Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature. As a wild fox you are sent on a perilous journey aided only by your ability to change the seasons at will, manipulating a gorgeous 2D world backed by...
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature. As a wild fox you are sent on a perilous journey aided only by your ability to change the seasons at will, manipulating a gorgeous 2D world backed by an enchanting live string quartet.
The power of nature is in your paws as you make your journey across this mysterious world full of strange flora and fauna. Each of the seasons have a drastic change on the environment: it is up to you to change the world and open new paths. Winter can freeze waterfalls, and the rain from Spring can raise water levels, while Summer can cause some plants to grow and extend. The world of Seasons After Fall is overflowing with secrets, can you uncover the truth?
Something feels weird in this forest. In order to complete your quest, you must use your mystical abilities to meet the Guardians and gain their powers. The four Guardians of the Seasons are gigantic totemic spirits and protectors of a mysterious sacred ritual: the Bear for Winter, the Crane for Autumn, the Eel for Spring, and the Cicada for Summer. But are they allies? Or enemies?
Discover a world brought to life by stunning hand-painted graphics and original music performed by a string quartet. Visit enchanted vistas and sceneries while the music, the mood, and the atmosphere change seamlessly with the seasons.
... and entertaining for a while, until you are done exploring each area for the first time. Then you get struck by confusion. While each area looks different from one to another, you have that unpleasant feeling that everything looks the same after running back and forth so many times. This makes it hard to keep track of where you already went and where you have to go next, especially when no map is available. The puzzles feel repetitive and some can be pretty challenging as it is difficult to grasp the concept.
You can find my Video Review here:
https://youtu.be/PcNuqsuYODE
There are many positive things on this game like the original game concept and story, good level design, interesting puzzles, beautiful graphics and music and solid control. However, there are also some negatives - the absence of living creatures, no real challenge which might be causing sneaking stereotype, hardware optimization and loading screens. The game is suitable for children and might develop their logical thinking.
Pros: - game concept
- story
- level design
- puzzles
- graphics
- soundtrack
Cons: - empty world
- no real challenge
- hardware optimization
- loading screens
I am giving this nice game Thumbs Up and 7+ out of 10.
I recommend playing it with the french audio (and English subs of course), I found it more in par with the visual style.
Do not expect a masterpiece, as some game design elements could be better executed, if I am to be objective.
Get it on discount, and enjoy!
I really enjoyed this game and I warmly recommend it to anyone who loves art and relaxing games. The animations and the art is just beautiful. I love the fox and exploring the world with him is fun and cute.
The story of this game isn't epic but more of an fairytale, nice and rather harmless. The gameplay isn't hard, as I said, it's relaxing but some of the puzzles can be difficult.
I would like to give that game five stars, but there are flaws wich frustrated me a lot.
There's a puzzle where you have to place bugs in the right shape to continue and I had no clue what I was supposed to do. I looked it up online and solved it, but I wished the developers would have given a real hint.
It seems to me like they could have added more hints or a map because sometimes I got lost or took a long time to look for something and the world is a little bit labyrinthine.
But all things considered, I recommend this game. It's fun, beautiful and relaxing. I needed eight hours to finish.
