Sunlight

 PC
User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 14, 2021
    6
    Sunlight
    Great message, not so great experience
    Sunlight sets out to hit you with a powerful message, and it does. The game starts with an Eckhart tolle sounding dude hitting you with some philosophy and then youre off in this beautiful world with beautiful calming music, at first I was absolutely in love with this game, its art style, the various narrators as I play the game.. picking    Sunlight
    Great message, not so great experience
    Sunlight sets out to hit you with a powerful message, and it does.
    The game starts with an Eckhart tolle sounding dude hitting you with some philosophy and then youre off in this beautiful world with beautiful calming music, at first I was absolutely in love with this game, its art style, the various narrators as I play the game.. picking the flowers in the forest, and just relaxing, meditating.. and then eventually the game stops doing anything new… and the magic just crumbled right in front of me… my issue isn’t that this game is just 40 minutes of walking forward, my issue is that its just a procedurally generated loop of walking through the same sections of the forest, you don’t get a feel for the life in this forest, you don’t get a feel for its charcter, something I feel the ultimate message would have benefitted from.. instead of wonder like you start with, youre just impatiently wanting to get to the end and see what the pay off is…
    Youre gonna play sunlight and its either going to annoy you or make you think wow, what a cool game… but a bit more character and care into the world building for the experience leading up to the part that makes it cool would’ve been appreciated..
    I give Sunlight
    a 6/10    … Expand
  2. TheGameIsALie
    Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Eu nem me sinto muito confortável falando de Sunlight. Ele é uma experiência tão íntima e pessoal que o ideal é vivê-la no seu próprio tempo — mergulhar nessa história transcendental sem qualquer ideia do seu desenrolar e psicologicamente preparado para revisitar seu próprio passado em uma viagem com um destino agridoce.
  3. Pimplup
    Dec 7, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is a bit cryptic, but it seems to be about a young protagonist who ate peyote by accident and decided to share the insights they got from their experience. It's told from many voices at once, presumably to dissolve the concept of identity. It's a nice experience, albeit a bit slow and unstimulating gameplay-wise.… Expand
  4. NonJam
    Oct 2, 2021
    1
    Скучно. Бессмысленная трата времени.
    История рассказанная в игре не требует игры. Она самостоятельна. Оттого геймплея от слова нет совсем, даже буквально идти в симуляторе ходьбы не обязательно. Только в момент тишины подойти к цвяточку.
    Бесспорно художественная часть произведения прекрасна, игра нарисована очень качественно. Сама история по себе... Не удерживает внимание и из себя    Скучно. Бессмысленная трата времени.
    История рассказанная в игре не требует игры. Она самостоятельна. Оттого геймплея от слова нет совсем, даже буквально идти в симуляторе ходьбы не обязательно. Только в момент тишины подойти к цвяточку.
    Бесспорно художественная часть произведения прекрасна, игра нарисована очень качественно.
    Сама история по себе... Не удерживает внимание и из себя представляет нечто скучное и неинтересное.
    Звуковое сопровождение не особо подходит и потому мне совершенно не понравилось.
    В общем, думаю, суть понятна: оно того не стоит, благо проходится за 30 минут и можно рефанднуть.    … Expand

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Shindig
    Mar 10, 2021
    90
    None of these are things that alter the story in any tangible way, but they make the player a part of what’s happening in a way that ties into that theme of connectedness. This isn’t your story, but you’re still part of it, even as a passive observer. It’s a story that will continue with or without you, but that doesn’t mean you’re not connected to it as part of the same Bigger Thing as the forest that’s telling the tale.
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  2. DualShockers
    Jan 21, 2021
    80
    Sunlight will certainly be beneficial to players who enjoy games like Flower and are looking for a meditation-like place where they can get away from it all for a while. This game would also be a great place for players to return to as a quick-fix to relax. That said, I think to keep Sunlight impactful and interesting over a longer haul, updating the stories would be needed. Overall, Sunlight is worth the short time it takes to complete and makes for the ultimate respite if you need somewhere to restore your thoughts. Even without the visuals, the music and story combined are enough to create a perfect nest that embodies calm, meditation, and awareness of your body. Given the world we live in right now, Sunlight couldn’t have come at a better time.
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  3. KeenGamer
    Jan 15, 2021
    80
    Whilst very brief and slightly obsolete in its gameplay, Sunlight provides an ambitious and rich narrative experiment, offering keen insight into concepts of impermanence, sensation and mortality.
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