Developer/publisher Awaceb
Format PC, PS4, PS5
Origin New Caledonia
Release Spring
We’re sure it’s not intentional, but our generous preview build of offers compelling evidence for more videogames skipping the preamble and beginning in medias res. On startup, an introductory video briskly walks us through various features and mechanics while getting us up to speed with we’re at in the story. But when we’re dropped onto this idyllic group of islands (based on developer Awaceb’s home in New Caledonia, a small archipelago between the northeastern coast of Australia and Fiji), we’re essentially left to figure out everything else ourselves, from the game’s controls to our next destination. Within moments of being given control, while playing around with ‘soul jump’ mechanic – which lets our eponymous lead temporarily possess the body of most animals and objects in her
