Arsgang is a Swedish tradition. Arsgang literally translates into "Year Walk", and this interesting tradition has been made into a beautiful game under the same name. In the game Year Walk, you play as a young man in love with a beautiful woman. This woman is not allowed to be seen with the young man, their relationship is a bit like Romeo's and Juliet's. The young man decides to Year Walk to see if he will be able to marry the woman in the future. The woman warns him not to, but the young man does not listen. He loves this woman too much not to know.
Sweden has brought us some amazing things, such as the zipper, the adjustable wrench, and yes, Pewdiepie. But the game Year Walk takes the cake. Okay, maybe it's on the same level as Pewdiepie. Actually, the game Year Walk was not made in Sweden, but the idea for it was. Arsgang is a Swedish tradition that, in theory, will let you see into the future if you perform the tasks it entails properly. The game Year Walk was made in 2013, and oh my gosh, it is beautiful. SO beautiful, in fact, that I had to italicize and underline the word beautiful just to try to describe it. I'm not going to tell much about the story, although I do love the story, I'm going to talk more feelings-while-playing-the-game-wise.
First of all, the setting, mood, and music fit perfectly together. I need to say how much I adore this music. This music is just, oh man, amazing doesn't even begin to describe it. I just don't know. You need to experience it for yourself. Anyway, this game has a unique style of gameplay. You get around by sliding your finger across the screen. At first, this put me off. But then I realized that I like it this way. I wouldn't want a D-Pad clogging up the screen. The puzzles in this game are very challenging. You get an amazing sense of satisfaction after you complete just one. I suggest not to look up a walkthrough, you'll feel much better knowing that you beat the game without any help. Lastly, this game is deeeeep. Like, so deep that it needs a companion app to give you the true ending. And even after you experience the EXTREMELY climactic ending, you're left wanting...more.
Year Walk is amazing. It's not just amazing, it's something way more. It's undescribable. I'm not even sure if that's a real word. Am I forgetting something? Oh yeah.
Year Walk is a horror game.
Heheheh.