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Then I got to the later part of the game and one of the final spirits gives you a series of challenges that suddenly require some actual platforming skills and you need to complete these challenges if you want to finish this character’s storyline. There were a few areas that proved to be beyond my skill level, but traversing these more difficult sections isn’t important for advancing the story and it’s only required if you want to get all of the items.

The platforming was kept pretty simple and easy at the start and new elements were added in, bit by bit, so I had a chance to get used to them. Good thing Stella can use her hat as a glider!ĭespite this, I didn’t really have much trouble with the gameplay during the majority of the game. I don’t have a lot of experience with playing those kinds of games and I’m not particularly dexterous when it comes to timing my jumps or navigating my character around so that they don’t fall off of cliffs. Now, I must admit that I am not good at platforming in general. This is more of a personal complaint then something that I would consider to be an objective flaw in the game, but I found that there was an annoying jump in the difficulty of the platforming aspect towards the end of the story. I loved exploring the world of Spiritfarer and I’m excited that there is some DLC coming out later this year and that I’ll have the opportunity to play this game even more. There were also a number of side-quests that were pretty amusing, especially the one where I delivered several questionable shipments of fruit to a shady juice stand, which eventually got shut down by the authorities.

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Collecting is a game mechanic that I personally really enjoy, so I had a great time unlocking new outfits for Stella and finding everything I needed to fully upgrade my boat. When you’re not taking care of the spirits, you tour around the Spirt World, collecting different materials and using them to upgrade your boat or add buildings for your spirit friends to hang out in. Spiritfarer includes some platforming, but the main gameplay elements are collecting and crafting. The spirits you bring aboard your boat all appear as cute animals and the graphics of Stella running around, leaping joyfully through the air and doling out comforting hugs, warmed my heart.

I won’t spoil it, but it was a very effective note to end off on that perfectly wrapped up the Spiritfarer experience.ĭespite dealing with a serious and somewhat grim topic, Spiritfarer is an adorable-looking game. I also found the ending to Spiritfarer to be especially moving, in large part because it’s so simple. There’s a kind of catharsis to giving these characters one final hug before they disappear in a burst of light to whatever awaits them after this. One character’s final moments left me in tears because it reminded me of the passing of someone in my own life and I sobbed during another scene, not because I had any personal connection to that character’s journey, but because their final words were simply that touching. No character’s experience with death is the same, but all of their stories were moving, in their own way, though some hit me much harder then others. The spirits that board Stella’s boat are all very different and the ways that they come to terms with the end of their lives varies depending on their individual personalities some are at peace with it, while others are simply resigned. This is a game about loss and accepting the inevitability of death, so it understandably stirred up a lot of intense feelings in me. Then, once they’re ready, you guide the spirit to the Everdoor, a type of mystical gateway where you bid them a final fond farewell before sending them off to whatever awaits spirits who have passed on. Depending on the spirit, this might involve helping them to face their most painful memories and regrets or allowing them to experience new things that they never got a chance to do while they were alive or completing a series of strange challenges until they’re finally satisfied. It is now your responsibility to sail through the spirit world, finding spirits and coaxing them through accepting the end of their life. In Spiritfarer you play as Stella, a young woman who has taken over the position of Spiritfarer from Charon (yes, the Charon from Greek mythology). Playing this game was a very unique experience it’s at times very cute and funny and at other times extremely poignant and emotional. I was introduced to Spiritfarer by my brother, who purchased the game for me because he wanted to have someone to talk to about it.