4,5 stars. A well-crafted game that is short and sweet, but definitely not for everyone. The game’s description does a pretty good job of explaining what the game is about. For the most part you just run around and take pictures of birds and other animals, while occasionally fixing things and picking up trash. The gameplay is simple, but still triggers that “gotta catch ‘em all” feeling of wanting to take pictures of every species the game has to offer. That doesn’t take too long (4 ish hours? I wasn’t keeping track), and in my opinion the game is just long enough to make the best out of its lovely world without dragging on longer than necessary. The visuals are really beautiful, and I love the art style it goes for. Both the story and characters are fun and the perfect amount of goofy. My only real complaint is that the game lacks some background music. The music is really great whenever it shows up, but for the most part when you just run around the island the game could use some more music to really solidify the whole experience. The game is full of bird chirping and other sounds so it’s not like it’s completely quiet, but I still feel like some more music would have made a difference.
As the description says, this is a “feel-good game about running around and doing good deeds” and if that sounds like something you’d like, then I can wholeheartedly recommend this game.
