It's like an RPG game, which I REALLY like. :) The only problem I have with it is the Ubisoft account thing, gets pretty annoying when trying to play this game. :/

Loved it. The art style, combined with the great soundtrack and good storytelling made for a really memorable experience. When the credits came up, I was sad the game was done, much like when you finish a really good book or movie. Mechanically, the game is good but not great. The combat system is fun but the out of combat menus leave something to be desired. I played through the game on Hard difficulty and found the overall balance of the game to be good (not too easy, not too hard).

Good:
Amazing visual style
Nearly perfect soundtrack (some of the music got a bit repetitive by the end)
Dialog (where it worked)
Hidden areas to be discovered
Engaging combat
Great story that fits with the art and music to create a really great overall experience

Bad:
Out of combat menu system lacking in some basic functionality
Dialog sometimes felt forced
Wasn't a fan of having to install UPlay
Game ended too soon!

Child of Light is such an adorable game.

It has a fairytale, storybook-like feel, which is very unique to the game.

finally found the time to play this, amazing visuals and a sweet little story. the gameplay can get a bit repetitive but overall it's pretty fun, grab it during a sale.

If you love videogames and fairytales then you should play Child of Light with no doubt.

This is an AMAZING game. It's a classic RPG style with an awsome story, design and music. I love this game, it has everything I like and I could feel a lot of emotions through the gameplay, the battle style by turns and the choice of changing your partner it's pretty cool. The characters development it's sweet and the main story it's sad and beautiful at the same time.

You should give it a try, I think anyone can enjoy playing Child of Light!

This title is basically an art project mixed with simple RPG game. The graphics are very unique, soundtrack is great and the general feel is very athmospheric and dreamlike. It's definetly has slight case of style over substance going on. If you strip away all the "artsy" stuff the actual game isn't too amazing. Basically you have side-scrolling RPG platformer with turn-based battles. It has nice little story, some witty dialog and interesting characters.

As whole I think it's very compelling game and I enjoyed playing it. If you don't care about the graphics and soundtrack, this probably isn't right game for you.

I absolutely love this game. The graphics are amazing.

Simply put, if you're a fan of RPGs and enjoy quality platforming elements in games, this is a must buy. Absolutely gorgeous in multiple facets, Child of Light is a prime example of video games being works of art. It contains a coming of age story with a old "storybook/picture book" feel that adds a ton of charm. It's well worth the purchase price and if you can get it on sale, don't hesitate to pick this up!

+ Gorgeous graphics
+ Beautiful soundtrack
+ Charming characters
+ Pleasing storytelling
+ Enjoyable turn based combat
+ Entertaining platforming
- Combat system isn't incredibly deep

A really good experience, we become attached to the characters and we want more ! and really good OST !

Child of Light is a beautiful children's story book brought to life with an exquisite hand-painted world. You play as a child princess, exploring and fight your way to the truth in a dream which turns proves to be more than a figment of imagination.

You move around in the game by literally flying across the world from very early in the game. There is not much of gameplay outside combat other than avoiding traps and trying to hit the enemies from behind to trigger a ‘sneak attack’. Most of the enemies are optional but you’d want to fight them as frequently as possible to gain valuable experience which will come in real handy during the game’s much tougher boss fights.

The combat is Turned-interruption-based. There is a timeline bar on the bottom of the screen and every action takes a fixed amount of time to perform. The bar is towards the right is split into ‘casting region’, which is the envelopes the time it takes for player as well as the enemies to perform their move. The idea here is to hit your enemies while they are casting so you ‘interrupted’ them. Meaning they not only be able to perform their action, but they are also sent back a few notches behind the timeline, opening the window of opportunity for you to attack.

I was not very familiar with this type of combat mechanics as a result I died quite a few times during boss fights. I asked around and to many people they found the game very easy on the ‘advanced or normal’ difficulty I played on. I had to grind to level up in order to defeat the final boss, so again I suggest to engage in all encounters. There is no drawback to losing to an encounter, you simply start with a full health and mana at the beginning of the section or whenever there was a checkpoint. So the difficulty really depends on how familiar you are with this type of game.

There are certain things I didn’t like about the game though. I feel the combat system doesn’t relay a lot of the vital information to the player. For example, you do not know the health of the enemies nor do you know which type of elemental stuff you have your team equipped. This means you are forced to memorize how you distributed your equipment and cannot make a well-timed final blows with no stats to look after. This especially hurts in the boss fights where the margin of error is very thin. Also the crafting is also not very well explained. You basically equip elemental attacks and defenses by equipping specific colored gems. You can also combine gems to create a different colored one. The game does not really explain which colors are possible to craft. So it is possible for a lot of players to go through half the game without knowing a certain gem color exists. I suggest you look into a guide just to make sure you get caught up with all the colors so you can equip your team with more organized attacks and defenses.

I am not a fan of Ubisoft as a whole, but this is a side of Ubisoft I really admire. In the end I feel the game could have been a more rounded experience if they had more time and budget. A lot of effort had gone into making this game visually spectacular, unfortunately it meant the core mechanics of the game suffered and stretched a bit too thin for my taste. In the end these drawbacks can be frustrating, but does not detract much from the beautiful experience this game delivers.

7/10 = Good!