The First Tree

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6.2

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  1. AstiX
    Jan 6, 2019
    5
    It has a great emotional story to tell, but its gameplay will bore you to sleep with its endless walking sections with nothing happening. There are huge areas to explore, but everything is 90% empty and the fox runs so slowly that by the second half of the game exploring seems like such a chore that doesn't get rewarded at all. Also the jumping animation is ridiculous.
  2. AnnaTheWolfLady
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    Interesting concept, nice landscapes, the ice one was a bit... not good? I liked the artstyle too
  3. PokemonStyle
    Nov 15, 2017
    7
    On the first view "The first tree" is pretty mediocre game, with very simple and outdated graphics. But a great narrative and audio will make you feel very emotional at the end. Its one of the best examples of a video game becoming a peace of art.
  4. towibabe
    Jun 16, 2019
    1
    Biggest waste of $10 and 2 hours of my life. Save your money, don't try it out of curiousity...just trust me.
  5. kacian
    Nov 26, 2020
    10
    Best game ever _ I was suprised by this game that I am speachless. It's master price
  6. PublicNuisance
    Sep 15, 2022
    7
    The First Tree doesn’t have a ton of game play to it but it makes up for it with a fantastic story and voice acting. The game play it does have is good for what it is as well but on it’s own would be a bit disappointing to some. You play as a fox looking for her cubs. You engage in some light platforming and very light problem solving to navigate the levels. While this goes on you listenThe First Tree doesn’t have a ton of game play to it but it makes up for it with a fantastic story and voice acting. The game play it does have is good for what it is as well but on it’s own would be a bit disappointing to some. You play as a fox looking for her cubs. You engage in some light platforming and very light problem solving to navigate the levels. While this goes on you listen to the main character tell childhood stories to his wife. As the fox you can also optionally find mementos from the man’s childhood and collect stars which do serve a slight purpose later on but are still optional. The game works by combing these as on it’s own the great story that gets revealed as you are the fox would just be an audio book on it’s own and without the great story the platforming would just be a very simple game. Together they work better than alone. I do wish that more was revealed about the middle portion of the main character’s life. We learn a lot about their childhood and some of their adult life but not much for the gap in between. The graphics take two forms. While you’re the fox it is almost a cell shaded type world that while not overly detailed has a good style to it and is full of colour. As the man it is a more realistic style. That world is a little less impressive because it relies more on technical detail. It wasn’t an eye sore but at the same time won’t wow you. The music was also superb. I will also say that the few hints the game gives were well done. They didn’t spell things out so much as provide a drawing of what you needed to do which I thought was a nice touch. I am also happy to say that the keyboard and mouse worked just fine which isn’t always the case with some games with platforming sections.

    I played The First Tree on Linux. It never crashed. I did notice one possible bug where in the options menu AA is listed as “unavailable”. The game auto saves at the beginnings of levels but it doesn’t say it is saving on the screen which would have been a better way to do it or simply allow manual saving. There was just one graphics option aside from resolution and the unavailable AA. There were no audio options, it would have been nice to adjust the music or voice volume on their own. Alt-Tab didn’t work. Performance wise The First Tree ran the gamut. For the most part it ran great but there were times where it could drop to the 50’s in frame rate and I have to say the graphical detail doesn’t really justify that. I want to blame Unity as their OpenGL games often suffer from this I find.

    Game Engine: Unity
    Graphics API: OpenGL
    Disk Space Used: 2.29 GB
    Input Used: Keyboard and Mouse

    Settings Used: Ultra; 1920x1080; no AA
    GPU Usage: 0-100 %
    VRAM Usage: 967-2245 MB
    CPU Usage: 12-47 %
    RAM Usage: 3.5-3.8 GB
    Frame Rate: 58-144 FPS

    If you enjoy games such as Firewatch; Kona; The Station; Tacoma or What Remains of Edith Finch you will probably enjoy The First Tree. You get great music; voice acting; story and decent game play as well. I finished the game in one hour and forty five minutes. It is worth it’s current asking price of $11.49 CAD.

