When I can pull my eyes away from the beautiful island vistas and take a break from possessing sharks and boars, there are a lot of details to admire, too. It encourages me to close the map and look around at the landmarks to figure out where I really am. In fact, it leads to a chain of treasure hunts, which not only provide me with new maps but a story that gives me more details about the island's troubled history. At a dock on the coast I help myself to a raft, raise the sail, and cruise serenely around the blue waters of the island looking for the landmark shown on the map, which takes me to a treasure chest… which contains another map. Hidden treasuresĪlso helping me forget that this woman fired a gun in my vicinity is the fact that she rewards me with a treasure map, my number one favorite item in open world games and the perfect excuse to explore more of the vast island. Despite the jarring gunshot that started this relationship, it turns into a sweet and gentle friendship and there's a nice moment of community after dinner where I play my ukulele (another minigame) with other musicians while the townsfolk dance. Once I deliver her crab, she invites me to dinner, and during a cooking minigame I bond with her daughter, who is about Tchia's age. In fact, the beta began with a woman getting my attention by firing a rifle in the air-a pretty alarming moment considering Tchia is just a little kid.īut it turns out this gun-toting villager just wanted me to find her a crab to cook for dinner, which I eventually did (it might have even been the same crab I possessed to snip that chain). And while searching for her dad, there are plenty of other quests to complete, some given by other inhabitants of the island. She is searching for her father, who has been abducted by an evil tyrant named Meavora-the same guy who animated those creepy cloth zombies. Tchia's goal isn't just exploring for the fun of it (though there's plenty of that). I was now safely on the ground and had nearly reached the distant town in under a minute, while it would have taken ages to get that far on foot. I leapt back into human form, fell for a while, then spied a rock on the ground, which I soul-jumped into. I soul-jumped into a passing bird and flapped my wings to cover more distance, but was still pretty high up when my soul-meter started running low. I leapt off and sailed in the town's direction using my colorful glider, but as my stamina ran out I was still far, far above the ground. ![]() Just one example: While at the top of a mountain I spotted a tiny seaside town along the coast, far off in the distance. I soul-jumped into a passing bird and flapped my wings to cover more distance Once I've got some practice with her skills and powers, the island quickly transforms from a beautiful view to an acrobatic playground. With the soul-jump and her natural traversal skills, Tchia is like Spider-Man crossed with Corvo Attano, only, you know, she's a sweet little kid. She can slide on her butt down steep hills, gently soar through the air with a glider (until her stamina runs out), and even clamber to the top of a tree, rock it back and forth, and fling herself from it like a catapult. ![]() And you don't even need a particular reason to possess something: rolling down the road as a barrel is fun on its own.īut don't think for a minute that Tchia needs to soul-hop into birds or dogs or gas cans to get things done: she has plenty of talents herself, especially when it comes to traveling across the island. Rocks can handle long falls, even if people can't. Don't want to risk climbing down a steep cliff? Just leap Tchia's soul in a nearby rock and roll yourself off the edge. If that's not enough, Tchia can possess not just living creatures but also inanimate objects, though once she's soul-hopped into a rock, lantern, barrel, or coconut, those objects definitely become animated. One bird I possessed could poop at will when clicking the mouse… I'm not sure if that's a skill I'll need or if it's just a gag, but either way it's fun to do. And I'm sure becoming a sea creature will lead to some undersea discoveries once I have more time to explore the depths of the ocean surrounding the island. Both dogs and wild boars are able to dig holes in the ground, which I'm sure will be useful at some point-I just need to find the right spot to dig. Possess a bat and you can use night vision while flapping around on your leathery wings. Other animals have skills I haven't found a use for yet, but I'm confident I will.
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