for something different. I mean, the graphics and music are just as I thought - beautifull and mesmerising, but that's basically it. I didn't hope for anything more than walking simulator. I aimed for chilling, innocent story of a fox exploring magical world. But it's not it. It's story about some spirit, guided by some entity, which tells the spirit to possess an animal that the entity lured to it (and fox looks defenetely scared during the process). I mean, it doesn't feel right from the beginning. It could be pure and innocent or the opposite - dark and gloomy. But it isn't any of that, It's lukewarm. I'm disappointed, and the beautiful graphics didn't help me overcome the aftertaste of shady beginning.

I would like to address one comment some one made about controls. Something about wanting the fox to be lighter or something. The controls of this game are very fluid, with a rather high jump for such a little fox. I actually find the controls rather fun and it's one of the reasons I love coming back to this game The voice acting, while limited to two characters, is very good. The look of the game is amazing and well crafted. Only minor issues one might have is that you do have to revisit the areas again though often new sections open up. The one puzzle is a little tricky and the one memory can be a little hard to find. There are enough places on line, though, to help with these minor problems.