I'm Finn, a roebuck returning home to the land of Velehill to celebrate
an annual festival, only to find his parental home completely destroyed.
Monsters roam the land, and the nearby villagers are convinced it's the
wolves, once banished to the other side of the forest. But Finn
encounters some weird elements while looking for his parents that makes
him believe a lot more is going on than just a pack of vengeful
wolves...
Really liking the game. It's like a fairy tale world
filled with talking animals. There are many characters with great voice
actors and several different locations all easily accessible through a
world map. It all looks very cheerful but the place got its darker side
too. Sometimes you're even warned of approaching danger by a flashing
save (floppy disk) icon. And indeed, if you slip up, you get one of
those classic death scenes the old Sierra games used to be filled with.
Only here it's funnier than being simply annoying.
The puzzle
difficulty is right up my alley. I like the in-game notebook to keep
track of your goals. More games could use that, lol! And the jingle when
you've done something right, really gives an extra sense of
achievement. The difficulty lies pretty much in finding the necessary
items, and some of them are quite hidden. You really have to look at
everything. Luckily this world is so well designed and beautiful to look
it, you really want to investigate all you can.
This is a fun
and beautiful world to walk around in! There are some heavy "The Secret
of N.I.M.H." vibes at the end of this chapter. I really like how this
story is written, everything makes sense, there's danger lurking all
over the place, there's a general feeling of urgency, you really want to
achieve all goals and, well, save the world basically.
This game
is amazing stuff, I felt really happy when it ended, usually you get a
general "okay, that was fun, let's see what I'll play next!" feeling,
but here I'm really quite immersed in this world you created and really
wanted to celebrate the good ending. It's a gritty fairy tale that's
about more than just cute talking animals. Very good story, I really
hope it becomes the success it deserves to be!
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