Lost Ember

This "Game" is a wonderful cinimatic story, while i use quotes around game as its more of an interactive movie pulling you in, the levels flow so naturally that my brain sorta autopiloted my character it felt so natural that it was almost like i'd played it before! i have 10,000's of hours in gaming and this game was a story i will never forget the world building and the detail are something words dont describe, while not a game in the conventional sense, truly it is much, much more. thank you for making this story

Level design 7/10 sometimes you feel too rushed to get all the collectibles (Waterslide Portions)
Music 10/10
Art Style 10/10
Story 10/10
this is my new Favorite Singleplayer-Game

I backed this on Kickstarter way back when, and I'm glad I did.
Lost Ember really has the zen-vibe successfully combined with exploration and a more-than-decent narrative. It's also really pretty, even on the toaster of a computer I first ran it on. It's best enjoyed with maxed out settings, though—everything pops!
The only downside for me is the implementation of collectibles, which will have you replaying levels just a tad bit too many times. Lost Ember is a world and a story I ideally want to return to eventually, just not scour every corner of it.

It took me 4ish hours to beat, got about half the collectibles while doing so. It's a glorified walking sim so if that ain't your jam, don't buy. It's pretty and I enjoyed the experience for the most part. The controls were a bit janky, especially the camera, but I'm not sure if that's just a keyboard+mouse issue. I'd recommend getting it on sale. Also, Atevo did NOT deserve a happy ending imo fuck him

I have actually Kickstartered it back in the day, because I really wanted to play a wolf and this kind game is something I love to play just to get out of the stress of RL and I wanted to support a new Indiegame company at the time with their first game. I do like story orientated walking simulators, even better if you play an animal. They are soothing, even if the stories are often quite sad.

This one isn't any different. It still hit me the same the second time I played it. First time was on console (which I got through the kickstarter) so I bought it later on for Steam as well, since I'm mostly playing on computer now anyway and I really wanted to play it sometime in the future again (this time with trying to get everything, since I still missed quite a lot in my first playthrough, even with going through all kind of corners).

I played it now, obviously, and like I said I still love it. Pretty sure I will come back to it at some point in the future to play it again, just for the soothing aspect of running around as all sorts of animals. It definitely has replayability for me, who loves these kind of games, even with having 100%-ed it now. I know it may not be the same for others, but this is my personal opinion.

Though the macaws were sometimes a little harder to control than any of the other animals XD

I don't mind the price either, since even 5 hours of story in a game (if you ignore everything else) is quite a lot and if you're interested in playing it, but the price is too high, there are always discounts at some point or another.

This game is amazing. I can't even begin to describe the graphics are so wonderful not too realistic but not too simple. The story is even better then I thought it was going to be, this game is a journey in which you receive different pieces of of the puzzle which all comes together at the end. Recommend Playing the game

I'm gonna be totally honest here. The game definitely felt unfinished. There's a plethora of bugs like floating assets, clipping, weird water effects, and issues with cutscenes (flashing). The goat models looked lifeless, standing around doing nothing, and for a game that emphasized taking control of various animals, there was only about 6 different animals total. The voice acting wasn't phenomenal, the story line was quite slow, characters felt flat for a good portion of the game, and even just the world building felt..... like I said, unfinished. I was incredibly hopeful for this game when I saw the trailer, but it fell short for me. The collection aspect felt useless with no feasible reward for it, with even the descriptions of the 'relics' provided no more than what the game already tells you directly. There's no reason for exploration and I frequently became turned around on the terrain. The best parts were by far when I happened to be a fish just because I enjoyed the jumping mechanic. I wasn't a fan of the controls and the camera kept clipping through objects, breaking that suspension of disbelief. I spent three hours powering through this game, grasping for any kind of substance the story could give me which.... wasnt much.
THAT BEING SAID.
The utter potential this game holds is insane, and despite it flaws I would still buy it again. It was a little bit frustrating, yes, with a dash of tediousness, (How many mushrooms you gotta put in here people????) but I was still crying by the end. There's a wide range of things this game lacks, but the team that created it was small and CLEARLY passionate about this project. The worst part is, I want MORE. I want to know the depths of this world, I want to really dig into the culture and the history because It felt like didn't give me much in my playthrough. Sure I got to know a few cities and the plight the two societies went through, but it felt like I was only scratching the surface. I REALLY want this game to be reworked, (despite being a relatively recent release, I know) and to be fleshed out visually and story-wise. This was in no means a bad game, simply flawed, but holding such good potential that I just wish they had the budget and team size to hammer the message home.
If you can afford it, I would still give the game a play, as I'm sure a LOT of people wont mind the things I had gripes with, and who knows? Maybe this game hits all the sweet spots with you and becomes a new favorite?