![]() This again could make for a compelling mechanic if properly executed, but unfortunately the various bars and levels are just a few more scoops on the sundae of missed chances. As a deer, you have three different bars on screen red for health, green for hunger, and blue for stamina. Asides from the story setup, the game also makes a big song and dance about its survival mechanics. This is perhaps one of my biggest problems with The Deer God: that it begins well and thoroughly succeeds in drawing you in before the trap door opens and you find yourself sliding down a massive slope of missed opportunities into a big pool of disappointment. It’s just a shame that this grand adventure doesn’t actually end up happening. It does make for a rather compelling opening sequence with an intriguing plot, appealing music, and some eerily charming visuals combining to lay the foundation for a grand adventure about karma and balance among all living things. It’s a neat little bit of symbolism that draws a parallel between the aging of the deer and the hunter growing into his newfound understanding and appreciation of non-human life. As you progress and survive in the wilds, your wee deer avatar grows into an adult. Having been left for dead, the hunter awakens to the spectral image of the titular Deer God, who informs the hunter that he is to be reborn as a baby deer in order to learn how to behave himself in mixed company. As your character takes aim at a lone deer in the distance, he is savaged by a pack of wolves that appear from absolutely nowhere. The premise is that you are a human hunter who has taken to the forest with one of his hunter buddies with the aim of shooting something upside the head. ![]() This brings us neatly to The Deer God on Nintendo Switch. Certain elements do speed up the process, however, and nothing will drive a stake through the heart of a game’s enjoyment factor more than when it feels like actual work to play the thing. When it comes to reviewing a game, there are any number of factors that need to be carefully considered in order to make an even halfway decisive call on whether it can be called ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Developer: Crescent Moon Games, Blowfish Studios Publisher: Level 77 Platform(s): Switch (reviewed), Wii U, XB1, PS4, Vita, iOS, PC, Mac Review code provided Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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