THE LAST CAMPFIRE
An ember still burns
“HELLO GAMES HAS US HANKERING TO EXPLORE AGAIN, BUT IN A MUCH TIGHTER SPACE.”
FORMAT PS4 / PLAYERS 1 / DEV HELLO GAMES
Described by No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games as a “short”, this next project couldn’t be more different from the huge, open world space exploration game with which the team made its mark.
There’s no arguing that No Man’s Sky is a beautiful game with an endless supply of bizarre alien vistas, so it’s with great interest that we find ourselves entranced by this smaller, much more focussed journey. If the same attention to detail and tender love and care is applied to a smaller-scale experience, the tale of a ‘lost ember’ trying to find its way home and find meaning, just what will the team manage to pull off? The answer seems to be ‘something pretty special indeed’.
LIGHT IT UP
On your quest to find and light the last campfire of the title you journey through a strange wilderness. Largely a dark, foreboding forest, we’ve seen our little robed character (who we can’t help but want to protect and hug) make their way down rivers in a boat, find paths in darkness lit only by torches, and encounter some of the wildlife. Other lost folk also lurk in the forest, and other strange creatures besides. Despite the somewhat lonelylooking quest, there will be plenty of others to meet along the way, for better or worse.
Ruins also abound in the mysterious forest, and it looks as though you need to activate them to progress towards lighting that last campfire. But just why is this final bastion so deep within such a dark place, and why are its surroundings so dangerous? Hello Games has us hankering to explore again, but in a tighter space.