Wavetale

3D Platformers tend to be frustrating to me, because it's often difficult to know where you're supposed to stand, and one little slip means a tedious waste of time getting back to where you were. Here, traversal is so smooth, and level design is good at making you feel like you know what you're doing. With the numerous grapple points, you'll rarely find a slog if you do manage to fall. Skating around on the ocean is really fun and satisfying, too. Since there isn't any real open-world exploration, a quick-travel system would've been appreciated, but backtracking is pretty minimal, so it's not so bad. I could've done without the few racing segments, but they only give you money, which is only used to purchase cosmetics, so they're skippable. The world is absolutely beautiful, especially the water; the dark, shining colors beneath the waves and lovely skies and sunsets above come together to make an unforgettable aesthetic. Character models are fun; maybe not quite beautiful, but they have a neat cartoony aesthetic that helps to set the tone of the game. The writing, like the character artstyle, kinda screams young adult novel, but don't take that to mean that it's bad; the story is still earnest, and the characters are very likable. With all that in mind, the brass-heavy music seems a strange choice, but in the moments where it needs to be, it ramps up and becomes oddly compelling. The length is a bit shorter than it could have been, but very close to just right, and I'd much rather a game be too short than too long. This comes highly recommended to 3D Platformer fans, and also to those who'd like to be 3D Platformer fans.

I love this game; the story is captivating and emotional; the gameplay is aight but why i REALLY love this game is the surfing mechanics and the story. i was homeless; addicted to drugs and traveling the country to get clean a few years ago. i say this because it was when Stadia was a thing- and stadia...while not many liked it; was one of the only ways i could game...and this game in particular, Wavetale; ive had on my mind the last 4 years because i knew some day i'd come back to buy this game. i just knew i had to have it; i loved the surfing. its relaxing; cathartic, touching, and just...entertaining. GET THIS GAME. if for anything; your internet goes down; you'll be surfing four hours :D

Wavetale est un jeu d'aventure-action en monde ouverte, où notre héroïne, Sigrid, doit libérer le monde de la mélasse qui corromp tout ce qu'elle touche. Le gros point fort du jeu, c'est sa jouabilité: notre personnage répond au doigt et à l'œil. se déplace (ou plutôt glisse) très vite sur les eaux et est également bien agile sur la terre ferme. Il y a un système de combat aussi, léger mais fonctionnel. De toute manière, on ne joue pas à Wavetale pour son challgenge, mais plutôt pour se laisser emporter dans l'ambiance, qui ne manque pas de charme. À noter également que le jeu est en V.F. intégrale et que les doublages français sont très propres et bien joués. La campagne dure environ 5 heures et quelques, avec le mode libre débloqué une fois le jeu terminé. Je recommande !

Une chouette petite aventure qui m'a fait penser à Subermerged, mais qui est bien plus dynamique. L'histoire un peu ennuyante au début, finit par se réveiller et de même pour les péripéties. Cependant gros souci dans la gestion de la progression des quêtes annexes, ces dernières se réinitialise à chaque chargement, donc j'ai fini par laisser tomber ces dernières. Un léger manque de challenge et une surabondance des ressources permettant d'acheter les quelques tenues altenatives qui de toute façon ne seront pas visibles dans les cinématiques. Plus qu'a espérer que les souci seront réglés, mais je doute, pas eu de maj sur steam depuis sa sortie. Et que le studio s'améliore s'il arrive à sortir un autre titre.