My Game of the Year for 2014
0FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING I SAY, JUST FOLLOW THESE FOUR WORDS: PLAY CHILD OF LIGHT!
One small thing I forgot to mention is UPlay, Ubisoft's free DRM/account management system, which is required to play Child of Light. It's transparent and not obtrusive on the XBox One where I played this, and the only times you'll know it's running in the background is when you complete bonus achievements that are on your UPlay account as well. The bonuses you receive from UPlay achievements help a little in the game, but do NOT make or break the experience.
The skill trees are unique for each character so that you can focus on raising either their attack power, defensive power, or magic powers. The "crafting" system assists with this by giving each character special attack and defensive bonuses on specific elements and can also be combined into bigger gems for even bigger combat bonuses. Both systems are elegant and work very well.
This game may not reinvent the proverbial wheel, but it takes all of the old rules that made the wheel sturdy and reliable in the first place and does it so well that the result is an unbelievable breath of fresh air in an industry full of "me-too", cookie-cutter brown military shooters and unfinished character action games.
Happy New Year! Many more videos on the way!
Links:
Official Site: http://childoflight.ubi.com/col/en-us/home/index.aspx
Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_of_Light
Steam Store Page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/256290/
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