Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. You will take the reigns of a fox traversing the land in an immersive and atmospheric environmental puzzler through a mystical interpretation of Ireland. Its peaceful ambience, stylised visuals and idyllic orchestral immersion will keep you from putting the controller down. Lookin’ Foxy! Reynols, Ollie (2020-05-10). "Mini Review: Spirit of the North - Minimalistic Mystery Mired By Myriad Mistakes". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14 . Retrieved 2021-08-14.

Solve environmental puzzles to change the world around you, using ancient powers bestowed upon you by the guardian of the Northern Lights. Joe Keeley of Adventure Gamers gave the game's Windows version 2/5 stars, saying that while it looked and sounded good, it was largely "disappointing", calling the movement "imprecise and fiddly". [6]The game takes you out of the modern gaming tropes and gives you a whimsical story to sink into. So many games take away your sense of exploration by over encumbering you with reasons to actually explore. Playing most modern games, you start to get a sixth sense of where treasure chests are hidden, where collectables have been stashed, where extra ammo/money/resources may be concealed. The only collectable in Spirit of the North gives you eventual access to different skins, just a plain and simple process, and they are easy to come across.

Spirit of the North is a roaming 3rd person adventure, set through some idyllic and well crafted landscapes. You’ll find story elements as you go, told through inscriptions on caves or cliff walls along your journey. I’ve enjoyed this gentle adventure, with simple mechanics and not a lot of danger to speak of. With some easy puzzles and tasks along your journey, and some which take a little more thought, it’s one to suit the light and breezy crowd. Spirit of the North is the type of adventure game in which you could get lost. In parts, that’s by design, but in other parts, it’s by accident. This creates a somewhat disjointed experience. But who knows? Maybe that’s just the way it is for a fox. Unless you somehow managed to miss me praising the visuals in this game throughout this review, then first and foremost, I would like to suggest you visit an optician. This game is stunning. And that is where most of its appeal will come from. There are not many platformers that are released these days, unfortunately, not on consoles. Spirit of the North is honestly a welcome edition in my game collection as far too many of them are 100+ hour games that ask far too much of me.

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Spirit of the North is rated by PEGI at 7, and by the ESRB as E for Everybody. The age rating for this one covers some bones and bodies scatters on your travels,, but not much else. With no fall damage or danger to speak of, it’s not overly troublesome. I would say that complexity means that below that age it might be a little tough for younger minds to get into. In terms of content I’d be happy to let the Micro-Bandits get their hands on it. Looking out for puzzles, our little foxy friend is under your control The Run Down

Despite my complaints, I found Spirit of the North to be a generally enjoyable experience. The mystical depiction of Iceland was rather lovely and surprisingly varied (based on the harshness of the first chapter, I expected nothing but ice and snow throughout). In Spirit of the North you play as a red fox who gets intertwined with a guardian of the Northern Lights, a fox spirit. Together with the fox spirit, you’ll explore lands long forgotten and discover the secrets that the ruins hold. You’ll be tasked with solving puzzles, traversing the sometimes dangerous landscape and returning items to beings that died long ago. Uniquely designed to purposefully have no dialog or narration. Players must breathe in their surroundings to solve various puzzles and speculate the meaning of a lost ancient civilization.Visuals – Fair: This has been a tough one to mark in terms of visuals, as a lot of the time they are pretty good. I’ve enjoyed my travels through the landscapes, which have been artfully rendered. The switch version here falls down a little when compared to Windows or PlayStation however. With some rough edging and glitches with landscaping and positions it’s thrown me a little sometimes. Generally speaking it doesn’t detract too much from gameplay, but it’s definitely noticeable. As Spirit of the North has no dialogue, players are left fully to their own devices to discover the secrets of ancient ruins. After chapter 2, players meet the fox spirit and are given an ability to “reawaken” certain areas of the ruins. Doing so may open up a new area for players to explore or it may create a bridge, open a hole in the wall to let water escape and fill up the area or many other things to help you traverse the land and solve puzzles.

a journey well worth taking' - TechRaptor Key Features:- Make your way across stunning landscapes, on an emotionally stirring journey. I absolutely adore the fact that there are no hints, no hand-holding, no UI, nothing to read, no map etc. The game is pure. It is what it is. And I wish more games would follow this premise. What Does the Fox Say? The PS5 version of this game is the enhanced version. This comes with improved lighting, graphical fidelity, textures, and a smoother frame rate over the original. I can imagine fans of the original will welcome these changes. Nobody can ever truly complain when something that looks incredible is made even more incredible. Foxin’ Around… Thanks to the folks at Merge Games, today I’m taking a look over the 3rd person adventure title Spirit of the North, on the Nintendo Switch. This one is a relatively cheap title, which offers a silent story experience which will be familiar to fans of Rime or Journey.

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If you replay the chapter you need to find only the spirits you missed previously, you don’t need to find all 28 in a single run/session. Fox? Or Flying Squirrel?