When a poor stone cutter gets tired of his simple life, the Mountain Spirit make his wishes come true! A beautiful Interactive Fairy Tale about the Wills that move us and the Transformations we go through in our lives.
The Stone Cutter and the Mountain Spirit is an interactive narrative game based on the Japanese folk tale with a similar name, published by Andrew Lang in “The Crimson Fairy Book” (1903). It’s a beautiful fable that teaches us to be content with what we have instead of constantly yearning for more wealth and more power. It’s a tale about envy, greed...
Based upon the fairy tale of the same name, adapted from the Crimson Fairy book published in 1903, The Stone Cutter and the Mountain Spirit is a fable warning of the dangers of desire, greed, and acknowledging where your happiness lies.
The Stonecutter and the Mountain Spirit really impressed me with its fantastic story, beautiful aesthetic, and authentic...
Know your worth, hold your own power, be you. - Morgan Harper Nichols
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In-depth analysis further down.
🟩 Pros | 🟥 Cons
• Powerful life lesson. • Creative way to represent each aspect of the story. | • A weird mix of assets used with an art-style that isn't very friendly on the eyes. • Gameplay can be rather simple and boring. • Despite the morale...
The Stone Cutter and the Mountain Spirit is a point-and-click puzzle game based on the fairy tale ‘The Stone Cutter’ from The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, published in 1903. It tells a philosophical tale of desires, wills and transformations.
It is a short game and will take 1-2 hours to play depending on how thoroughly it is being completed....
This is a simplified point-and-click telling of the stone cutter's parable about desire and that feeling of "the grass is always greener". The narrative unfolds with some fairly simple puzzle/hidden object mechanics and other minimal input from the player. A lot of it felt gimmicky and forced to get all achievements but it's also a pretty short experience.
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