Let's talk about how fantastic this game is.
Right off the bat with Spiritfarer you're greeted by beautiful, hand-drawn animation, a gorgeous score, and the role of "Spiritfarer" which challenges you to guide people to the last moments of their life. Make them happy. Make them comfortable. Along your journey you'll meet a cast of unique crewmates each with a different perspective, a different approach to life, and of course, death. And your responsibility to them becomes a tall, tall order. The emotional weight of the most devastating moments in Spiritfarer is difficult to handle, I found I had to put the game down many times because of this. But there's so much beauty here. With each heartbreak comes growth and change that extends beyond the game. It feels a bit cheesy, but this game really did help me, specifically one little crewmate who took a particular liking to my guest house.
This is why, despite its flaws, I want to focus on what all Spiritfarer does oh, so right. Yes, there are glitches, yes there are narrative hiccups, but Spiritfarer isn't defined by those things. It instead, is defined by the heart, love, care, and soul that the developers at ThunderLotus gifted it with. I'm so thankful to have played it, and so thankful to these wonderful people for having made it.
Right off the bat with Spiritfarer you're greeted by beautiful, hand-drawn animation, a gorgeous score, and the role of "Spiritfarer" which challenges you to guide people to the last moments of their life. Make them happy. Make them comfortable. Along your journey you'll meet a cast of unique crewmates each with a different perspective, a different approach to life, and of course, death. And your responsibility to them becomes a tall, tall order. The emotional weight of the most devastating moments in Spiritfarer is difficult to handle, I found I had to put the game down many times because of this. But there's so much beauty here. With each heartbreak comes growth and change that extends beyond the game. It feels a bit cheesy, but this game really did help me, specifically one little crewmate who took a particular liking to my guest house.
This is why, despite its flaws, I want to focus on what all Spiritfarer does oh, so right. Yes, there are glitches, yes there are narrative hiccups, but Spiritfarer isn't defined by those things. It instead, is defined by the heart, love, care, and soul that the developers at ThunderLotus gifted it with. I'm so thankful to have played it, and so thankful to these wonderful people for having made it.