I think I'm in love with the idea of this game more than I am the actual game itself.

Let me just say upfront that I have no complaints with the art, music, character design, concept, or "vibe" of Spiritfarer whatsoever. The developers knocked it out of the park here and for those reasons alone, I'd recommend the game.

I'd be remiss however if I didn't mention that this game feels like a chore to play at times. It feels more like a resource management game than anything else, with the "good" bits of the game (interacting with the colorful cast of characters) being locked away behind tedious and time consuming tasks. One moment I get to talk to Gwen and read her interesting dialogue, then I have to sit on my boat and wait 6+ minutes for my ship to reach its destination with nothing to do in the meantime.

To keep it short, the gameplay of Spiritfarer is lacking. But if you can look past that and focus on what this game does well (which is almost everything else) then you'll find a gorgeous work of art, one of the most beautiful games I've ever played.

I think I'm in love with the idea of this game more than I am the actual game itself. Let me just say upfront that I have no complaints with the art, music, character design, concept, or "vibe" of Spiritfarer whatsoever. The developers knocked it out of the park here and for those reasons alone, I'd recommend the game. I'd be remiss however if I didn't mention that this game feels like a chore to play at times. It feels more like a resource management game than anything else, with the "good" bits of the game (interacting with the colorful cast of characters) being locked away behind tedious and time consuming tasks. One moment I get to talk to Gwen and read her interesting dialogue, then I have to sit on my boat and wait 6+ minutes for my ship to reach its destination with nothing to do in the meantime. To keep it short, the gameplay of Spiritfarer is lacking. But if you can look past that and focus on what this game does well (which is almost everything else) then you'll find a gorgeous work of art, one of the most beautiful games I've ever played.