4/7/2023 0 Comments Spirit of the north xbox![]() ![]() I get it, foxes can’t sprint forever and you want the player to slow down to take in the beauty of the environments – but come on, these areas are huge and I want to see the next area already! Also, the rumble on the Switch is extremely loud and can’t be turned off, so be prepared for some funny looks if you’re playing this one on the train. A lot of my time with the game was spent backtracking through areas to make sure I didn’t miss a branching path or hidden switch, simply because I couldn’t figure out how to unlock the next roadblock.Īnother issue that is, admittedly, far less egregious but still utterly frustrating, is the miniscule amount of time the fox can sprint before becoming exhausted. The game features a number of huge open spaces that are mostly empty (apart from a few collectible staves hidden throughout) and can be quite labyrinthine in their design. The most egregious of these in my eyes is the complete lack of direction or guidance as to what the next objective is or even where to go to move forward on the journey. To top this all off, Spirit of the North features a number of bizarre gameplay design choices that drag the weak gameplay even further into the mud. There are a handful of puzzles thrown in to act as mechanisms to unlock the way forward, but these puzzles aren’t challenging, complex or satisfying – in fact, they are more likely to frustrate the player due to the awkward platforming controls and obtuse puzzle solutions. This may sound incredibly reductive, but there are only a handful of instances where this formula is deviated from, and even those revolve around some form of ‘find the mechanism to unlock the thing to move forward’.
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