This game is from the same studio that made Gris, a game that I loved when it came out. It is quite apparent as it has the same beautiful dreamlike art style.
Neva is a platformer where you play as an unnamed protagonist and her dog-deer Neva. The world has been taken over by shadow creatures and your job is to rid it of them.
Actually the game remind me a lot of Sudio Gibli’s Princess Mononoke. It’s like they’ve tried to get a license for making that game but failed, and then released the game anyway. It has a lot of platforming, some fighting that can become a bit technical but never too hard. It has some mild puzzle solving but nothing challenging.
I like the art design, the sound scape and the whole vibe of this game. It’s very pleasant and relaxing to play. Sometimes the art comes in the way of usability and it becomes hard to tell which objects in the scenery you can interact with. This happened to me a couple of times.
I really liked the game though. After I finished it I bought the DLC and played that as well. It was mostly more of the same thing. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. More of the same thing is probably what you’re after if you buy the DLC.
I rate this game as GREAT.
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