Spiritfarer

Death and Finding Comfort in Spiritfarer

Death is the norm of life and the inevitable fate for all of us. The portrayal of death in the entertainment and artistic communities has always been depressing and bleak due to the pain and heartache that the death of loved ones brings. But that’s how it is. Is it possible to look at death positively? Is it possible to find comfort and peace in death? To this, Spiritfarer seeks to answer with another beautiful experience brought to us by the development team at Thunder Lotus Games, known for its beautiful and intricate hand-drawn graphics.

The game puts us in the role of Stella and her cat Daffodil, who have been given the task of caring for the souls of the dead and, when they are ready, bringing them to the door that leads to the afterlife, Everdoor. The game has no explicit story about Stella and her cute companion and mostly revolves around the characters you host on your ship and the special story. With every single one of these characters.

The characters you will meet are very different in personality, but in one way or another they will remind you of some of the people you know due to the large number and variety of these characters. Some are fun and funny, some are sneaky and can’t be trusted, while others are peaceful and calm. During your journey with these characters, you will fulfill several wishes to ensure their happiness, and during this… Through the process, the relationship between you will become stronger and they will share with you their past, including the joys and sorrows or mistakes, which they regret. Each character has a unique attitude and philosophy towards life and death, which gives these characters more depth.

When a character reaches the stage where they ask to cross over to the other world, it means that they have reconciled with who they are and their past and are ready for what comes next. This process is usually strangely joyful. You’re happy for these characters to overcome the mistakes they regretted, but at the same time it’s sad because they won’t move on. This journey accompanies you. The message the game tries to convey is not only related to these characters, but also to your ability to say goodbye to them and your preparation for this painful moment.

Exploring the Gameplay of Spiritfarer

Speaking of gameplay, Stella is able to move and jump as she acquires some skills during the journey. These abilities can be obtained by collecting a specific currency that you receive from your passengers and then using this currency in one of the shrines scattered throughout the game world to gain abilities such as double jumping and other simple abilities that allow you to do so to reach more areas.

There are many activities that you will perform including cooking, farming, fishing, knitting and many other activities aimed at collecting resources. Ultimately, the game is a “management” experience where you keep your passengers happy. To achieve this you need resources. You have to feed the characters throughout the day and take their tastes into account. Some may accept any food, while others may be reluctant to eat meat or have an allergy to seafood. Others do not accept the food so you have to pay attention to prepare different meals with different flavors. Components: Some characters may ask you to build a special house for them or add more furniture to that house. Some may also want to go with you on a short trip to one of the islands and it won’t hurt to hug the passengers every now and then to express your love to them.

Your passengers are not just lazy guests. They help you complete everyday tasks. Some go fishing and farming, while others collect resources when you stop on one of the islands. The happier a particular character becomes, the more useful their contribution on the boat will be. Some may start cooking food and others may make sure the rest of the passengers are happy when he is very happy. The voracious frog Atul, for example, will play cheerful tunes that make other passengers happy. It is better for you to keep your passengers happy because the opposite can happen when some people become sad and cause discomfort to others.

Many resources are acquired through a group of different challenges. For example, there is a challenge where you collect lightning bolts in a bottle as you walk through thunderstorms. You can also destroy some of the blocks that have accumulated on dragons that roam the world to relieve them of the pain caused by these blockages and give resources back to your dragons. At the same time, the beauty of Spiritfarer is the convenience it offers you to do anything. All daily activities do not require much effort or time. Hunting or knitting, for example, require pressing just two buttons. The challenges you find on the map don’t require much skill from you either. But it changes the routine and at the same time adds some fun to the role played by The Passengers. Gathering resources is a simple process and part of the beautiful and peaceful life on your boat, rather than being a series of continuous, tedious tasks that lack variety or require hours of resource gathering to complete a task.

Goodbye…

Additional Features and Conclusion

There are many things you can do while taking care of the passengers. You can search for treasure and sell it to merchants, such as the traveling merchant Francis, to whom you can provide some resources in exchange for a generous amount of Glimes, which is the currency used in the game. There are also many collectible resources for which you will receive rewards when you… As you collect them, there are also cards that will lead you on a journey in search of hidden treasures. As mentioned earlier, all of these things can be done at any time and do not require much time from you. Plus, your passengers aren’t the pushy type to remind you of their request every minute, and the game generally encourages you to accept them. Spend your time doing what you’re doing. Activities you enjoy, at a time that suits you. The experience can be played with one of your friends over the network or locally, with the other player controlling the cat Daffodil, who helps you gather resources more quickly, with the first player doing farming, for example, while the second player does carpentry or hugging . Passengers and making sure they are happy.

The experience is rich in content and will take dozens of hours to complete. We spent 30 hours playing the game. However, there are still some optional missions to complete. We can estimate the total lifespan of the experience at 35 to 40 hours if you want to do everything. It is also worth noting that we did not experience any annoying technical problems during these hours. The experience was nice and pleasant and one cannot say that it had many flaws, but one of the things that could have been improved was the provision of clear instructions on some important resources obtained by collecting raw materials and then processing them become. Therefore we lacked instructions. Some of these resources left us confused about how to obtain them. and we traveled to island after island looking for a clue as to how to get these resources. This happened to us a few times, but it’s not a flaw that will ultimately spoil the experience.

The Emotion and Beauty of Spiritfarer

Spiritfarer takes us on a journey whose goal is to free yourself from the shackles of the past and say goodbye to your loved ones. The message is poignant and full of emotion and may be painful, but it reaches the player in a beautiful and calm context that encourages the player to take the next step whenever they are ready. It’s a beautiful experience that we enjoyed. It will appeal to those who are looking for experiences as profound and simple at the same time.