Ary’s adventure will see her interact with a host of varied and likeable characters, poking a good-natured stick at tropes and expectations along the way. The foils of a patriarchal magical society are at least a semi-interesting byproduct of the less than ideal starting point for Ary and the game has fun with it. The world design of Ary and the Secret of Seasons certainly lifts visual elements from Chinese culture but this particular take on gender feels largely unnecessary. It’s not exactly a played out premise but it also doesn’t inspire. To do so she pulls a Mulan, cutting her hair, donning her brother’s masculine warrior garb and taking up his sword for good measure. Each corner of Valdi houses a season and its old timer Guardian, but with winter finally succumbing to evil magical forces that invert the seasons, ruining their perspective regions, Valdi looks set to fall.įortunately, Ary is having none of this and, taking inspiration from her childhood heroes, sets out to assert herself as the new Guardian of winter and save the land from destruction. Her brother has vanished and with him, her father’s will to fight for the land of Valdi as the designated Guardian of Winter. Ary and the Secret of Seasons Review Ary and the Secret of SeasonsĪry is trapped in a man’s world and a scared one at that. It is suffocated by a litany of technical issues that run deeper than lack of polish and feels entirely unready to send Ary out on what could have been a grand adventure. There are glimpses of a great game in here but they pass like the seasons and you’re often left out in the cold. While it lifts inspiration from the best of the genre, Ary and the Secret of Seasons fails at both innovation and homage. It can’t be knocked for not trying, building up a fairly unique fantasy world that is brimming with interesting ideas and potential.īut concepts need to be proven and while Ary and the Secret of Seasons shows great promise it rarely ever delivers on it. Ary and the Secret of Seasons exhibits an admirable ambition and toys with a whole host of potentially fantastic concepts.
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