SEASON: A letter to the future Reviews

SEASON: A letter to the future is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
7 / 10
Jan 31, 2023

Season wants to create a dialogue between the past and the future, forgetting that documentary filmmakers have their own interests and opinions and that it makes no sense to decontextualize culture.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 31, 2023

Season: A Letter to the Future is a rush of emotions. You’ll feel happy, lonely, or even scared at any given time. It plays on the player’s curiosity and rewards those who take the time to explore. If you don’t have that time available, I’m afraid the experience will fall short. It’s a game that makes unremarkable situations remarkable through themes of memories and how we could lose everything in an instant.

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9 / 10
Jan 31, 2023

SEASON: A letter to the future is a soothing and immersive world of exploration and atmosphere. It’s an easy recommendation for indie lovers with an appetite for adventure and discovery. The game revels in beautiful fidelity and a wonderful art style, containing a journey of memory, storytelling and community.

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91%
Jan 31, 2023

SEASON: A letter to the future is an adventure game with a moving message at its core.

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6 / 10
Jan 31, 2023

A poignant, slow-paced but ultimately shallow exploration of memory and legacy in a changing world, that also manages to be the world's first cycle-based walking simulator.

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9 / 10
Jan 30, 2023

The visually stunning and thoughful Season: A Letter To The Future encapsulates what it means to be alive - and that's something worth writing home about.

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9 / 10
Jan 30, 2023

SEASON: A letter to the future is a very interesting game that makes you not only stop but also think. Although technically not as polished as it should be, the great story, believable characters and beautiful world will in the eyes of many make up for the glitches.

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Recommended
Jan 30, 2023

Season: A Letter to the Future is unique, relaxing, beautiful, and thoughtful. Rewarding those who piece together the end of the world.

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75 / 100
Jan 30, 2023

Season: A Letter to the Future is an experience committed to the art of environmental storytelling. Although how much you connect with the world will be determined by your enjoyment of slow-paced adventures with minimal gameplay and the way you interpret the narrative.

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Wait
Jan 30, 2023

SEASON: A Letter to the Future is a beautifully written atmospheric adventure that may not appeal to all tastes. The pacing is a little meditative, and the plot is ambiguous to the point of being obtuse, which may frustrate the impatient player. If collecting entries for the codex isn’t your thing, you might find SEASON’s gameplay a little light. Despite its flaws, there’s much to enjoy in SEASON, especially if you’re a fan of narrative adventures. Patient players will be rewarded with a rich story and cozy soundtrack, but the unsatisfying final act is a turn-off.

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80 / 100
Jan 30, 2023

Season: A Letter to the Future is built on a fantastic story that seems more like a well-written novel than a game. When we combine that with charming graphics and wonderful sound that create a relaxing mood, we get a game that is worth experiencing, maybe even more than once.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 29, 2023

SEASON: A letter to the future is like a vertical slice of an entire experience. It feels like a part of something bigger and leaves you with plenty of questions, and also wanting more. It is just like life in the sense that it does not give you what you want, and it is up to you to figure out what is going on. The story does a great job creating an immersive atmosphere, but it does not really give a sense of fulfillment. The lack of a proper conclusion leaves things wide open.

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80 / 100
Jan 29, 2023

SEASON: A letter to the future points with its emotional storytelling and a great, meditative world. A few technical shortcomings hinder it from being a true hit.

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5 / 10
Jan 28, 2023

As it turned out Season: A Letter to the Future was nothing more than just another forgettable indie title. Even if gorgeous trailers made you think otherwise.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 28, 2023

A successful attempt to explore how memory works – in the form of a game

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2023

Season - A Letter to the Future is a joyous experience unlike any I've played in recent memory. It's a calming, cathartic game where you'll end up learning just as much about yourself as you do this interesting and unusual world. The scope narrows in the second half of the game, which was a slight disappointment, but the overall journey was still rewarding making it an easy recommendation.

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7 / 10
Jan 27, 2023

More than anything else, Season is about the vibe it cultivates. Asking you to pause, actually look and listen to your surroundings, not just as a way to work on your journal but as a way of life. It is certainly a beautiful experience, one I couldn’t help but reflect on even after I’d put it down. But outside of that, it is a little bit short, and there doesn’t seem to be too much in the way of replay value. If you’re down with that vibe, you’ll find this a very relaxing experience with some entertaining worldbuilding and a few mysteries for suspense. However, being pretty much a one-off experience more like a movie may rub a lot of gamers the wrong way.

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9 / 10
Jan 27, 2023

Season: A letter to the future is a melancholic and touching ode to the things we leave behind, while the world continues on regardless. It's beautiful, and those of an inquisitive nature should step into its world to create memories of their own.

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No Recommendation / Blank
Jan 27, 2023

Season: A Letter to the Future is the latest example of an indie adventure about exploration and meddling, able to leave you totally in love with the approach to the themes explored here. It is a pity that the technical component is having several problems and lacks refinement to elements such as the camera and controls. As food for the soul, Season: A Letter to the Future is an intriguing relaxed, a good break from the mega-blockbusters that occupy most of our time, but as a game, they should have gone further to create a more striking memory.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2023

Rewarding exploration, enjoyable bike traversal and a gorgeous world make Season: A letter to the future a journey worth embarking on.

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