A thousand times this. There were a lot of stories that made me cry, but Alice had me sobbing. When you had to walk slowly to stay with her, I felt like I was walking with my grandmother towards the end.
Incredible game.
Comment on similar to the word of mouth post, what game did you not expect much from but loved it?
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Spiritfarer Was not ready for that emotional rollercoaster from a “cozy” game.
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I had lost my grandad a few years prior and never really dealt with it. My Grandma was already declining and only had months to go. I went in 100% blind to Spiritfarer and started it because I wanted something laid back, and I enjoyed the art style. Talk about a gut punch.
That game, at that time, had the same effect that watching Grave of the Fireflies had back in the day. It still sticks with me to this day.
portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I looked it up and wasn’t all that excited by it, but figured I’d give it a try anyway based on this thread Yep, thanks, I’ve not got a hope in hell in doing anything else for while now. :D