Heaven Angel Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 IGN: Finally, a platformer that will teach you something beside jump physics! Never Alone has the potential to capture a rare mix of excitement, education, and beauty. Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna in Iñupiaq) sees young girl Nuna and her fox friend off adventuring over ice floes, through forests, and across tundra. (In single-player you can switch between them, while they’re split up in co-op.) Along the way, they’ll come across folklore characters, some of whom sound more friendly than others, like Manslayer, Blizzard Man, Sky People, the Little People, and the Rolling Heads. I know nothing about any of these, but who wouldn’t want to learn about the Rolling Heads? Iñupiat elder Ron Brower explains that while their “historic knowledge” was passed down to his generation, it “has not bridged to the younger Xbox generation.” Enter video games: “I think this should give them an insight as to the way Iñupiat think. We think quite differently because of our isolation and the kind of beliefs and self-sufficiency that we develop. I think it’s important: how to be independent, and how to think outside of the box, and how to be innovative.” It helps that the game’s looking pretty flipping lovely. It’s one child’s trek through the snow and ice, accompanied by a fox, meeting all sorts of strange figures. The fox is playable as a co-op character too, if you fancy. The whole thing’s got a beautiful eerie vibe. Never Alone’s being made by Upper One Games, a studio founded by a tribal council representing Alaska Native groups in a corner of Alaska. They’re planning to release it this autumn. Art inspired by Alaska Native people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 wow looks great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Available now on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ox- Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Added to wishlist. Available for 3.5 keys via trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Okay, time to buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Played for 30 minutes or so. It's pretty but very very simple. Hope it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Eurogamer - 10/10 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-20-never-alone EG reviewer must have been on drugs while playing this. its a decent game and no where as good as he makes it out to be. the game design is very trial and error based like limbo but without the polish that game had. it also has frustrating controls esp when the gameplay switches between the 2 characters and when using the 'bola'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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