What a beautiful little game, with a charming, vibrant art style. I'd say it's perfect for younger players who fancy the idea of a huge, open world RPG such as Zelda, but are rather overwhelmed by the scale and time involved in such an epic quest. Ravenlok only took me 5-ish hours to complete, and I managed to unlock all achievements (which are very generous) in that time. A Microsoft Reward hunter's dream really.

It's a charming little story - you play as a small girl whose family has just moved house from the city to the countryside, and as you brood from leaving behind all your friends, you find an old mirror in your new barn, and that's the gateway to a fantastical world and a new adventure. Lots of Alice in Wonderland references, and it works well.

Ravenlok has pretty much all the tropes from bigger games in the genre, there's absolutely nothing new or original here in that sense, and it's all very basic. You get a sword, a shield, the ability to block and dash, and 4 separate special moves that require cooldowns to use, utilised with the 4 shoulder buttons - these unlock as you progress through the story.

Again, there's a simplicity to everything, particularly the combat. It's fine, it's serviceable, it's fun. Don't expect complicated combos or advanced enemy AI here, but enemies are varied and interesting and there are plenty of really good boss fights. But nothing that will put up too much of a challenge. Levelling up is done via accumulating XP and it doesn't take long at all to reach the max level of 20 (pop achievement unlocked!)

Puzzles mainly involve fetch quests, all are very charming - but trying to find certain items can be a bit annoying with no indication of where you need to look whatsoever. That's probably the biggest issue I have with Ravenlok as I found myself searching every nook and cranny for quest items that were found in a totally different place, seemingly with no real reason for its location. Not a huge issue, but a bit of a pain at times.

Ravenlok is so pretty, so charming, with a plethora of cute creatures littering the landscape (and lots of those are bunnies). The art style is tremendous, the different areas all vibrant and interesting to look at. At the moment, there's a lot of exasperation regarding Game Pass and a particular title flopping so badly, but a game like this is the reason why Game Pass is such a good service which for me means far more successes than failures. I'd never heard of Ravenlok 24 hours ago, and now I can recommend it to anyone who wants a short, fun experience and it's a brilliant game to recommend to kids. Oh - and achievements. So many achievements in so little time.