Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition

 PlayStation 5
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 9 out of 20
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  1. BipolarSmile
    Jul 26, 2022
    5
    I feel a bit bad giving this a 5, since the art design and atmosphere of the game are lovely.
    The music is good as well even though the soundtrack is quite short and gets repetitive.
    Unfortunately, this is where the good stuff ends. The game is riddled with bugs, poor level design choices, boring gameplay, and very clunky controls at times and this is with the "enhanced edition" don't    I feel a bit bad giving this a 5, since the art design and atmosphere of the game are lovely.
    The music is good as well even though the soundtrack is quite short and gets repetitive.
    Unfortunately, this is where the good stuff ends.
    The game is riddled with bugs, poor level design choices, boring gameplay, and very clunky controls at times and this is with the "enhanced edition" don't want to imagine how this game functioned at launch.
    I would skip this one.    … Expand
  2. Schueli
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    Spirit of the North ist quasi ein Walking-Simulator mit einem Fuchs und einigen Rätsel-Einlagen. Dabei läuft und läuft und läuft man sehr viel. Die Geschichte ist melancholisch, aber nicht wirklich fesselnd. Soundtrack und Grafik sind okay, aber kein Highlight. Und die Steuerung ist manchmal etwas frustrierend. Kann man spielen, man verpasst aber auch nichts großartiges.

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 12, 2021
    60
    What Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition does, it does well. Essentially, what is on offer here is a beautiful relaxing experience accompanied by a haunting and fitting soundtrack. Occasionally some sort of gameplay element and extremely light puzzling will be experienced, although this is often hampered by janky controls and glitching. The sheer gorgeousness of the world old red inhabits is worthy of admission alone, and the overall style and presentation of the package is what elevates this from "leave well alone" to "give it a lazy Sunday try." If already owning the original release, there's nothing here to justify jumping back in for, but for newcomers looking for something a bit different, certainly consider giving this fox a fumble.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Dec 17, 2020
    70
    Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition is a beautiful remaster of an average game. If you enjoy wandering around pretty environments and solving some light puzzles, then this is a fantastic "chill out" game, but anything beyond that is somewhat forgettable. Add on some frustrating bugs and the lack of meaningful improvements over the last-gen version beyond visuals, and it isn't a must-buy for anyone who has played the original title. It's worth experiencing if you haven't played it before, but you should perhaps wait for a price drop, since the $35 price tag isn't worth it when you can purchase a last-gen copy for $20.
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  3. DarkStation
    Dec 8, 2020
    70
    At its best, Spirit of the North Enhanced Edition is an atmospheric adventure set within an abandoned landscape that offers its fair share of challenges but little in the way of meaningful takeaways.
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