Sky: Children of the Light
2025-03-23
They updated "Sky," and it's no longer working smoothly on Switch. Shame. But I see they finally created the second starting island (when you play every couple of years, you're up for surprises). More vibrant this time. I liked the challenge with playing music.
The game was quite unplayable, and I was even considering winning PlayStation 5 to play it better, but it normalised later. I suspect network issues. I remember the same thing happening to "Kal Online" back in 2006 when there were too many players at once.
One thing I like about "Sky" is mostly non-verbal storytelling. Sure, there are some explanations, but only a little. And cooperation with other players is not based on language. You need to figure out what other person is thinking. You can only make a sound call and predefined gestures.
It's also a game where I don't bother to read about mechanics, but rather try to figure out stuff myself. I'm pretty sure I'm between 30% and 40% of getting it.
2025-03-24
I found the game when I was browsing YouTube for free Switch games. I got attracted by this creepy-looking child in a mask straight out of "Friday the 13th."
While it's freemium, there is enough free stuff to play at least from time to time. The world building is solid, reminding me of Ghibli style, also thanks to the music, balancing between fairy-tale-like and genuinely dark and ominous.
But I'm mostly a solo runner. I don't care about cooperation with others.
The use of clouds is brilliant because it creates the world borders which don't feel artificial. The villages are built on islands floating in the sky, and the clouds support this notion.
2024-04-01
In terms of mechanics, the game feels like "The Legend of Zelda" without fighting, with only exploration. Even the quests are more like "go explore this, go explore that." Exploration is my favourite part of Zelda games. Also, flying feels familiar, albeit, Link has a paraglider and can fly up only in "Breath of the Wild." But then, at some point, I get bored with it all of the sudden and abandon it for months if not years.
2025-04-03
I found the Moomin Valley. For some reason, the story of Ninny was intertwined with a Child's story. Strange, but the Child's story was actually better. Quite dark, too. Too bad I cannot walk freely around the Valley, only as a butterfly.
When I teleported to the home island while being a butterfly, I got the new beginning, with a fresh map. It was interesting to see it for the new island, but I already have an advanced level. After restart, all was back to the previous.
I gotta do the Little Prince now. I didn't finish it years ago.