Child of Light

Another one of those games I wasn't gonna get. And then I realized that I had participated in Nintendos Premium deal by getting my Wii U black 32 GB racking up 3000 points giving me access to 300 SEK and due to already maxing out on the Wii U balance I went on a small shopping spree and since it was some Christmas deals for this game I got Child of Light. And I'm glad I did since it was a really charming game. I might go into spoiler territory (which by now would be expected by how I do these usually). First of, the stile is based on European folk- and fairy tales, think the Grimm Brothers, and the art feels like that for me... might be due to the similarities to certain children cartoons I watched as a kid telling different stories from Eastern Europe. The developers might have seen the same show since the music is conducted by the Bratislava Symphonic orchestra, I guess to invoke a similar feel.

The story then begins with telling us about princess Aurora and her father the duke. They mention some Step-mother and here would anyone who have read a fairy tale suspect something fishy. Well, Aurora dies of some sickness and wakes up in this mysterious land and must find her way back before her father succumbs to sorrow. And I'm just gonna spoil it, of course it was the Step-Mother who did it, it's the brother Grimm storytelling 101. And even more obvious she has two daughter's as well. What's more is that the Step.mother is the Evil Queen of the land which you are brought to and it's your job to stop Umbra, the Queen of the Night and bring light to those who live in this land.

A bit short, although after finish it you get a New Game + to do it again, only harder so you can really max out your characters skills and abilities. All in all it's beautiful and a really sweet game. One quirk is that everyone rhyme which might put some people off, but I think it enhance the games atmosphere cause as we know, rhyming is a classic staple in fairy- and folk tales. Well worth the 50 SEK (a bit less than 5 $, € and just over 5 £) and if this is the only modern RPG I get on the Wii U I can't really skip it. A bit short though.