A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023

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PostA Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by ITSMILNER » Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:36 pm

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DEVELOPER: inkle Ltd
PUBLISHER: inkle Ltd

The Story
Moira McKinnon has never seen the sea.

For fifteen years she’s lived with her mum in a small house on the edge of the Scottish Highlands—then one day she receives a letter from her Uncle Hamish urging her to come to the coast. If she can reach his lighthouse in time, a wonderful surprise will be waiting...

And so, Moira runs away.

The hills are full of secrets and stories, but what you find will depend on where you go. The narrative is not branching but weaving; a mesh of history, mythology and family secrets. What truths will you discover?

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Moira McKinnon is running away.
To reach the sea, Moira must first cross the Scottish Highlands—a wilderness of paths, peaks, shortcuts, dangers, and song

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Climb peaks to orient yourself and plan your next steps. Spelunk caves, scale cliffs, jump from rock to rock and slide down scree slopes as you make your way forward.

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Survival
Wind, rain and cold are your enemies. Moira is no superhero, and the Highlands are not to be underestimated. Shelter to survive.

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Navigation
Learn the stories and the secrets of the hills, which are filled with lost things, echoes, and memories.

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Rhythm runs
Skip and jump through the valleys to the incredible music of TALISK and Fourth Moon. The landscape itself forms itself around the shape of the music.

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Replay
Get ready to make the journey more than once, because a single trip isn't nearly enough to discover the Highlands' deepest secrets.

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The World
In the Highlands, every peak has a story to tell and every valley echoes with song. Giants sleep, ghosts sing, crows carry messages, and eagles lift the dead.

But the Highlands’ crags are unforgiving and its summits are cold—Moira’s trek will not be easy.

Can you help her find a way across this winding wilderness in time?


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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by ITSMILNER » Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:38 pm

Anyone picking this up next week? Edge reviewed it this month and gave it a 9 out of 10 so could be something special.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Octoroc » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:26 pm

Looks lovely, no time to play it at the moment though.

£15 on the eShop - £13.49 (pre-order discount?) until the 11th.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by shy guy 64 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:26 pm

this game is insulting

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by OrangeRKN » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:34 pm

shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by shy guy 64 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:38 pm

OrangeRKN wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.


Yeah but her name is one step away from Haggis McBagpipes

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by OrangeRKN » Fri Dec 01, 2023 3:46 pm

Ok yes that is true :lol:

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Octoroc » Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:45 pm

shy guy 64 wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.


Yeah but her name is one step away from Haggis McBagpipes


would you have preferred 'Elspeth'?

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Cheeky Devlin » Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:55 pm

I on the other hand couldn't give two hoots (mon) about her name. Looks great so I'll probably pick it up on PC at some point.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by shy guy 64 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:27 pm

Octoroc wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.


Yeah but her name is one step away from Haggis McBagpipes


would you have preferred 'Elspeth'?


i'd rather these people trying to recreate scotland would actually put some bloody effort in rather than making out strawberry floating mountains

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Octoroc » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:53 pm

shy guy 64 wrote:
Octoroc wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.


Yeah but her name is one step away from Haggis McBagpipes


would you have preferred 'Elspeth'?


i'd rather these people trying to recreate scotland would actually put some bloody effort in rather than making out strawberry floating mountains


What's wrong with the Highlands?

Let's just hope it's a genuine celebration of Scottish folklore and culture rather than some lurid Scotploitation tale of bonny wee tam-o-shanters and tartan undergarments.

Maybe the 'magic' that uncle Hamish has waiting for her is a bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine* and she goes on to be a street walker in Aberdeen, but I think they'll mostly be concentrating on the folklore and narrative stuff.

*The name "Tonic Wine" does not imply any medicinal or health giving properties.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by shy guy 64 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:30 pm

Octoroc wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:
Octoroc wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:
shy guy 64 wrote:this game is insulting


Why? It seems very deferential of its setting, at least one of the lead devs lives in and enjoys actual hiking in Scotland, and its music is by a Scottish folk group.


Yeah but her name is one step away from Haggis McBagpipes


would you have preferred 'Elspeth'?


i'd rather these people trying to recreate scotland would actually put some bloody effort in rather than making out strawberry floating mountains


What's wrong with the Highlands?

Let's just hope it's a genuine celebration of Scottish folklore and culture rather than some lurid Scotploitation tale of bonny wee tam-o-shanters and tartan undergarments.

Maybe the 'magic' that uncle Hamish has waiting for her is a bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine* and she goes on to be a street walker in Aberdeen, but I think they'll mostly be concentrating on the folklore and narrative stuff.

*The name "Tonic Wine" does not imply any medicinal or health giving properties.


that'd make a nice change from the way our folklore usually is. just for once though i wish they'd actually make the characters rude

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by deathofcows » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:11 pm

Well I think this looks great and very up my street and an evocation of the kind of rugged mountain journeydom/celebration as found in something like MacFarlane's beloved The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd!

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Preezy » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:33 pm

Great OP, Milner, very nice.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by shy guy 64 » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:02 pm

deathofcows wrote:Don't kill me shyguy


well i never did kill jezo so i wouldn't worry

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by deathofcows » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:07 pm

Preezy wrote:Great OP, Milner, very nice.


Seconded!

Also more thoughts: I hope the game doesn't get too twee but let's see. Also I quite that actually it looks kind of rough and borderline craft-naff (if you get me?) in an appealing collage-y way that almost reminds me of old Samorost.

Also I'm tempted to just pre-order this for some reason. And I think that reason is MovementMountainsMusic

EDIT: I think I'm Less keen after watching the trailer! Earnest talking eek! Still quite keen though so...

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Robbo-92 » Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:19 pm

Think this looks really nice to be honest, might well pick it up at some point.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by still » Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:40 pm

deathofcows wrote:Well I think this looks great and very up my street and an evocation of the kind of rugged mountain journeydom/celebration as found in something like MacFarlane's beloved The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd!

Don't kill me shyguy


Nan Shepherd - great reference.

Think I’ll pick this up the day it comes out.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by still » Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:07 pm

Review of this up on The Guardian - 4/5.

Ditto Eurogamer.

Nintendolife 7/10.

After scanning the reviews I’m not so sure about this now.

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PostRe: A Highland Song | NSW/PC | 05/12/2023
by Robbo-92 » Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:33 pm

Same here, watched a couple of reviews this morning and while I still love the art style, I'm not sure about a couple of the other bits really.

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