During my next session, I did a quick search about the save system to confirm my suspicions, which were right.
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I was concerned that my file would not be saved for some reason, so I left the PS4 in a suspended state which saved me the worry. But the flame loses oxygen the further you go, and it was only more quickly snuffed out due to technical concerns and some odd design choices.ĭuring my first session with the game, I spent so much time flying about and exploring that I knew I had not technically progressed anything really. It’s a bummer, because the initial opening sequence pulled me in hard, and the flight and openness of the first chapter was promising. The second half of the game is just a slow but gradual jog to the finish line. Sadly, in the second half of the game, the bird form takes the back burner, and the game begins to really slow down in terms of fun and exploration.
There are some environmental interactions to be had, as well as the ability to interact with other children you may come across to rally up for certain puzzles, but it is a lot less fun than the bird point of view. As a child, your gameplay becomes more sluggish and platforming based. Flight controls can be dodgy at times when paired with poor camera angles, but outside of that it is a light and airy experience, and it feels good to fly. It is also the most fun and invigorating way to explore the game. As a bird, you can interact with other birds to progress a puzzle forward if the right circumstances. Now gameplay wise, the puzzles are the bulk of it. I want to avoid these little details to not give way to spoilers, but it was an awesome experience. Even turning into a child was rewarding the first time.
I like the route of natural discovery this brings, making accomplishments feel more rewarding. Gleams and light spots in your peripherals help non-aggressively guide you in the right direction, making for a great way to introduce a waypoint of sorts. Without direction, that may seem impossible, but there is a glimmer of hope. This is the first of the games trials and puzzles that must be solved to advance forward. Exploring this initial section will lead you to find other crows, helplessly gathered in various areas until your calls help migrate them to a large metal mass in the rough center of your world.
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And that is all you can do, until you reveal how to morph back into a human form. Vane is a short adventure game with a unique twist: you get to play as a bird that can transform into boy (or vice versa, whichever way you want to look at it.) A vast, desert like area is begging to be explored by flight. The storm is gone, and so is your human form. As you draw closer, a mysterious figure appears, and prevents your entrance. As a boy trapped in one of the most vicious storms I have ever seen, you head towards a light that may be the only refuge in your immediate area. No opening narratives, text or otherwise, to supplement what begets this journey to begin.
Vane is in, well, the same vein, dropping you into the story without any background information. Journey, Limbo, and Inside are some of my favorite games of the current decade, all of which are visually impressive and do very little to tell you what is going on. Games with visually evoking looks and minimal narrative hand-holding have a way of speaking to me.
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