Visually, Ary and the Secret of Seasons takes a few cues from the recent Zelda adventures as well, with cartoon-like visuals and lots of bright colors that help make each season stand out from the next one. In doing so, she can make water freeze over, opening new pathways to previously undiscovered secrets, but there are many more ways to play around which this novel mechanic. Ary herself, in her new role, also has access to spheres that can influence the weather around her by associating it with one of the seasons. As a result, Ary has to take his place and embark on what soon turns out to be a much grander adventure than that simple meeting initially suggests.Īs with the Zelda games, Ary and the Secret of Seasons plays out inside a big open world that is filled with ruins to explore and quests to undertake, as well as plenty of secrets to uncover. This turns out to not be an isolated incident either, because it’s affected other towns in the region of Valdi as well, and they have to band together to figure out what happened and make sure things don’t get worse.Īry’s brother Finn is the local Guardian, but has been missing for a while and can’t attend a meeting with the Guardians from other towns.
At the start of the game, the town is suddenly attacked by hyenas and an equally sudden storm of fire crystals turns the white plains of Yule’s environments into a summer spectacle, turning the cycle of seasons into chaos.
It’s out now for PC as well as consoles, and here’s our review.Īry (short for Aryelle) is the protagonist in Secret of Seasons, and she lives in a small wintery town called Yule. Coming from the Belgian developers at eXiin and Fishing Cactus and being published by Modus Games, Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a brand new action adventure that draws inspiration from the likes of Zelda.