Lost Ember

 Switch
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

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  1. Nintendo Life
    Oct 5, 2020
    40
    Lost Ember attempts to be an artistic experience, yet struggles to be an enjoyable game. The story is uninteresting and predictable, the gameplay is boring and sometimes frustrating, and the huge performance issues on Switch makes this game close to unplayable at times. While there is clearly potential here, Lost Ember fails to deliver on nearly every front. There are plenty of other artsy games on Switch to pick up over this one.

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  1. Paleona
    Oct 6, 2021
    5
    So, I love the *idea* of this game- getting to control lots of different animals? Quiet exploration with a calm soundtrack? EmotionalSo, I love the *idea* of this game- getting to control lots of different animals? Quiet exploration with a calm soundtrack? Emotional storytelling? That all sounds great... on paper. I love all of those things in games, but Lost Ember just didn't click for me. I'm glad I got this on sale and not full price.

    It really just isn't worth your time to explore the large world here- there are some collectibles, but nothing of interest (besides a few easter egg nods at other games). There are a lot of invisible walls and small ledges to get stuck on and the frame rate drops are REALLY bad in some instances- so much so that I thought the game had completely froze a few times. None of the animals were particularly fun to control, either, except possibly the fish. I played the game with commentary turned off, but was able to follow the story reasonably well. I still just didn't find it very interesting or emotional, though I can tell that's what they were going for.

    I understand that this is an indie game with a small team, but if you're looking for a better experience, I recommend Spirit of the North, with it's far superior soundtrack, puzzles, and a couple unlockables.    … Full Review »
  2. arh3399
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    This came is really interesting and relaxing. Its got a good story to keep you interested through the roughly 5 hour experience. The biggestThis came is really interesting and relaxing. Its got a good story to keep you interested through the roughly 5 hour experience. The biggest issues with it on switch are that it runs terrible and has a good many glitches. Multiple times I fell through the floor or a fall and had to reload to get back into the game. But all in all I really enjoyed it. The gameplay is mainly exploration and then transforming into different animals to traverse the environments which was really fun. I think its too expensive, full price is $30 on switch, but if you can get it on sale its worth the pick up if you don't mind some performance issues.… Full Review »