![]() ![]() Futility and a weird sense of pervading sadness fill the vibrance in ways that probably shouldn’t work but do.Īs for things outside of the premise and story, the titular celestial elephant Yono controls straightforwardly. I normally don’t get that enraptured by the mythos of video games, but something about Yono’s folklore was resonant. ![]() The game has surprisingly deep lore as well that you can unravel by collecting words that unlock stories of past celestial elephants. The writing is engaging and some of the characters hit on some weighty theoretical topics that hit home while also feeling somewhat out of place in such a whimsical, younger-skewing presentation. Yono is supposed to restore order to the world, and that makes side quests feel more impactful. The heroic Yono is a deified elephant, reborn in a world with many societal issues as three races (humans, undead, and robots) struggle to live in harmony. The elegance and majesty of the in-game world is the special sauce for what makes any mediocre elements in Yono still succeed. It doesn’t quite match up to the puzzling and adventuring highs of classic Zelda, but Yono is still a well-crafted short and fun romp through a gorgeous world, even if it might skew easy and simplistic. The Switch indie game from one-man developer Niklas Hallin of Neckbolt Games looks, from its aesthetics, like a 2D Zelda game but instead of Link, you control a cuddly elephant. Charm will only get you so far in video games, but thankfully for Yono and the Celestial Elephants, the charm oozes from every pore of this adorable and philosophical adventure. ![]()
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