Spirit of the North adopted within the wake of indie darlings like Journey and Abzu as a quietly meditative single-player journey via nature that laid out its transferring story with out a phrase of dialogue. 4 years on from its launch – and three years after it got here to PC – builders Infuse Studio have revealed a full sequel.
Spirit of the North 2 seems to comply with carefully within the pawprints of its predecessor. Going by the trailer proven in the course of the current Xbox Accomplice Preview occasion, you’ll as soon as once more be controlling a fox – who gained the powers of a spirit within the first sport – venturing via Icelandic landscapes bereft of human presence, transferring via pure forests and snowy mountains to extra mysterious underground caves and ruins full of glowing sigils.
This time round you’ll seemingly be joined by a raven companion, proven perched on a tower above Stonehenge-like preparations of rock columns earlier than they’re engulfed by flames seconds later in an obvious time bounce. Just like the fox’s glowing tail, the raven has glowing wing ideas, suggesting it could too have a extra non secular connection. You may additionally be capable of customise your fox’s abilities and look within the new sport.
The trailer’s description mentions that the fox and raven are on a quest to revive the misplaced guardians from the grip of the darkish shaman Grimnir and return dwelling. The tip of the trailer exhibits statues of the animals in someplace that appears to be lit orange by glowing lava, earlier than a glowing stick of some sort hits the ground and brings the tease to an in depth.
The primary Spirit of the North discovered followers because of its putting visuals, composer Joseph Gifford’s sweeping soundtrack (the modest piano on this trailer seems to proceed that theme) and engrossingly enigmatic storytelling, however was knocked for having controls that maybe didn’t really feel as well-considered or refined as the remainder of the providing when it got here to fixing the sport’s environmental puzzles.
That might nicely change in Spirit of the North 2, which was introduced for a launch on Xbox Collection X|S however has since popped up on Steam, simply as the unique got here to PC six months after its launch on PS4. For now, all we all know is it’s “coming quickly”.
