Herdling. Have you heard of it? Or rather, a herd of it? I wanted to come up with a jaunty angle for a feature about this game, but honestly, it’s just a really nice time. Billed as an ‘atmospheric adventure’, it’s made by Okomotive – creator of Far Lone Sails and Changing Tide – and boy, does the studio really nail it.
Starting off in a blustery, dreary city (which I didn’t honestly expect), you find yourself embodying a young person armed with a magical crook. No, not the criminal, the wooden stick that shepherds have. Soon, you find your very first Calicorn and befriend it after pulling a bucket off its head. Then, you can name it by choosing from pre-made suggestions or going with your own vibe. For instance, my tribe has Mince and Floff, among others.
Calicorns are the fluffy, vaguely quadrupedal animals you’re now in charge of herding. They kind of resemble goats, sheep, and some of the more exotic species of cow, but no two are identical. Mince and Pince, in my group, are almost identical, but have different horns and colors, so I can still tell them apart.
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