There has been a lot of great games being released for iOS devices. First, we saw the amazing release of Journey from thatgamecompany, and now we have Gris on the horizon from Devolver Digital. It is a good time to be an iPhone user with so many great games coming to your devices.
The game was originally released in December of 2018 for PC and Nintendo Switch. The game was a strange emotional adventure in which you follow the journey of a young, voiceless woman. It is an odyssey through a new mysterious and chinging world. The game has been described as serene yet disturbing and overall an art piece among the gaming world.
The experience of playing Gris is a mixture of platform travel and puzzle-solving. You slowly help create a story of metaphorical loss and reflection while your character experiences growth as the journey goes on. This is one of those games that if you let it, will change the way you see video games and move the entire world of gaming closer to art then entertainment.
The game envelopes the player with visual beauty and a unique platforming experience. The character is fairly small in a massive world of beauty. Whether or not this experience will be the same on a mobile screen is unknown, but on the big screen, it is an immersive experience.
The journey you take with this hopeful young girl will lead you through all the painful experiences in her life. ” Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world differently, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities,” says the Steam page for the game.
The game has almost no text, simple control reminders are displayed through universal icons, and so it can be experienced and enjoyed by anyone regardless of language barriers. This is truely a game that transcends communication and shows the story telling the power of video games.
So far the game has gotten positive reviews from Gamespot, Destructoid, and The Verge with a community rating of Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam. Metacritic scored the game at an 84 and as days pass more positive reviews roll in. This is truely a once in a lifetime experience within a digital world.
You can get a copy of Gris on PC and Nintendo Switch right now, but the game will be launched on iOS devices on August 22. If you have not experienced this beautiful game, you will finally have the chance on your mobile device.
