![]() ![]() Despite its minimalistic take on a forest, it’s still a sight to behold. You feel like your journey is progressing, thanks to how well-built the world is through art and design. The bamboo groves, rock formations, coastline give life to the map and don’t make you feel like you are going around in circles. Shelter 3 has one of the most relaxing environments I have ever experienced in a video game – which is strange because it’s ultimately a stressful story about survival.ĭespite my earlier gripes with encountered wildlife and the fact that the landscape remains largely the same – lovely blue-green and yellow foliage – there are visual landmarks that make the place come alive. Despite its slow pace, it’s a short game. Unfortunately, the walking is dragged on a bit too long – I guess they wanted to keep some realism to the speed of a traveling elephant herd and make you feel the weight of the journey? If so, the experience became more discouraging than inspiring. Toggling the run feature does make you run out of energy, and you run the risk of starving one of your kin, which makes you very conscious of using it. ![]() If migration does appear in the game, other female elephants will help out the mother with nursing the calf and helping them to continue the trek. I would have liked it more if it had an enjoyable pace. Aunts and sisters could take time to protect the calf or even nurse the calf if their own has died or simply as a gesture of kindness and concern. Perhaps if we were given some visual cues or feedback about how our decisions shape our journey, these parts would have made more impact.Īs a wildlife walking sim, Shelter 3 did its job well. They do not make a difference in the game and they feel like strange bookmarks between the chapters. These sections just consist of walking up to the elder and choosing a path. Every time, you visit a cosmic place between space and time. Each checkpoint is marked with a new memory and some advice from the elder elephant. To unravel it, you must go from point A to point B. A bit more character would have been helpful to connect the player to the elephant family, beyond asking for milk or fruit. ![]() ![]() Maybe there could be one elephant who tends to walk off alone or another elephant who picks up every yellow flower it sees. I know I am playing the matriarch, but it would have been nice to have some personality and unique interactions with the herd. As I lost some of my herd to unfortunate circumstances like starvation or tigers, I would be disheartened only because my numbers have dwindled, and that I might get a bad ending. While this mechanic was interesting, even with everything myself and the surviving herd went through, I felt no emotional connection with the rest of the elephants. From lynx cubs to elephant families, from the tundra to the jungle, the next Shelter incarnation migrates to new territory, evolving into a new, magical game world and an experience that you won’t forget.Despite its pretty exterior, the game’s story cuts deep. Landscapes and fauna are rendered in mesmerising patterns and scored with an enchanting soundtrack by Retro Family, conjuring a magical world to lose yourself in. But where Shelter 2 centred on a lone lynx family, Shelter 3 lets players explore a different kind of animal existence, where community is as important as family, and unity is key. Like its forebears, Shelter 3 invites you to inhabit the spirit of an animal. Your journey will be scattered with special moments as you discover new terrain and untrodden pathways, but grief will also play its part. With so many mouths to feed, the journey will not be an easy one, but elephant empathy has advantages and you’ll be able to quickly gather your herd close at times of great danger. As an elephant you’re not a predator but prey, so you’ll need to steer clear of beasts in the bushes at the same time as avoiding starvation. In this guiding role you’ll use ancient knowledge to navigate, gaining wisdom as you do so. Help the matriarch by choosing the best route to keep your herd well fed and safe from harm. What’s more, the matriarch has given you the responsibility of steering the herd to an important destination and difficult choices will need to be made on the way.īefore we delve further into Shelter 3, we hope you don't mind us taking this opportunity to tell you about our latest game, the Tiny Multiplayer Online RPG Book of Travels! As a new mother you must protect your calf, but you must also take responsibility for the whole herd, protecting old and young from lurking predators and the threat of starvation. Shelter 3 is a game where wisdom, empathy and leadership play an important role in your survival. ![]()
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