The artistry that comes through is no accident Storm Boy’s lead game designer Ellen Jurik told me, “We liked the idea of a painterly feel, and during our research on the region, we came across some local artists who had painted the beach in that area in oils. The game creates a soothing, nostalgic atmosphere evoking childhood memories with peaceful music, swaying grasses, and waves crashing on the shore. The care with which the designers interpreted the book and rendered a 3D world from it really comes through. But being a good story, Storm Boy offsets the sad bits with some thrilling heroism and heartwarming redemption, and by reminding us that lost loved ones are always with us. I was surprised by how intensely a few scenes impacted me and stirred up my emotions. Storm Boy: The Game stays true to the book, and there are moments of heartbreaking poignancy. As the story progresses, the environment reveals more engaging little pastimes like digging for cockles and tracing pictures in the wet sand and playing fetch with your feathered chum.Īs you might expect, a story about a solitary boy befriending a wild animal is not all fun and happiness. You, the player, can step into the game here by clicking the minigame icon and becoming a soaring ibis, controlling the bird’s swooping and banking flight just over the water’s surface. While this passage appears on the screen, Storm Boy is on the beach, watching the birds. The story describes how the tall birds near the shore stood up and clapped in the mornings, and how Storm Boy dreamed of being an ibis or a pelican.
Minigames pop up in the environment as you go, giving you the opportunity to experience more of Storm Boy’s world from his perspective, and providing another level of depth and immersion. You can also turn around to retrace your steps and make previous passages reappear if you want to read them again. Passages from the book appear on the screen as you trot through the sand. The story moves along linearly as you guide Storm Boy through the sand hills and grasses on the beach.
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