While the fox isn't as lifelike as other games, it's the landscape that is the real encounter here. 'The path was luminous before her and it led to something ancient, so she ran,' says the narrator. As it crescendos on arrival at a large tree you realise the landscape and the parent-child memories have become intertwined. It's a poignant and beautiful journey, told from the perspective of a young adult looking back at their growing up. Though this game deals with the feelings of an adult losing their parent, with complex dialogue to match, this game has a relatable emotional content for young people playing with adult supervision.

Meanwhile, his partner supports him and reassures him that together they are still family and still have each other. He deals with his regrets of not having spoken to his father more.

Simultaneously, you revisit childhood memories in spoken reflection from two lovers remembering the dream and their formative years.ĭuring the game, we hear the man and his partner discussing the dream and how it relates to his life, in particular his distant relationship with his father, who has now passed away. In a dream, you explore a forest wilderness as a mother fox looking for her cubs. A short game (about an hour and a half) focused on story with some light puzzle solving and platforming.The First Tree is an exploration narrative game. Featuring a gorgeous soundtrack by acclaimed artists like Message to Bears, Lowercase Noises, and Josh Kramer. Not a 'fox simulator,' but an emotional, intimate story by a one-man team with an ending you won't soon forget. For fans of Journey, Firewatch, and Shelter. Along the way, players can uncover artifacts and stories from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Players take control of the fox on a poignant and beautiful journey that crescendos at the source of life, and perhaps result in an understanding of death. From the creator of Home is Where One Starts… comes The First Tree, a third-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his father in Alaska.

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