Recent reviews by Dan4x8

I'm really not sure if I should recommend or not...

First things first: what's up with that performance? I know, my rig isn't bleeding edge, but still over the recommended specs and even on almost anything low to mid settings it's almost unbearable to play. That's probably the only one reason why I wouldn't recommend.

Despite the stutter torture I played on and on (incredible: less stutter under water - this is actually the first game I ever encountered this) and besides the really bad performance it's a great game. It even made me to endure more of it.

Before I go on to the pros and cons...eeeks! these bizarre dark guys really freaked me out first time I encountered them. They're so fu**ing creepy. I can't remember to see something like these in any other game I ever played. Also I can't remember any enemy that I really hated so much like this birdo. He's annoying, relentless, returning and quiet efficient. I'm so happy I reached the next world now...I don't trust that bird.

The pure PRO side:
+The sound is peaceful, relaxing and in appropriate moments tense.
+The world itself is beautiful to look at and has hidden quiet a few secrets.
+Movement and corresponding controls feel fluent (I played with a controller, no idea about keyboard)
+ ^Controller support - it feels like a must for this kind of game, and dev provided :)
+Intriguing story? Okay, I'm stranded, and almost alone so far clichee... but why was the fox trapped? Who is the stranger? Oooh...are these memories? If so, where does the red cloak come from? Wait, is this a prophecy? Will I get this cloak like pictured? Okay, probably more many of interesting questions I'm left with quiet early than a story but I guess the fox will tell...
+ Besides the performance I encountered almost not a single problem (glitchy pushing and one time I was floating stuck on the edge of a platform - lucky me there was a checkpoint like 10s before)
+ Did I mentio nthe Soundtrack already? :P

Aaand for the NONOs:
- I don't think I have to mention the bad performance again.... whoops.
- A little too many questions at the beginning... whats up with the glowing amphores that I destroy?
- Some parts are waaay to dark
- Yay for giving me the option for inverse vertical...nay for missing horizontal
- Sometimes movement started to freak out when pushing the skull-like stones forward (they simply refuse the direction then and push you backwards...)
- Checkpoints not marked as such...I guess I have just to trust my guts.

TLDR:
It's a really beautiful and mysterious game, that has a lot of tiny details. Even if there's no combat it can be challenging from time to time (especially with that performance). Sometimes you really have to look careful around to find the way (but most often for the main story it's quiet straight forward). And pay attention to the small details - even the loading screen spoils the main theme of the level. Oh, and it has a bird. A huge bird. And you'll probably hate it (in a good way).
And it has an amazing soundtrack. Really.

Go, play it!

I'm already looking forward to start a second playthrough and fully enjoy the environment when these performance issues are done - until then I guess I have to torture myself with low frame rates, hick-ups and stop-motion sequences...