Child of Light

Do not punish good games for the practices of their current publisher.
This game was created in 2014, when Assassins Creed Unity came out. We can all agree that's before UBISOFT became the garbage fire they are today.
The development team who worked on this game did a fantastic job. This is one of the last bastions of goo turn based RPGS, before the rise of games like octopath traveler and Ex33.
If anything, buy this game so UBISOFT knows that anything prior to their greedy money grab games will always perform better than their current nonsense.

A game so good,
a cast so bright!
Stacked against other games,
this one is full of might!

This game made my entire childhood, and now as an adult I get to play it myself, and it is the greatest experience I've ever had. Please, check the game out, it's worth the time and money spent.

5.0/10. After finishing my time with Child of Light, I found myself feeling more than a little disappointed. Yes, the watercolor artwork and orchestral score were gorgeous all the way through, but the longer the runtime went on, the more unsatisfying the experience became.
The use of rhyme in the dialogue and narration initially seemed like a clever and unique quality, but the lack of meter or scheme became grating, failing to justify the awkwardly written and increasingly annoying to read text. The combat's ATB system seemed like a fun, strategic interplay of speed and turn order at first, but it eventually shook out to become a frustrating multitasking assignment as enemies got faster and more abundant. And the initial promise of a fun puzzle-platforming/RPG mashup wound up mostly dropping both puzzles and platforming after the first chapter concluded.
I'd like to think that playing this in multiplayer would have been more fun. Sadly, I can't ignore the fact that the player two experience would be pretty banal for most people. Igniculus is mostly limited to blinding foes in combat and collecting HP/MP/light recovery outside of it. Maybe if the second player is some combination of young, easily entertained, and/or inexperienced at games, you could offload some of the disappointing parts to them without feeling guilty about it. Personally, I'd feel remorse for sticking someone with the unfun overhead. Still, I can't discount the fact that this could potentially be a good time if you were to play with a child or younger sibling.
This being the case, I feel that a rating of 5/10 is fair. If you have a stooge nearby to hand the second controller to, maybe you can focus on the nice presentation and passably entertaining story. Otherwise, if you plan to play *Child of Light* solo, I'd have a tough time giving a ringing endorsement.
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I remember playing this game for hours and hours as a kid on my 360 and loving it, and I'm so glad it still holds up. The game is beautifully made and has great characterization, 10/10

I'm playing my second run through of the game (ok, it's been 10 years, does it count as a second run through?) and I think it holds up. I like the turn-based combat but not style, I like the art work and the characters. Definitely recommend. This game was also my first steam purchase, so I have soft spot for it

I can't believe I let this MASTERPIECE sit in my library unplayed for over 10 years. Wonderful on Steam Deck.