Games

Child of Light

Ubisoft Montreal

2014•Platformer•PEGI 7•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalerobots/ai/spaceteenfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fantastical platformer that is expansive, stylish and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

385 ratings

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About This Game

The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. You play as Aurora, a young princess with a pure heart whose soul is brought to the kingdom of Lemuria. Embark on a quest to recapture the three sources of light, defeat the Black Queen and restore the kingdom of Lemuria.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Child of Light is a hand-painted platforming role-playing game presented like a storybook told in verse. It follows Aurora, a young princess who falls gravely ill and awakens in the mysterious, dreamlike land of Lemuria, a kingdom plunged into darkness after the Queen of the Night stole away its sun, moon, and stars. Longing to return home to her father, Aurora sets out with her glowing firefly companion Igniculus to recover the captured lights and free the land from tyranny. Along the way she gathers a band of unlikely allies and grows in courage and strength as she journeys through a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleRobots/ai/spaceTeenAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipFighting evilSocial commentary

Keywords

GhostsMagicTurn-basedFemale protagonistSide-scrollingFairyPrincessGood vs evil

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 29 April 2014
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 12h normally, 13h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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