    My System:

    AMD FX-9590 | 16GB DDR3-2133 | XFX RX 590 8GB Fat Boy | Mesa 22.1.7 | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | Garuda | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.19.8-zen1-zen | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz    … Expand
  7. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 28, 2021
    7
    The First Tree
    Short But Sweet
    The first tree is a 1 hour long adventure game with light platforming where you play as a fox, inside of a dream. This is game about loss.. both in the perspective of the fox looking for her pups, and of the man narrating the game, talking about his dream, and losing his father. There isn’t much to do here in this game but go forward, collect the stars    The First Tree
    Short But Sweet
    The first tree is a 1 hour long adventure game with light platforming where you play as a fox, inside of a dream.
    This is game about loss.. both in the perspective of the fox looking for her pups, and of the man narrating the game, talking about his dream, and losing his father. There isn’t much to do here in this game but go forward, collect the stars that lead you to the next part of the game, soakin in the beautiful worlds, listen to the stories, and hope for the best for your little fox friend.
    And in general this is a beautiful game, from its message, to its world,
    I loved every minute of it.
    Again there isn’t much here to this game other than an emotional experience through its unique story telling, but this is one worth taking.
    I give The First Tree
    a 7/10    … Expand
  8. DrMisiaq
    Apr 26, 2021
    7
    Game is very toughing. The First Tree takes us on a journey through the depths of man's memory and trauma. On the conceptual and artistic level (and I mean both visuals and music) it's very unique. On the other hand gameplay is almost non-existent due to the fact that through the game we are almost entirely focused on the story told by dialogues and visuals. If the story holds, that's notGame is very toughing. The First Tree takes us on a journey through the depths of man's memory and trauma. On the conceptual and artistic level (and I mean both visuals and music) it's very unique. On the other hand gameplay is almost non-existent due to the fact that through the game we are almost entirely focused on the story told by dialogues and visuals. If the story holds, that's not an issue, but the story itself - unfortunately - didn't engage me enough. It was rather cliche and I-want-to-be-very-serious-life-drama type. I believe it failed. A possibility to send final words that can be found by other players was very nice.… Expand
  9. Tomicsavo
    May 3, 2020
    7
    It's hard to decide the points on this game. It is very cozy and has a very good story, but it is full of gliches. and the mechanics are very minimal. Also, I don’t think it would ever be worth the full price, with so little playing time. Eventually, the ending became so cozy that I would rather recommend the game.
  10. darman55
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    This game has really nice mood. The story is awesome and emotional, you want to know 'why', 'whats next' and 'how it ends'. I was crying when I played. Very good music and sounds - I have all soundtrack on Spotify. In this game there is no really much things to do but still I strongly recommend to play.
  11. CasualGamerGirl
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    Pros: Short and scenic game. Cons: Needs to have more directional cues; I felt tedious needing to run everywhere.
  12. Eniusza
    May 11, 2021
    7
    A pretty good effort. Overall nice try, with some interesting twists. However, running around can be a bit dull. In the end I just waited for the game to end. I enjoyed it, but felt like it's trying to make me feel things I don't feel like feeling.
  13. RoxaNie
    Apr 17, 2021
    9
    This game is a therapy. Initially I was not so amazed because I am used to dynamic games with many features, but man, there are games that need to be processed, like this one. To all the gamers who lost someone, or are sometimes thinking about the meaning of life, death, short period when we are able to stay here... this game, its music, thoughts to follow... are so beautiful. I loved theThis game is a therapy. Initially I was not so amazed because I am used to dynamic games with many features, but man, there are games that need to be processed, like this one. To all the gamers who lost someone, or are sometimes thinking about the meaning of life, death, short period when we are able to stay here... this game, its music, thoughts to follow... are so beautiful. I loved the message I could give as a fox to their children, I loved the idea of a tree, I loved my slow journey during the beautiful sunset towards the tree and I love that it was so slow. It made me think and process everything, I even shed some tears... it helped me also to let go some things, to reassure myself. It was just beautiful, shoutout to the creators and whole team that participated in creating such a wonderful piece of game art.… Expand
  14. Ezdtvfsanz
    Apr 18, 2021
    2
    this is one of the most boring games I've ever played. The story is completely unremarkable, it is not interesting to follow the characters - it is a typical story about teenager, even the story about foxes is more interesting to follow than that. it's good that at least I took it for free, but the time spent on this cannot be returned. mark 2 only because of foxes.
  15. Jedinator
    Apr 25, 2021
    8
    Calm but emotional 2 hours of my life. I really liked graphic but it was glitching sometimes. By glitching graphics I mean it was not rendering on longer distance (I have great PC). I must admit sometimes it was boring, but maybe because I was staying on one spot to not skip conversation and then run, sometimes I didn't know where to go but I liked the surrounding world soo it wasn't sooCalm but emotional 2 hours of my life. I really liked graphic but it was glitching sometimes. By glitching graphics I mean it was not rendering on longer distance (I have great PC). I must admit sometimes it was boring, but maybe because I was staying on one spot to not skip conversation and then run, sometimes I didn't know where to go but I liked the surrounding world soo it wasn't soo bad. I enjoyed music and conversations. Soo to summary I liked art style, but it was glitchy sometimes, great music and story, sometimes bugs or not knowing direction where to go and sometimes it felt empty. In the end nice 2 hours of my life.… Expand
  16. zyllus
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    Its a very boring and bland game. You are a fox looking for your three dead pups. The map is barren and there is nothing to do except collect some stars which do nothing. I passed one level without even finding the second cub and the game didn't even force me into looking for her. The controls are clunky and it feels more like a chore as there is no sense of accomplishment. The only goodIts a very boring and bland game. You are a fox looking for your three dead pups. The map is barren and there is nothing to do except collect some stars which do nothing. I passed one level without even finding the second cub and the game didn't even force me into looking for her. The controls are clunky and it feels more like a chore as there is no sense of accomplishment. The only good thing is the audio clips scattered around as the narrator has a good voice otherwise the story he tells about his father is as bland as the game. Got it for free on Epic, otherwise, I wouldn't even consider playing it… Expand
  17. Farraday
    Aug 5, 2022
    3
    A game with only one strength

