Analysis: Wytchwood

Do you like games of to harvest, the fables, oh come on gothic fairy tales? Wytchwood it’s your game.

Wytchwood it’s a game of adventures and creation located in a country of gothic fables, developped by Extraterrestrial Yes edited by Digital whitethorn, in which we will have to put ourselves in the shoes of a mysterious forest witch and we will need explore, collect magical ingredients, prepare enchantments, while judge with questionable criteria different characters and creatures.

Once upon a time there was a strange little witch

The witches they have always been a recurring element in the stories, in Wytchwood the witch goes further and takes an active part in the narration. The witch will not be part of the moral, it he will be the one who gives judgment and morals.

In Wytchwood we start with the protagonist waking up wrapped in a quite significant chaos. Upon awakening, he realizes that a goat has eaten a large part of its spellbookbut you will quickly realize it this animal is the devil himself who came to look for a debt that he had earring. (Good comparison of the goat / demon, like a good fable / tale)

For pay off the debt of the goat, the protagonist will have to go cross different places and paths which converge and bring them to a cat, a snake, a bear, already a many enemies and dangers This will have to find and conquer.

Start the adventure with so few resources and little information on the grimoire

A tale played

Wytchwood is a game taking place in a land of gothic fables and fairy tales.

He has a beautiful artistic style, to which the inspiration from story books. The characters are in tune with the style they show us, they are very original characters which in turn bring incredible stories.

The game has a very colorful and varied universe, What transmits peace and quiet to be able to do whatever we need, to take our time, to enjoy the landscapes that we find. Landscapes like swamps, meadows, cemeteries, and many more that you will discover.

Of course, you should also refer to items or ingredients, that although they appear in miniature, they are taken care of in every detail.

The perfect companion

So visually the game is beautiful, we can not miss the sound aspect. The game is fully loaded with very neat sounds and effects and perfectly linked to what we enjoy when we play, even the character’s steps when he moves, it sounds good.

The sound effects are perfectly complemented by a soundtrack which comes from the hand of Liam Sauvé and Ryan Roth and bring so beautiful songs that you can stand in the middle of the stage, doing absolutely nothing, just enjoy it.

Gathering, crafting and spells

In the section playability, I’ll start with him first “Great but” that it brings, which can be a major problem. In any other game language might be the least of it, but specifically in this one with the amount of items, spells, and conversations we’re going to have to face, I think that’s a important point to underline. The game is in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese, but it is that He doesn’t even bring the texts in Spanish. If you’re not proficient in some of these languages ​​with an average level, you’ll likely miss a lot of dialogue and might even get stuck without knowing what next steps you should take.

Wytchwood offers a ability to collect and craft in true Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley style. It is the ecosystem of life itself, reflected in the game, we will have to be constantly collecting and crafting, in order to collect other necessary materials, thus creating a fundamental feedback loop.

We are faced with a quiet game where exploring and collecting ingredients is a fundamental part of the experience, in fact it’s curious that the game itself avoid combat through puzzles and more crafting, becoming a relaxed experience.

Game mode

The game is based on a single player story mode structured in different chapters and episodes, which focus on one character. In these episodes we will be able to explore completely free and without haste each of limited cards that they offer us and thus acquire all that we believe necessary to continue to advance in history.

Within the game itself, it is necessary to underline the main differentiation of four spaces (the tool belt, ingredients, spells and reagents). The belt is the only space that will be permanently visible in the interface, and there you can equip the items that best suit your needs depending on the moment of the story.

The controls are quite intuitive and simple, just like the game menu. the crossing to move through space and through the belt, a capture button the objects with which we can interact (which also clearly distinguishes between those who can and those who cannot); in another button we have the vision that I commented on previously (witch eye), and it’s the one that will help us know what we need to interact with that object / character; the button to open the menu in the game, and Ithe triggers to cross it. And finally in the game the RT trigger it would interact with the selected item on the belt. (Explaining the controls seems difficult, but it’s really harder to explain than to put into practice, since after 5 minutes of playing you have completely familiarized yourself with them)

Moral

Wytchwood is a game of adventure and creation very pleasant, at the height of the greats of the genre, with a fabulous artistic design and a soundtrack that will make you fall in love.

BE CAREFUL! If you don’t have a moderate fluency in any of the languages ​​offered by the game, it can be a bit difficult as there are so many elements and interactions that some of them require some understanding.

The game has Released December 9 on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, Playstation 5, Playstation 4 and PC.

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