Flutter Away is the perfect relaxing weekend title

One of the longest running discussions with video games is the value of title when it comes to game length. As more titles moved to become games as service, the time at which the average player spends in your game, the better as the constant tease of microtransactions can lead to an impulse purchase of some cosmetics or a premium currency.

On the gamer side, as titles have started to finally move beyond that 60 dollar pricepoint, the chatter around how long a game should be feels all the more relevant to monetary-conscious players.

However, whether you want your games to span hundreds of hours or just something as a nice distraction, we exist in a time where all are available, and equally worthy of your attention. However, for games under the five-hour mark, it is still hard to get that justification of paying 15-20 quid on a game that will take a couple of hours to see it all.

Which brings me to a game like Flutter Away, a recently released title that clocks in at around an hour. It doesn’t have any mind-bending mechanics, nor does it pack a punch emotionally. Instead, it’s a game that features someone just wanting to get away from technology, the stressful everyday life and reflect on themselves for a short period of time; something I think we all fail to do in the ever-relying world of technilogical advancements and automation.

In Flutter Away, you arrive for a short trip in the Amazon to take pictures of some of the animals, track and record multiple species of butterflies, and make friends with some of the wildlife. It’s a title that may only take an afternoon to complete but it perfectly encapsulates something so many of us overlook: To be by yourself and away from the sometimes crushing weight of everyday life.

You set up camp in a colourful and cute location, gently moving around and documenting everything you see. As you walk around, you move some obstructions and take out your notebook. From there. each day and night see small progression. The slow pace intentionally draws you in to just simply be, virtually, in this redention of the Amazon.

As each day passes, you meet new animals, including a friendly and initally shy capybara. In other games, encountering a single animal can feel like something to gloss over but here, it once again slows things down to enhance your relationship with this single animals, progressively gaining its trust.

As you explore and encounter new species of butterflies, you are tasked with taking pictures of them as your character dociments traits of distinctive elements of each one.

By the end of the title, you feel just like the protagonist: Relaxed and ready to get back to the craziness of everything else. However, what remained is a reminder to considering taking breaks more often. Walk to the park or a local nature reserve if you nearby one. Be alone with your thoughts and switch every other stress off for just a few minutes.

Flutter Away is the type of game that is cute and does nothing new, but manages to ask you to reflect on yourself, and consider your own getaways you’ve always wanted to to.

Flutter Away can be picked up on Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2224030/?snr=1_5_9__205

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