Written By: Patrick Orquia
Title: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Developer: Prideful Sloth
Publisher: Prideful Sloth
Genre: Adventure, Simulation, Lifestyle, RPG
Number of Players: 1
Release Date: 17th May 2018
Price: $29.99
At offset glance, it would last fair to assume that this game would last around other Zelda-like game, where the protagonist would embark on a massive adventure across a broad map, slaying foes in addition to gathering weapons along the way. This game is NOT similar that, at all. Actually it resembles Animal Crossing more, amongst a whole lot of Harvest Moon thrown in, but framed inwards a Zelda-like environment. Minus the monsters, that is.
The game is nearly a protagonist that got shape away to a magical isle of Gamea. This isle is threatened past times Murks that comprehend villages in addition to other areas that could last exclusively last freed past times Sprites. These Sprites are magical beingness in addition to are scattered across the land. You equally the protagonist start out amongst ane in addition to equally you lot progress inwards the game, you lot honor to a greater extent than of them. The areas covered past times Murk also require a sure as shooting number of Sprites for them to last freed, in addition to hence you lot volition last required to honor these petty creatures oftentimes hidden away from plainly sight. While you lot endeavor to produce this, you lot come across dissimilar individuals, around of whom would require you lot to produce sure as shooting tasks, similar gathering materials, repairing farms, seeking lost animals, in addition to the like. This is ane facet of the game that could brand you lot rack hours upon hours of gameplay. I scream upward starting the game Stardew Valley. I didn’t think that I would play it for a long time, equally past times that time, I haven’t actually played whatever farm simulation games, but lo in addition to behold, I ended upward having to a greater extent than than lx hours of gameplay out of it. Yonder is non quite similar Stardew Valley, equally it lacks ane cardinal chemical part that that game has: combat.
Yes, at that topographic point are no enemies on this game. None. Even if you lot endeavor to similar hitting animals amongst your axe to satisfy your lust for blood, the game volition non permit you lot to. Even if you lot endeavor to annoy them in addition to provoke them to maul you lot to death, no, that merely doesn’t happen. I was a scrap disappointed past times that, but equally I played the game more, I realized that the game doesn’t actually demand it. I did taste the gathering of materials, crafting them, trading them for other stuff similar gardening tools, farming, taking attention of animals, doing fetch quests, finding lost people or animals, in addition to all that jazz. Of course, aside from that, I withal had to honor the Sprites for me to progress inwards the game, in addition to that ane is also enjoyable. The game features an open-world map that could last quite fun to explore, equally at that topographic point is a real noticeable absence of Lynels in addition to other terrifying monsters. Unlike Breath of the Wild, though, mount cliffs could non last climbed, but almost all areas tin move last easily accessed on foot. There is also no lead a opportunity of falling to your death, equally the protagonist would automatically opened upward his magical umbrella that slows downwards his descent. It’s quite cute.
And cute is the primary aesthetic of the game. The grapheme blueprint of people in addition to other creatures are good, in addition to they expression really, well, cute. And this contributes a lot to the game beingness in addition to hence relaxing to play, along amongst the lack of whatever lead a opportunity of dying. Even if the the world doesn’t bring a fast move system, walking from ane betoken of the map to around other is non much of a chore. You tin move also give thank you lot the soothing music that quite resembles of the music from Wind Waker. The music also cuts off afterward sometime (usually when it turns dark) in addition to you lot are exclusively left amongst the ambient sounds of nature. Sounds of crickets, air current blowing through leaves, in addition to meowing of minor kittens (also purpose of the collectibles) tin move last heard. They audio particularly expert using headphones.
Overall, this game is actually good, if you lot don’t expression much. Battling against enemies shouldn’t last acquaint inwards all games. I personally would prefer the game to bring a fighting system, but other elements inwards the game made me taste it. It’s a real expert game to escape from the likes of Doom or Fortnite, or fifty-fifty Zelda. If you lot similar farming simulations in addition to crafting stuff out of other stuff, this game is for you. But fifty-fifty you lot are non a fan of such game genre, this game could withal last that ane game to merely set your hear at ease, in addition to brand you lot realize that at that topographic point is withal expert left inwards the world.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS
- Excellent cel-shaded graphical style, grapheme design, marker design, in addition to musical score
- Relaxing gameplay
- Map shows points of involvement in addition to allows you lot to ready a path to a goal of your choice
- Very intuitive controls
- Interesting trading system
- Ambient sounds audio actually expert particularly when using earphones
- Traversing the open-world map from ane betoken to around other is non much of a chore
- Gathering in addition to crafting materials are piece of cake to do
- Farming is quite enjoyable
CONS
- Fetch quests tin move conk besides repetitive
- Most quests don’t render plenty details, which could conk tedious due to the large open-world map that has no fast move system
- NO COMBAT SYSTEM WHATSOEVER
- So-so story
- Everything is brightly illuminated during daytime, making around quests that require you lot to honor sure as shooting characters difficult to produce because it’s difficult to catch them against a brightly-lit background
- The Murk, which is the primary threat inwards the game, is non actually threatening at all
- The game would occasionally trigger auto-saving spell your grapheme is walking, resulting to around framerate issues
- Quite pricey
RATING: 4/5 Sage Stones in addition to Sprites
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