The original Legend of Zelda turned 35 this year. Widely regarded as one of the best games of all time, it’s spawned a list of games longer than my arm, your arm and everyone you know’s arm put together. They don’t call them Zelda clones for no reason, y’know.
And now, we have another one. Enter Arietta of Spirits, the latest release from Third Spirit Games.
As the game’s title may suggest, we play as Arietta, a thirteen year old girl, who is visiting the island for the first time since the passing of her grandmother a year prior. One night, she awakes to a strange spiritual creature who tells her that she has the ability to interact with the spirit realm and see the dead. Using this newfound power, Arietta must try to uncover the mysteries of the island, and help a few of the long-dead residents along the way.
As Arietta moves from screen to…
