![]() ![]() While certain objects have particular, scripted meaning, the rest are just there for you to find. ![]() It's your chosen quest to seek out what's left of this world in its final days, free to record its sights and sounds with a camera and tape recorder. Then it blossoms further, the moment you step out of your home. Season manages this without any complex mechanics beyond walking around and picking up objects. How life is so finite, yet equally infinite in how it outstretches our grasp. You're immediately taught the sheer importance and scarcity of memories in this world. She's literally giving up a part of herself for the sake of her daughter - for your safety on this journey. ![]() Oh, and as if that weren't enough, her (very well voice acted) mother loses each of the memories tied to those sacrifices. Then, once you've discovered the most touching memories, you have to sacrifice some of them to protect the protagonist on her journey, using them to imbue an arcane crystal to safeguard her mind and body against disease. Except, Season wants you to dig deeper than a glance, so before you even start exploring, you have to learn the nameless protagonist's origins through objects around the house. It's not quite our world, with hints of magic realism sprinkled in and only fictional countries to explore, but it's close enough to be understood at a glance. RELATED: Season: A Letter to the Future Review The current season is dying, worn down to handfuls of scattered souls after a world war drove them all apart. In Season's world, every few decades, the next 'season' begins, and with it the world changes anew. ![]()
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