- #SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY UPGRADE#
- #SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY PS4#
- #SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY FREE#
#SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY PS4#
It feels stiff and unintuitive, sadly something that’s carried over from the PS4 version that developers Infuse Studios felt didn’t need to be addressed. In almost every chapter of the game you’re exploring areas with beautiful vistas and glorious art design, and your fox jumping stands out even more-so. The animation in these moments is also at odds with how the rest of the game looks. The intricate segments that require precision become a frustrating slog as the jumping is just a little off. Particularly the jumping, which after a week of Sackboy, Astro and Crash 4 feels positively ‘last-gen’. Controlling your fox is nice enough when traversing and moving forward, holding down L1 offers a welcome push of speed, but there’s a heavy platforming element to Spirit of the North and it just doesn’t feel cohesive. So the ‘enhanced’ aspects of the game are purely in the visuals, as the much lamented controls of the PS4 game are still present and correct. In a game that’s all about connection, it seemed a little strange there was no effort put into ‘feeling’ the game. A bizarre thing to be writing, but it’s the first PS5 experience I’ve noticed not to utilise the controllers superb functionality. Whether it be sliding down ice or running and jumping over stone and grass, the lack of DualSense integration seems a wasted opportunity and took me out of the experience. Alas, there’s no real haptic feedback to speak of, a strange omission considering the variety of locations discovered throughout the game. After jumping off Astro’s Playroom and how it brilliantly showcased the power of the PS5’s flagship feature, I went into Spirit of the North almost expecting it to be there. Upon exploring these idyllic Icelandic landscapes, I felt genuine disappointment that I couldn’t feel the ground beneath my feet through the DualSense. It’s a shame then that it wasn’t taken a little further.
#SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY UPGRADE#
On the surface, it’s a worthy upgrade and certainly shows off the ability of your shiny new PS5. It always looked pretty on PS4, but it’s hard to argue with this truly beautiful 4K reskin, allowing the Nordic environments to look crisper and more detailed than ever, all running at a perfectly smooth 60 frames per second. The PS5 certainly gives owners of the PS4 release a reason to double dip.
#SPIRIT OF THE NORTH STORY FREE#
You have to find them all in order to progress, and uncovering new abilities is a nice reward for your exploration, of which you have no real navigation point.You’re free to roam and discover the secrets on your own. You’re left to your own devices to run and jump around each location, collecting ‘spirits’ and reawakening ruins which will open up new areas for you to explore or produce a previously hidden pathway which will allow you to find ruins. There’s no dialogue, no real story to speak of and no real consequence for your actions. In Spirit of the North you play as a fox, exploring vast open areas, solving puzzles and chasing the guardian of the Northern Lights. Spirit of The North remains a beautiful but hollow experience on PS5.
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