Fe Reviews
Fe is a decent platform adventure game with a beautiful art style, but its flaws are too obvious to ignore.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
Playing Fe makes it clear that Zoink has not only created a game, but also a piece of art that is a definite reflection on humans’ relationship with nature and the need for understanding that every creature has an important place in this world.
Fe achieves the goal of being a tiny tale from a behemoth of a publisher. The game itself isn’t a knock out of the park, but the world it has built and the experience of going through it was still enjoyable. Fe is a sound platformer, but not one you’ll likely hear from as time goes on.
Fe is a short but enjoyable experience, but it never reaches the heights of other games that tackle similar interpretative game concepts. The platforming is hit-and-miss, the story is all right but not always emotionally engaging, and it's plagued with some frame rate stutters on the Switch. It's a treat for your eyes and ears throughout the five-hour story, and it features collectibles if you want to spend a few extra hours with Fe after the credits have rolled.
Fe is a cute platform that you won't remember.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It would've been easy for Fe to get lost in its potentially naval-gazing pretentiousness, and admittedly the overuse of post-processing as well as the story's disjointed ambiguity does lend a degree of disconnect, but Fe mostly does enough with its gameplay and world-building for this brief adventure to offer a satisfactory level of enjoyment.
Fe is dreamy and looks the part but doesn't completely immerse one in its whimsical setting. It's a trip that's fairly painless but doesn't offer much more than a few amazing highlights.
Fe is simple yet complex, stylised and engaging. A six-hour affair, it's perfect for those who found delight in Journey and, to a lesser degree, Ori and the Blind Forest. For others, it might be too much style over substance.
A large part of your enjoyment in Fe basically depends on how much you enjoy figuring things out and how fast things click for you. There will be folks who will absolutely enjoy Fe's nontraditional gameplay and getting lost in its mysterious world. Others will pine for a Goomba or a power-up — anything familiar that would help them make sense of what the game is all about. Just like art, Fe's merits as a masterpiece or hack will lie purely in the eye of the beholder.
When Fe presents you with a problem, your first, or even second idea to get past it probably won't work. Instead, the game encourages you to seek out help, and better yourself and the world around you before you can continue. The experience is meditative and relaxing, with no real combat, and Fe feels unlike anything else because of it.
Fe softly fulfills its promise of delivering a charming adventure with a strong visual design. The game manages too keep its good ideas fresh, thanks to a double-powered system served by an well executed open world. On the other hand, Fe suffers from a stiff jump chart and a perfectible collision mecanics. But by balancing exploration and renewed puzzles, Sweden-based Zoink's game still deserves a decent ride.
Review in French | Read full review
While Fe is a pretty game with some touching encounters and spectacular views, it falls prey to its own over-complicated story and a world that, for all of its beauty, doesn't provide much incentive to explore. Adding in a system to guide the player by the hand helps players navigate the confusing paths from zone to zone, but removes any desire to wander around or see what else the forests of Fe have to offer.
A truly beautiful platformer, that doesn't quite reach its fully potential – mainly due to a sometimes confusing level design.
Review in Swedish | Read full review
There are far more brilliant games in this genre to recommend, but Fe will certainly do you no harm over its short play time.
Fe is a conceptual project with a soul that allegorically through images and references tells about the struggle of wildlife against man. Sadly, small amount of content and some other flaws spoil final impression.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Fe is all very lovely and (literally) harmonious, with fun layers of platforming. Coloured flowers and singing is a nice enough way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Fe is very pretty, and the music is equally stunning. It's a wonderful little game let down by some drawn out puzzles and some tricky climbing mechanics.
Fe's ethereal world compels you to explore, but its adventure never builds to something greater.
All Fe's colour, charm and cute make it utterly recommendable despite its flaws.