The game already looked good on the PlayStation 4 but the developer has upped the resolution to 4K on PlayStation 5 and made things like textures, lighting, and effects look even better. What Spirit of the North does extremely well though is put you in a beautiful world to marvel at. Another gripe I have with the gameplay is that the controls when jumping to spots in the world didn’t feel as good as they should and led to mistakes that I felt like weren’t my fault as the player. Some more variety in what you actually did in this game would’ve been nice to have. There isn’t a lot of variety to the puzzles in the game as they usually consist of finding a staff and returning it to the body of a shaman or destroying plague tethers. While this did happen to me a few times it usually didn’t take me too long to figure the solution out. Sometimes this is a bad thing as it can be easy to get a bit lost and be unsure of what exactly you’re supposed to do. The game has plenty of open environments and leaves it up to you to figure out how to proceed. To use these abilities though you’ll need to gather energy for it from blue flowers in the world. Later on, you’ll gain some spiritual powers that let you destroy corruption in the world and perform some other feats. The controls are really simple as the fox can run and jump as well as pick up various objects. It doesn’t ask for a lot of your time either as you’ll likely be able to finish it several hours after starting it. While there was no verbal communication in the game, I still felt myself becoming attached to the fox thanks to some well shot cinematic work and great character animation. Along the way you’ll run into a female fox spirit who will help guide you on your quest to dispel a plague from the land. It really leaves it up to you to control the fox and explore the beautiful scenery around you. There is an underlying story here but there is no voice acting or text to explain it and there is no map or on-screen indicators really to push you forward. Spirit of the North is a game that goes for a very minimalist approach in how it guides you through its world. In a sea of big AAA next-generation titles this holiday does this enhanced edition do anything to make itself worth playing on your fancy new console? If you let this game pass you by last year the Infuse Studio and publisher Merge Games are hoping to get your attention this year with the PlayStation 5 remaster, Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition. It’s a game where you play as a fox and journey through an Iceland inspired environment full of Nordic folklore. Moving orchestral soundtrack featuring 14 original compositions.Just over a year ago, two-man team Infuse Studio released their third-person adventure game Spirit of the North on the PlayStation 4. Follow the mysterious Spirit Fox across a land left in ruin as you discover more about a lost civilization. Solve environmental puzzles to change the world around you, using ancient powers bestowed upon you by the guardian of the Northern Lights. ' a journey well worth taking' - TechRaptor Key Features:- Make your way across stunning landscapes, on an emotionally stirring journey. Players must breathe in their surroundings to solve various puzzles and speculate the meaning of a lost ancient civilization. Uniquely designed to purposefully have no dialog or narration. As you journey over the mountains and under red-stained skies, you’ll discover more about your companion and land left in ruin. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a magical spirit fox. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland.
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