Koira

I'm usually a fan of these artsy "walking simulator with some puzzles" but something about Koira just did not click with me at all. I can't quite pinpoint one specific issue, as it's more so the combination of many small issues making up to a bad whole. While the artstyle is gorgeous, and the music fits well, the game itself is just a boring slog. It's just walking point A to B, with a puzzle someone with half a brain could solve thrown in every now and then, plus a terrible forced stealth section in the middle and a silly final boss fight thrown in at the end for good measure. This all topped off by a terrible checkpoint system (it is not indicated to the player at all where/when the game chooses a save point, so if you decided to quit and come back later, congrats, you're making up a few minutes of progress because you quit in the wrong moment), and an incredibly boring story that boils down to "with dog happy, without dog sad". It's like the most beautiful looking cake you've ever seen, but once you carve into it, you realize it's hollow and flavourless. I'm sure this is gonna hit for some people, but it just didn't for me.

boring

This is a short artsy game with some great charming qualities; however I do have a few criticisms: 1. It is unclear when or if the game is being saved. This is a problem due to point 2 below. 2. I was soft locked twice during my playthrough. Once during a bench scene (where you have to get the floating petals into the circles), Another time I simply didn't see the way forward and assumed I was soft locked due to the first issue. Which led to me checking puzzle solutions etc. to see if I had missed something, because I wasn't sure if I was soft locked or not. If you are indeed soft locked or otherwise stuck, the only option is to restart the game to the last major checkpoint. Sometimes this can be quite far back. 3. The first half of the game was great, but towards the 2nd half a lot of the same puzzles and mechanics are re-used. This got a bit repetitive. Credit where credit is due as it's difficult to communicate mechanics without any text. Many things are intuitive enough that the player can discover and pick up on their own. Overall I enjoyed the game quite a bit and would still recommend it. It is incredibly cute and still a beautiful game. I think improving the save game and …

Relaxing and short game with quality art and music.

Wholesome type game. it was lovely

As my better half is a cute black small dog, this game completely reminds me of her and the game made me cry way too much. Its very emotional and too cute to handle. The graphics are awesome as they are hand drawn and the music fits the atmosphere. Its cozy, cute, emotional, can fully recommend. Warnings for (not only) other dog owners - might make you emotional or even cry. Beautiful.