The art is stunning. It’s amazing to be able to move around the painted space, and Southern France is such a rich location.
The gameplay can be additive and a charming, tactile and grounding. It can also be disruptive and redundant. There’s also a canoe they call a kayak, and that you paddle as if it’s a kayak.
The story in the past is cute as it is made up of summer moments. I used to spend this long in the South of France in the summer, and felt similarly about it. I was annoyed to be away from friends — annoyed is too strong a word — and it felt like a far cry from where things happened. But I always ended up having a great time.
The game doesn’t linger in that enough, telling this distractingly complex story of family fallout over generations. It’s unclear and rushed through, a story larger than the game.
The gameplay can be additive and a charming, tactile and grounding. It can also be disruptive and redundant. There’s also a canoe they call a kayak, and that you paddle as if it’s a kayak.
The story in the past is cute as it is made up of summer moments. I used to spend this long in the South of France in the summer, and felt similarly about it. I was annoyed to be away from friends — annoyed is too strong a word — and it felt like a far cry from where things happened. But I always ended up having a great time.
The game doesn’t linger in that enough, telling this distractingly complex story of family fallout over generations. It’s unclear and rushed through, a story larger than the game.