Tchia is a remarkable achievement and a special gaming experience. A team of just 12 created this robust open-world adventure game incorporating stories, designs, and music from the developers' home, New Caledonia. It wears its inspirations on its sleeves - most notably Breath of the Wild, - but the game is so rich with that small island's culture that such criticism feels petty and obtuse.

If anything keeps Tchia from being truly great it's its failure to properly explain/spotlight some of its gameplay elements. It took me a while to grasp how dynamic and versatile the soul-jumping mechanic was, but once I did the game came together in a beautiful way.

I'll have my eye on this team and whatever they choose to do next.