Ok but Never Alone, the super awesome game written by the Iñupiat people of Alaska (http://neveralonegame.com/game/) is on sale on steam now for $2.99 and it’s absolutely brilliant and you should go buy it
OK so last night at 2 AM I was on my phone and thus couldn’t really type out a post on how awesome the game is but here we go:
1) It was written by the Iñupiat people about their culture. It basically centers around a little girl who is exploring the Alaska wilds, trying to figure out a) why blizzards are destroying her village and b) why this evil dude is also bent on destroying her village. She travels around with her trusty pal, an arctic fox, and if one of them dies, they both have to start over from the last save point. He’s like her guide with spirits and figuring stuff out (but is also a playable character). She has an amazing magic bolo that she aims at things.
2) If that wasn’t cool enough, the game is 100% narrated in the Iñupiat language with subtitles AND every so often you unlock these little mini educational videos called “cultural insights” which are like little 2 minute clips about certain things, like scrimshaw and arctic foxes and just little cultural videos basically with interviews with Iñupiat people.
3) It’s fun for experienced gamers AND non-experienced gamers alike. I’m not really a gamer, and I get really frustrated at complicated RPGs/FPS a lot of the time because I’m not used to memorizing very complicated button combinations (and I have ADHD, and if I’m not medicated, I have a hard time remembering which button does which and how and resort to button smashing). BUT this game is super intuitive and part of the experience is being guided through what you do with each button and you’re just taught how to do it seamlessly as part of the story telling.
4) The art is gorgeous. Just look at this amazing shit:
Like seriously I cannot stress how beautiful and soothing this game is to watch and play
5) the story telling is flawless and you get immediately emotionally invested in your characters.
6) Also it’s super fun to play with two people, one as the fox, one as the little girl. Because the fox is like a guide and the little girl is following him and you really REALLY have to work together and figure shit out and oh my god polar bears are so scary.
6) Also IT’S CURRENTLY ON SALE FOR STEAM’S LUNAR NEW YEAR SALE FOR $2.99 WHICH IS AMAZING SO GO BUY THIS GAME AND SUPPORT THIS GAME BECAUSE THIS GAME IS FUCKING FANTASTIC.
Not sure if this is still on sale, but it is a great game and I suggest everyone support and play it.
