Littlewood
Released
Release Date: August 4, 2020
In the game we play the hero of the town, who undertakes to rebuild his city after it has been destroyed by an evil magician.
Release Date: August 4, 2020
In the game we play the hero of the town, who undertakes to rebuild his city after it has been destroyed by an evil magician.
Littlewood is an adventure game with RPG elements, where we play as the hero who saved Littlewood from the hands of a tyrant, and now undertakes to rebuild what has been destroyed. The game was developed by the independent developer Sean Young, who launched a successful Kickstarter campaign.
In the game we play as the local hero, who saved the fictional world of Solemn from the evil mage's clutches. As a result, we lost our memory, but another task lies ahead of us. Reconstruction of the devastated town of Littlewood, whose inhabitants are the key to discovering our memories.
In the beginning Littlewood is nothing more than trunks, stones and weeds, so we have to start from scratch. We are forced to clean up the town with the available tools, observing our actions from top-down perspective. These become more effective when used, and our pace of work increases. Some of them will be unlocked only in the further stages of the game after reaching a certain milestone.
Next, we are given the opportunity to build various buildings that will make our town more attractive for its inhabitants and travelers, who, at our instigation, may want to settle there permanently. There will be no shortage of space for a library, a beauty salon, a café with donuts or a pet shop, where we can adopt one of the animals.
The area surrounding Littlewood is an ideal place to explore and discover new things. In front of us, there are enchanted forests, deep and dangerous caves, or other smaller towns surrounded by lakes. There's more to life than work so our hero has a wide range of other ways to spend his free time. Among other things, we are able to manage a farm and the plants planted on it, trips to caves in search of ores, fishing, cooking delicious dishes in the local tavern, catching worms, cutting down trees (wood is an essential material for constructing buildings and furniture), creating new objects from blueprints and collecting cards with monsters sealed after the wizard's death.
As we enjoy great fame, we cannot do without significant interactions with NPCs, especially now that we ourselves have an important goal in the form of restoring our memory. Good with a resident results in the possibility of unlocking new tools, buildings to be created, as well as access to the tasks commissioned by him/her, for the completion of which an award awaits us. We also increase the level of relationship with the NPC, which after reaching eight hearts can become our potential wedding candidate.
Visually, Littlewood resembles games developed for SNES. The pixel world is maintained in strongly saturated colors.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 4, 2020
Nintendo Switch February 25, 2021
Age restrictions: 12+
System Requirements for Littlewood Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card 256 MB GeForce 8600 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10.
Game Ratings for Littlewood Video Game.
GameSpace: 8 / 10 by Ed Orr
As day turns to night and summer speeds on, it’s obvious that this painless play style is entirely necessary. There are rarely enough hours in the days and the day/night cycle will rarely give gamers enough time to do much more than dash in and get a little of what they need, so frugal use of your time is utterly vital. Still, whether you’re ready to build the busiest town imaginable, officially become the cutest small hamlet in history or a famous fishing maestro you can. Littlewood is a picturesque escape into a magical world that doesn’t expect anything more than your own enjoyment. If you’re sick of the pressures of daily life, then quit being a hero and take some time in Littlewood, available on the Nintendo eShop now.
GameSpot: 8 / 10 by David Wildgoose
At heart it's a checklist of chores. But it's such a wonderfully warm, endlessly charming checklist of chores that when they're all done, I'm not going to want to leave.
NookGaming: 9 / 10 by Fabio Rodrigues
Littlewood isn’t just a fantastic little game, but it’s a quaint, chill experience. It’s hard to think this was solely developed by Sean Young. One man put his heart and soul into this and came out with a literal gem. My concept of time was gone the moment I began to chisel against the rocks in the mines. The pixel-art is the utter definition of simple but is way more detailed than it has any right to be. All the mechanics work together beautifully and the music is just catchy as hell. I absolutely enjoy the grind and couldn’t get enough of collecting all the items. The banter between NPC’s was enjoyable and I loved the little portraits of the villagers. There are, however, a few blunders that I came across. Littlewood has a stuttering problem and chugs when walking on flowers. Seeing such sudden jumps in frame rate was jarring, to say the least.
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