SHINE - Journey Of Light

The story line, ambient music, and amazing story book like visuals are so immersive. The only thing that can be improved in my opinion is the controls in the game. It’s a little frustrating how slow your blob of light moves. Maybe add a setting so you can chose to have more sensitive controls and move faster if you want to. Can’t wait to see what comes next!

This is basically Badlands with a lower difficulty. It’s also missing a lot of the personality of that game. It’s very pretty but too simple. As is it’s not much more than Flappy Bird with better graphics. Suggested improvements... Add a gauge that shows remaining light so you can tell when you’re running out. As is, you drain and die but there’s no way to see how low you are. I’ve played levels and can’t finish a level from a check point due to being too low. The controls could use improvement. I get what they’re going for, something so simple anyone can play. Unfortunately what they got is something too floaty to feel good which leads to boredom. This one could be a contender with some updates so it could be worth watching.

The music, plot, setting, and aesthetic are riveting, gorgeous, hauntingly ethereal, and carry a sweetened purity in their simplicity that you simply don’t see in many forms of media these days. It offers a sort of shelter and peace from all the bustle of life, especially with headphones and a lost heart. It can make any day one of bliss, peace, and enlightening beauty with it’s message of friendship, hope, and love. A definite play, sure to make you cry.

Loved everything about it, especially (like I read in another response) that it is not focused on dopamine hits, and gives your brain a break. I could feel this as I played. As a side note, how do I go left to get the dark Moonie on level 29? 😂

I wish I could say I enjoyed this game more than I have. The design was really pretty, but most of the levels in chapters 1-3 were too easy. I’m currently on the second level of chapter 4, and it isn’t really hard, just a matter of figuring out which direction the gears are trying to take you. Can’t exactly say it’s worth the $2.99 just because it gets kind of boring after awhile.