SEASON: A letter to the future
January 31, 2023
In SEASON: A letter to the future, you play as a young woman from a secluded village exploring the world by bike for the first time, collecting memories before a cataclysm washes everything away. SEASON is a quest to discover a new world; one unknown yet familiar. Document, photograph, and …
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70.0
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55.0
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80.0
"SEASON is a poetic, meditative game, but it often bluntly calls too much attention to its intentions, especially with fussy dialogue like “I feel a dulcet tension in the air.” Then again, it does capture the soothing sensation that comes …"
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80.0
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80.0
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80.0
"Despite some odd gameplay choices, Season: A letter to the future provides a unique narrative, highly immersive gameplay experience, and impeccable visuals, making it an easy recommendation for indie game lovers."
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92.0
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78.0
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84.0
"Season: A Letter to the Future might not last long, but it&s;s a lovely experience for anyone who enjoys taking their time, piecing together lore, and photographing everything they see."
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68.0
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72.0
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74.0
"Once you do find the paths you need to take, the story is over before it ever got going. The game&s;s opening makes it feel like your character is embarking on a quest, but that journey ends after one stop. …"
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70.0
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88.0
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92.0
"SEASON: A letter to the future is an adventure game with a moving message at its core."
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70.0
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65.0
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90.0
"All up, the credits rolled at the seven-hour mark on my end. SEASON didn’t overstay its welcome as some games often do, though conversely, it also doesn’t offer any reason to return once you’ve seen and done it all. As …"
Read original review"Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy them a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled."
Read original review"Few games hold the distinction of both making you want to delve further into their world, while also compelling you to step outside into our own. With Season, you can get lost in the animators&s; artistic work for myriad hours, …"
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70.0
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75.0
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80.0
"Hinting at a grand and epic adventure, SEASON: A letter to the future instead presents a personal, vertical slice of a transient world. Through its small-scale stories and simple gameplay, it exists as a reflective meditation on liminality that encourages …"
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85.0
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80.0
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30.0
"Season&s;s artstyle and gameplay are unique and fun, but because of its forgettable narrative and generic premise, it feels like yet another game that exists solely to win awards from Geoff Keighley."
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68.0
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55.0
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70.0
"Season: a Letter to the Future is strange. When everything works perfectly and you find yourself in front of one of the stupendous landscapes that make it up, which tell long stories without the need for many words, it is …"
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85.0
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70.0
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85.0
"Season: A letter to the future is a melancholic and touching ode to the things we leave behind, while the world continues on regardless. It&s;s beautiful, and those of an inquisitive nature should step into its world to create memories …"
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85.0
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70.0
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90.0
"Scavengers Studio delivers a beautiful and poetic narrative with Season: A Letter to the future."
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90.0
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90.0
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96.0
"Season is a phenomenal work, not just the classic little pearl, but an all-round videogame experience capable of exciting, telling, immersing us in the last moments of a reality that could end, change, change. A mechanism of memorization and movement …"
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72.0
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78.0
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84.0
"SEASON: a letter to the future is an unforgettable road trip adventure that invites players to soak in its serene world."
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75.0
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80.0
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90.0
"While the voice acting is a little below par, the writing is superb, crafting meaningful, emotional moments seemingly at will, while walking a delicate tonal line between sadness and catharsis. What you&s;re left with is a fascinating, emotionally powerful experience …"
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88.0
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87.0
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86.0
"If you can find some time out of your busy everyday life to step into the world of SEASON: A letter to the future, then I highly beckon you to do so. Scavengers Studio has created a beautiful work of …"
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70.0
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60.0
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80.0
"Season: A Letter to the Future is a delightful snapshot of a world on the precipice of a devastating event. Due to this, there is a somber atmosphere that resides throughout your trip. Recording scenarios through your camera, audio device, …"
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90.0
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74.0
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92.0
"An immersive scrapbooking journey to record the ending of a season and the dawning of the next one."
Read original review"Season: A Letter to the Future is an emotional adventure full of relatable characters, gorgeous locations and a whole lot of scrapbooking."
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70.0
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65.0
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45.0
"A girl is trying to record her world at the end of an era, but what promises to be an emotional experience can often feel artificial"
Read original review"Scavenger Studio&s;s semi-open-world adventure game is equal parts poetry, memoir, and mindfulness exercise."
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68.0
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62.0
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71.0
"Season: A letter to the future offers plenty of moments of low-key beauty and, at its best, makes you truly feel part of a unique and enigmatic world on the verge of great upheaval. Unfortunately, the game’s abrupt ending and …"
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90.0
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75.0
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85.0
"Season: A Letter to the Future is a poetic, melancholy rite of passage experience like no other. Its take on facing the end of the world is about preserving what was rather than trying to survive what will be, and …"
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70.0
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55.0
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60.0
"A poignant, slow-paced but ultimately shallow exploration of memory and legacy in a changing world, that also manages to be the world&s;s first cycle-based walking simulator."
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65.0
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70.0
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"Season is a reminder that memories of the past are all we’re left with, and it staples the importance of being able to carry over that knowledge into future generations. Because otherwise, we’re left with a culture that is doomed …"
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78.0
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68.0
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72.0
"It probably won’t appeal to those who have a hunkering for a more action-oriented experience. But for a relaxing evening on the couch, without much thinking required, the adventure title definitely delivers. It’s simply a beautiful game, both in terms …"
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70.0
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75.0
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85.0
"SEASON: A Letter To The Future has a real touch of brilliance around it, showcasing something truly unique with a world that players will be desperate to rediscover, and hopefully there will be an opportunity to do so. A game …"
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60.0
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55.0
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85.0
"Beautifully melancholic bike tour that tells us a poetic story, but remains playfully somewhat one-dimensional."
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75.0
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70.0
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72.0
"A gorgeous world is denied a chance to tell its own tale."
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85.0
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70.0
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"Season&s;s ability to tell small human stories is admirable amidst its calming gameplay, even if it doesn&s;t fully explore its big talking points."
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55.0
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65.0
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80.0
"An intimite, mindful story of journalling what matters hits a few small bumps in the road."
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