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Beautiful piece of artwork all around; Uniquely simple yet entertaining battle system; Mature/serious storyline; That hair though

Why aren't all the characters animated like Aurora; Not everyone may think art is such a big deal

Within half an hour of starting Child of Light, the game does something quite surprising. After wandering through the beautiful UbiArt-powered world, wrapping your head around some of the combat mechanics and engaging in some very light platforming, Child of Light takes protagonist Aurora and...

When all is said and done, Child of Light is the type of game that will be chalked up next to 2014 in the history books. It's a departure from Ubisoft's mainstays, and with a feeling of uncertainty skirting the market is perhaps the short term answer to meshing conceptual innovation with risk...

+ Stunning visuals; + Amazing soundtrack; + Relaxing gameplay; + Great characters

- Story runs out of legs; - Some will find it boring

Elegance. It's a word I've rarely found applicable where video games are concerned, but there's no better way to describe what Ubisoft has achieved with Child of Light . With its earthy, hand-painted art style and charming character designs, it deftly sidesteps the tropey land mines that have...

Beautiful art; Excellent combat; Hand crafted feel; Well balanced

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It's Final Fantasy meets Dr. Seuss as Ubisoft delivers one of the best titles of 2014 with the dream-like Child of Light.

Gorgeous aesthetics throughout; Deep and evolved gameplay systems; Great characters; Brilliantly told story; Good value for your money

More progression in terms of mechanics would have been nice; Story is rich on clichés

Child of Light's water-colour fantasy is beautiful to behold - but it's the constantly rewarding, explorative gameplay that's keeps it enchanting.

"...with enough going on to tug at the heartstrings, it's easy to recommend Child of Light." © 2014 Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal. All rights reserved.

Gorgeous visuals; haunting music; whimsical story

The whimsy comes at the cost of character development; platforming elements seem out-of-place

It's so pleasing to see a game this gorgeous actually back that up with impressive gameplay, as long as you're a fan of the genre, that is. An impressively deep RPG that actually bothers to make each party member feel different in combat, while telling a story that most will relate to in some way or...

There are a growing number of indie games that will grant players wondrous, creative experiences that a big publisher too focused on the bottom line wouldn't dare try. But what happens when one of those big publishers allows its creative minds to work on a completely different type of game, atypical...

Child of Light is a beautifully created game that looks like some lost fairy tale come to life.