The Promise Tree of Alden

This probably hit closer to home than most people who have played this game. I live in rural Maine on a private mile long (1.6km) dead end dirt road that is surrounded by miles of trees. I don't own all the surrounding land and over time since I have been here loggers have come in and taken many of those trees. My peaceful walks in the woods have been replaced at times with large swaths of barren land, ugly and unfriendly. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed and many majestic trees have been hauled off to the lumber mill in the name of progress. Fortunately it's too remote to have developers come and build.....for now. The forest will regenerate over time as it always does but I'm at the age that I'll not see the full extent of the growth. So the next time I'm out in the clearings I'll keep an eye out for small hovering orbs. Yes, I liked the game but realize it's not for everyone.

we need more a this game

It is that same familiar Bodur production - going through the woods to make the amends with oneself and find acceptance and relief for the grief. Okay, I don't say that there is something fishy in that, but when it seems that it is fairly frequent subject in game franchise I feel a little bit bloaded. I am more into the games which take more surreal approach and I totally loved Drizzlepath: Picturae, which sound desing was btw marvelous and moreover especially Lucid Cycle which kept surprising their players throughout the game. Tree of Alden however feels warm, but flat experience with straightfort gameplay without any new tricks in sleeve, except few good visuals that may offer some inspiration for the players who love to take screenshots. All in all nice, but not so unforgettable tale.

a masterpiece!!!

This game seemed like a promising (pun somewhat intended) and quick walking sim. Yes, it was quick. Promising? Not so much. The plot was easy to understand, but I feel like it was oversimplified and it leaves anything that could have been impactful about the statement just... in the wind. There are a few more things I could touch on mechanic wise, but to keep this short and sweet, maybe just choose another game from this developer to start with.

I've played most of Tonguc Bodur's games, I didn't really like this one. The environment and music were really good. He's really improved a lot there since his first games. While the story was short, it was solid and to the point. I just had absolutely no symapthy with the narrator. Spoiler follows [spoiler] He made excuses that destroyed the place, and made excuses at the end to comfort himself and sooth his feelings of guilt. He learned nothing, "Maybe that was what the forest wanted all along... "; In english this is what we call ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. In the end, he got paid, and that place of his childhood was destroyed.[/spoiler] As far as the puzzles go, I think they were nonsensical and pointless. I never saw the point of endlessly clicking on orbs until I got frustrated and hit G to skip. At least the developer let you skip that nonsense. The 3 symbols puzzle that comes later, I lucked out on that one. There is no clue what the pattern is, so you may need to slog through 10 differnet combinations untill the path opens. Just give me a lever so I can get on with it. Overall, this one is a nope. I'm not recommending it specifically because I didn't like it. Will you like it? Possibly. …