Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is a lovely but short little adventure game, with RPG, adventure, and sandbox elements. I love the creative aspects of the game and its environments. The scenery, foliage, and wildlife are a treat to look at, and the colorful and interesting visual style of the game is pleasant. The sound design and music are lovely and fitting to the game. Lots of the sounds in the game left me pleasantly surprised by their realism, such as the rustling of buckles when your character walks, and the realistic sounds of the thunder booming.

The gameplay is relaxing and pleasant and offers a decent variety of side-quests and outside opportunities such as collecting collectible cats and increasing your crafting skills. ^^

Overall, it is a delightful little game. I wish it were longer, though, and that the stone bridge building was much better balanced, as it is very expensive and time-consuming to collect the resources for them.

Pros:
+Wonderfully realistic and pleasant sound design.
+Tranquil soundtrack.
+Lovely visual art style and scenery.
+Nice variation of environment types/biomes.
+Beautiful wildlife and foliage.
+Enjoyable and tranquil gameplay.
+Collectibles to add reply value and more gameplay opportunities.
+The sprite designs are cute and charming and have a nice little variety of appearances and personalities.

Cons:
-The game is very short.
-Building stone bridges is a very expensive venture. (required to reach some collectibles, like cats.)
-Some side quests are fetch-quest-like or slightly grindy.

Reviewed on Mar 29, 2024


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