#Ary and the secret of seasons full

Some of this might be chalked up to being a pre-lauch copy but even if these performance issues were fixed with a patch, nothing short of a full overhaul would make this game look good. The overworld is filled with motion blur, frame rate dips and disappearing textures. Ary and the Secret of Seasons features an ancient Chinese aesthetic that looks quite good while you’re standing still however once you move, the illusion disappears. Otherwise, this looks like it released on the Wii. The graphics might look okay, if you squint. Even if you’re a fan of Mulan and Avatar The Last Airbender, you likely won’t find this story all that appealing.

The voice acting is decent and the dialogue has great moments but overall, the story is just as underwhelming as the rest of the game. Despite its lackluster framework, it does set up an interesting (albeit still derivative) story about gaining mastery over the seasons. Fans of animated Disney films will see the inspiration for this game right away. My first impression with the story is that it’s derivative to a fault. They aren’t terrible per se, but the fact that the high point of this game is so low is pretty sad. Imagine the most tedious dungeon in your least favorite Zelda game and then you might have a good measure for the dungeons in this game. That being said, they’re still nothing all that special.

The level design itself is decent and the season puzzles are probably the best thing about the game. Also, please consider supporting us on Patreon so that we can continue to do what we love doing. It’s a real shame this game turned out the way it did, because it could’ve been something really special.Įnjoying our Ary and the Secret of Seasons Switch review so far? Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for more Nintendo Switch content. Every aspect of control with this game seems to work at half speed: combat is clunky and inconsistent and the season switching mechanic is slow and cumbersome even moving around the overworld just feels off. Manipulating the seasons to solve puzzles sounds like a good idea on paper but the overall execution of this game is extremely lacking. This game is purely a Zelda clone, and not in a good way.