    The game has boring gameplay that follows a narrated story of losing loved ones. The game tries to reflect that story with a story of a fox and its cups. However that is the greatest weakness of the game. The story has no real direction and way into the game introduces a poorly explained reason to move on. The voice acting is not very good, but does get the    A game with only one strength

    The game has boring gameplay that follows a narrated story of losing loved ones. The game tries to reflect that story with a story of a fox and its cups. However that is the greatest weakness of the game. The story has no real direction and way into the game introduces a poorly explained reason to move on. The voice acting is not very good, but does get the job done. The ending tries to leave an emotional impact, however the build up is so bad that it does not work. The only positive of the game is the artstyle. Its use of color is extremely powerful and that makes the game look very eye pleasing. Unfortunatly the game does not deliver in it's other more important levels.    … Expand
  18. Chemiker
    Aug 27, 2022
    7
    Игра очень замечательная и крутая.
    В конце вы будете плакать ( я плакал ).
    "Тайна мира состоит в том, что все вещи убегают и не умирают, а только немного удаляются от поля зрения и затем возвращаются снова" "Смерть - это не противоположность жизни, а ее часть" 10 испугавшихся зайцев из 10.    Игра очень замечательная и крутая.
    В конце вы будете плакать ( я плакал ).
    "Тайна мира состоит в том, что все вещи убегают и не умирают, а только немного удаляются от поля зрения и затем возвращаются снова"
    "Смерть - это не противоположность жизни, а ее часть"
    10 испугавшихся зайцев из 10.
  19. MeKAnehS0
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    In my opinion, a lot of effort was put into making this game, it has a beautiful story, I think the design of the stages was ok, of course, except for the first stage, the lighting and graphics of the game were good in my opinion.
    The narration of the story was accompanied by an excellent narrator, and I think the story of the game was written based on a real story

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  1. IGN Japan
    Jan 16, 2018
    84
    A fox traveling through a fairy-tale-like world alone is charming enough, but it is how the tale of this fox and a man come together that makes The First Tree so special. This is one of those games you must play before having it spoiled at all costs.
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