Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition

What a sweet little game...very cute and engaging. A really beautiful way to deal with death.
Though not gonna lie, it can be pretty grindy but it's only a problem if you're a bit "all or nothing" like me 😅

‌    Spiritfarer
✪ {ᏚᏟᏫᏒᎬ : 7.3}
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᯽ : “spiritfarer is a beautiful experience with shortcomings that stop it from fully capturing its potential.

I'm gonna go over the gameplay and its flaws first. i think the game can be quite frustrating at times. like most of the missions are fetch quests, and to get those items, you need to have another building, and to build that, you need another item that only exist past a certain border that you can't yet go through. it feels messy. and throughout the game it keeps repeating that cycle by adding more and more items.
the islands i felt were underwhelming. tho the npcs were pretty goofy and i liked that, the environments felt repetitive and kinda dead, and their platforming puzzles were a headache at times. still, sometimes i kinda enjoyed this loop and found myself having fun with it.

but the characters.. man..
the writing in this game is just beautiful. they all feel special. i cared about them.
and when you think about them through the concept of the game, and what some of what they do really means, it gets even more depressing. I'm not gonna say all of them, but some of them left quite the impact on me.. i don't know how to explain it. y'know, like the sweet interactions you get to have with them, having all these cute & goofy moments, then watching it quietly fade away one day, and then, seeing their places empty after leaving them on the everdoor.. i missed them.”

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🝰 | 𝚁𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚂

• Stories : 7.7
~ like i said the storytelling is usually good, because the writing is great, but i feel it should've tried to create more authentic moments to tell it's stories in, rather than just at random you get a "!" icon and they start talking about themselves out of nowhere. y‌'‌kno? sometimes it did actually try to do that and it was pretty nice.
⋆ Characters : 8.8
~ i miss you stanley :<
𐄁 World Building/Lore : 7.4
• Atmosphere : 7.6

• Gameplay : 5.5
~ another thing is that, i like how many items there are, it adds possibly for more options, but that kinda also makes it feel pretty overwhelming at times. i feel like some of the elements in the game would work better if they were simplified a lil bit.
• Level Design : 4.0
𐄁 Pacing : 3.7
𐄁 Movement : 6.0
𐄁 Traversal : 7.5
𐄁 Puzzles : 3.5
• Side Content : 𝜘
~ usually just more fetch quests.

• Visuals : 7.6
~ i love the character designs.
• Environment Design : 6.4

• Animations : 8.0
~ did i mention i love the characters designs? cause i also love their animations.

• SoundTrack : 7.6
• Sound Design : 7.7

• Performance : ￪￪￬

⎆ 𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝚂⬎
𐄁 Customization : 𝜘￬
𐄁 Replayability : 𝜘￬
𐄁 Innovation : ⍟⍟
𐄁 Accessibility : ⍟
𐄁 Setting Options : ⍟⍟
𐄁 UI/HUD : 7.8
~ i love how the text wiggles :D
𐄁 Extras : 〆
𐄁 Collectibles : 𝜘
𐄁 Trophies : 𝜘

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？| 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂

𐄁 Do i recommend this game? it needs patience, alot of it, but it's worth it.
𐄁 Did it make me take my time with it? i tried to, but it felt like i had to grind through alot of it.
𐄁 Did it meet my expectations? mhm.

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〄 | 𝙸𝙽𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽

- Platforms : PS4 Pro
- First Playthrough : 8.9.24
𐄁 Finished at : 14.9.24
𐄁 Playtime : 30ʜ 0′
- Beaten : 1 time
- Trophy Progress : 48℅
⟆⟅ | Won't Platinum '~'

Really interesting game concept. Touching characters that you don't want to part with, and decent enough platforming to get you by. But it has all the trappings of a budget indie game.

Makes me sad. Very good

I almost overlooked this one, it’s been sitting on PS Plus for ages now. After playing Cult of the Lamb I was seeking similar games and this was recommended.

STYLE
The character design is absolute peak. Each one reflects their personality and the way they all move and interact is so cute

STORY
Can’t say enough about this story. It’s so sweet and peaceful, but also ridiculously sad. A completely unique concept

GAMEPLAY
Yeah look, it can get a little bit stale travelling around on the boat, but I find myself continually reaching for it. The mechanic of kinda Tetris building your ship is really fun, especially attempting to maximise efficiency

Honestly I love this game. It does touch on themes of death frequently, and it does feel upsetting at times but it's worth playing for sure. The characters are brilliantly designed and the artwork is fantastic. You can't die but there are still challenges, mini games and puzzles to complete.

Recommend to everyone.