{"id":3608,"date":"2023-10-13T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2023-09-18T21:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T03:20:04","slug":"video-game-spirit-of-the-north-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/13\/video-game-spirit-of-the-north-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Spirit of the North (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2020
\nRating: E
\nTime Played: 458 minutes \/ 7.63 hours<\/p>\n

Spirit of the North <\/em>is a game about death, rebirth, and the beauty of Iceland. Without knowing much about it, I selected this as the next game my daughter and I would play through since it had no dialogue and seemed to be fairly straightforward. And while I was worried that the random corpses littering the game’s levels might scare her, I don’t think she fully understood what they were as we played. I enjoyed the ambiance of the music and the beautiful scenery, but the game had some issues.<\/p>\n

While the beautiful scenery was quite immersive, any time the fox interacted with any of it, the graphics felt dated, like PlayStation 2-era graphics. It was also difficult to control the fox at times, especially when requiring precise jumps to reach secret areas. I also found the portions in the caverns\/caves were extremely dark, to the point of being unable to see where I was going or what I was doing in those areas. Added on top of all of this, there were at least two or three times when I got stuck and could not figure out how to progress, which made me resort to watching a few playthroughs just to progress.<\/p>\n

It’s a little odd that such a linear game like this would provide any challenge. I understand the need to control how the levels progressed, but I almost feel a small open-world concept could have been more engaging. Still, some puzzles and platforming sections were clever in a way that evoked Metroidvania mechanics. I also appreciated the non-verbal narrative that explored topics of death and rebirth that I could then share with my daughter.<\/p>\n

A beautiful game that was difficult to play, I give Spirit of the North <\/em>3.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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