Gaming: ‘Fe’ is a charming indie title worth exploring

Pile of shame of progress at last. This week I finished a charming little game called Fe. I’ll admit that despite its enchanting world and adorable creatures, the game sat unfinished since I snapped it up from the Playstation Store in 2018. Oh the shame…

Fe is one of those titles that can easily be finished in a few hours (well the main story at least), but I’m pleased to have spent time to get a feel for what this game is all about.

You are Fe, a fox-like singing creature whose mission is to communicate with nature and protect it from unknown enemies. This is where the Silent One’s enter, mysterious space-like robot suits whose sole mission appears to be capturing any living creature to catch their spotlight gaze.

The game expects you to venture into the world and learn songs with enchanted beasts so that you can communicate with difference species and open up exploration. In doing so, you find shards along the way which enable you to gain different abilities – tree climbing and gliding and running in a sprint for example. These abilities help you traverse different forests, oceans and the snow, extending the little creatures reach.

Whilst it’s an easy game to understand, there are a couple of difficulty spikes along the way (such as climbing a giant moving target and trying not to fall off repeatedly), but once you get the hang of it you will honestly enjoy exploring the world. As you progress you’ll find it hard not to anticipate the end of the story.

The game plays really well too, just be sure to keep tabs on your surroundings at all times using the camera tilt and map, and take advantage of the call feature to get birds to help you find your way (turn map markers on too). Some points need good lighting, so keep this in mind so you don’t fall down a black hole by accident (yes I did that, I learned my lesson).

As I avoid the spoilers in this mini recommendation post, I will say that the end does have a surprising twist, and honestly, I was really pleased to see the story come to ahead and have the credits roll. The story may be short in some reviewer’s eyes (reviews have been pretty average it seems), but as a full-time worker and a JRPG fan, the journey through Fe was at a digestible pace. There is replay value for those looking to get trophies too, as a platinum is on the table for completionists (but you’ll need every shard and a few other things in the process to get one).

You can get Fe on many different platforms, not just Playstation, so personally I think the Switch would be a great choice if you’re not fussed with trophies and want to play on the go.

So if you’re interested, do check out Fe and give the indie dev some love (Zoink), they have other games coming and I know I for one will be keeping an eye on what’s coming next! 🙂