![]() The more you pay attention to the details, the more rewarding it is to understand how the world came to be. ![]() It took time for the pacing, the writing, and the variety of continuously strange occurrences to properly build into something truly engrossing. Emphasis on rebirth, born from the story of the phoenix (which, I would assume, birthed Phoen-otopia), is an ongoing presence in much of the game’s story and visual make-up.ĭescribing the overall story here would be most adequately put as a “slow burn.” Initially, I wasn’t totally fond of the direction of the story, brazenly going through the motions of a standard epic. Mysterious, abandoned zones found later on in the game are rife with ominous details, meticulously placed to give players the impression of what occurred in the past. There is a lot of world-building through mood setting and visual evidence. Most prominently, the areas that the player inhabit all have history woven into the detail of their design. Whether this currently works in present time now that we have the power of hindsight is another issue, but this world attempts to build itself in more ways than fairy-tale-esque exposition. A young girl, through a series of events, gets thrust into saving the world from an unknown threat, whom seemingly abducted a majority of her family. ![]() The story to Phoenotopia: Awakening is little different, adhering to the standards that made former games work effectively enough. General adventure tropes include the following: a young hero worldly stakes a powerful nemesis travel to places with stark geographical differences. Phoenotopia: Awakening is available now on Steam and Nintendo Switch for your regional pricing.ģ) Graphics & Audio – Show, Don’t Tell Story – A Delicate Reawakening It’s great to go on a journey, but how much will you remember afterwards? This is the balance that this game attempts to perfect. Patience, build-up, and establishing tones and motivations are but a few things this understands with the genre. As daunting as this might sound at first, the extended play time does end up working in its favor. Inspired by classics of the genre (had I a dollar for every game that used this tagline), this game contains a surprising amount of content to explore, spanning anywhere from 30-50 hours. When it comes to adventures games, though, they should probably be long-enter Phoenotopia: Awakening. To some degree, I believe this length is justified, but even short games can be just as impactful or rewarding as those long journeys-take Undertale or Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The Witcher 3, Breath of the Wild, Ghost of Tsushima all these and more are heralded as the best that gaming has to offer, and the common link is that they’re all long. For some, the best games available are the ones that stretch upon long lengths of time, upwards of 100 hours of content. It does not store any personal data.There has long been the debate about longer games meaning better games amongst players. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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