Unfortunately however, these narrative tools are wasted entirely on missions that are disconnected and insubstantial. The game has a lot of dialogue, presented through detailed 2D character artwork and voice acting before going on any quest.
Windstorm has a clear structure that divides the game into menu, missions and open world. You, Mika, return to the Kaltenbach estate after an unspecified time away and receive tasks from Mr.
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The video game does not so much continue or retell any of the film’s story, but guides you along a series of inconsequential tasks without dramatic weight, featuring many of the movie’s characters but no actual plot.
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The movie has various familiar horse girl movie cliches and rather too many pop song training montages for my taste, but the characters - human and equine - are enjoyable to watch for the most part. The film could be described as a story about employing natural horsemanship over traditional training methods, but there is too little engagement with what any of those training methods actually are and too much of a spiritual, esoteric component to Mika’s supposed “bond” with the horse for that to be entirely accurate. Kaan’s training methods, she manages to ride him perfectly though a jumping course a mere six weeks after she’s mounted any horse for the first time. In it, rebellious teenager Mika bonds with the supposedly dangerous and unhinged black stallion Ostwind. I don’t intend to launch into a detailed film critique, but I will say that Ostwind (2013) was enjoyable enough. Once I started playing, I quickly realized that the game had no intention of introducing any of these characters to me properly and was obviously intended to be played as a movie tie-in rather than stand on its own: I decided to watch the movie before continuing. Does that impression remain after a closer look at the horse itself and the game mechanics around it? Find out below. This review is about the 2017 game, a review for the 2019 sequel will follow soon.Īt a glance, Ostwind quickly looks like having the highest production value of any horse game ever made, with its highly detailed environments and promises of a big open world. A sequel called Windstorm: Ari’s Arrival was released in March 2019.
The first video game in the franchise was released in July 2017 and outsold expectations.
At their center stand teenage girl Mika and the stallion Ostwind (Windstorm in English), who form a deep friendship and supernatural bond.īetween 20, there have been a total of four movies and six books. The films are set and produced in Germany, and best known in German-speaking countries. Ostwind is a franchise of horse themed books, movies and video games, launched by the 2013 film of the same name. Just play Ari’s Arrival instead, trust me. UPDATE: Please note, this game has a vastly superior sequel that you can play and enjoy without having played this first one.
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