Shape of the World

Shape of the World is an incredibly intoxicating single player game dressed in breath taking artistry. The environment pulls you in, leaving you in constant states of awe that are fresh and fun. That this game is available on Nintendo Switch (and console, as well as pc) is also incredible as the sound track is simply exquisite - worth having on even if you aren't playing. Shape of the World on Nintendo Switch is the perfect long drive, vacation game whether camping in a park, lounging on a tr...

Playing Shape of the World is like having a warm bath in a room designed by Peter Alexander while listening to your favourite playlist.

Shape of the World is a feast of color, sound, and design. It manages to be both serene and occasionally challenging, wondrous and abstract, and has surprising depth, considering that your only goals are to wander around and collect natural trinkets as you go. It's a perfect game for those who want to get lost in a minimalist wonderland of imagination.

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Are you a fan of walking simulators? To some, they represent the antithesis of video games, removing all but the minimum interaction to be considered a “game.” To others, they are the essence of interactive narrative, boiling a story down to your experience with it. Stories like Gone Home or Firewatch wouldn’t work as movies or books, they need to be told with some level of interaction. They are pure story. Shape of the World, however, is the total opposite.

Shape of the World isn’t a bad game, it just never quite hits its stride in the way a game like this needs to. There just isn’t anything that implores you to move forwards apart from the fact that there is little else to do, and while there are some very pretty moments, rarely is anything more than superficial achieved. Shape of the World fails to do enough to pull itself out of the abstract and ultimately just feels empty.