The First Tree

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 21 out of 45
  3. Negative: 11 out of 45

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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. 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    On the first view "The first tree" is pretty mediocre game, with very simple and outdated graphics.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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. CasualGamerGirl
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    Pros: Short and scenic game. Cons: Needs to have more directional cues; I felt tedious needing to run everywhere.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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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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