It’s not long before you encounter another fox, except this one is blue and translucent. As you trot along toward it, you’ll enter an ice cavern and find some peace and quiet. In the distance is a giant red swirl of energy, rising somewhere from the ground and enveloping the sky. Spirit of the North puts you in control of a cute red fox, who in the game’s opening is roaming a snow-covered land, the wind loudly whipping around. It feels empty, stirring no emotions despite the soaring music, which makes for a disappointing time. It looks and sounds great, and it offers the intriguing hook of being able to control a fox, but this is a game that lacks much of anything interesting to see, let alone do.
Infuse Studio’s Spirit of the North is a similar style of adventure, but sadly falls far short in terms of quality. Playing those games is almost like a tightly choreographed dance, where everything moves with rhythm and feels perfectly paced.
Both are wordless, but they manage to immerse and amaze with incredibly beautiful worlds that are a joy to explore. For my money, Journey and ABZÛ are two of the best video game experiences ever made.
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