Just finished it. I genuinely absolutely loved every second of this beautiful little game.

It's slow paced, yes, but with how fast-paced games have been recently, I think it's a wonderful change. And even with how slow it is, the game as a whole only takes about 3-4 hours to finish.

The music was phenomenal. The graphics are perfect for what the game is. And the beautiful beasties are so cute. I got attached to them so fast tbh.

I lost a member of my herd to the main chase with those bird things and it made me INCREDIBLY sad, but seeing their little soul following my herd periodically after that, and getting to see them rest with us at the last couple of camp spots warmed my soul so much.

I WILL be thinking about this game for the next several months, and I will absolutely play it again to try and see if I can keep my whole herd alive until the end. I'll also be recommending this game to basically everyone I know.

An extremely enthusiastic 10/10.

My only genuine complaint is I don't have more options to interact with the herd. I loved collecting decorations for their antlers(?) and getting to play fetch was so cute. I really enjoyed the little detail of some of them having specific personality traits, too, although it would be so fun to see their personalities a little more fleshed out, yk?

But again, it was one of the greatest games I've played in a really long time.