Today during lunch I pulled out my Steam Deck and visited the world of Lost Ember. A world of beauty, lost souls and a mysterious past waiting to be unraveled. The game starts with an explanation of this universes life/death cycle, claiming that if you did everything right in life, your soul would ascend to The City of Light. If not, the soul is reborn as a wild beast.
You play a Lost Ember that was reincarnated as a Wolf, and you help a soul that turns out to be your Spirit Guide. Together you’ll wander the land uncovering your past life, among other collectables scattered throughout your journey.
As you explore, you start to learn more and more about yourself, and if your soul can be redeemed. It kinda gives me Aer: Memories of Old vibes, in the sense that you have a large area to explore, and memories scattered throughout. The added bonus is being able to become other animals to experience different perspectives:
Unlike the average Lost Ember, you possess the ability to transfer your soul to any living animal. Become birds to fly throughout the sky, or become smaller animals to get into small areas, or burrow underground. So far I’ve only been a little over 5 different animals, and found a few shrooms and artifacts. Definitely a cozy vibe type of game. I’m gonna be savoring this one for awhile! After all, I’m only on Chapter 2 and I always appreciate a good story at the end of the day. I have high hopes for this one!