It’s amazing what you can figure out with a little help, and because of the help I got, I know Herdling is a game to definitely keep an eye on when it comes out this summer.
When Herdling was first unveiled at Opening Night Live during Gamescom last year, I was interested primarily due to the fact that it was being published by Panic, known for Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game. They’re two games very unlike one another, and the same can be said about Herdling. It doesn’t play or resemble those other two titles at all.
You play as a person dawned in red, with a stick that seemingly has the ability to guide animals to various locales. When first starting the demo, we came across our first bison-like creature who who we then freed from some sort of entrapment, and it’s from there where you begin herdling.
Calming down the beasts you come across is a wholesome experience.
Manipulation of the beasts actually had quite the learning curve. I was struggling because of the tutorial prompts came and went a little fast. Granted, I was button mashing as they were happening, but the developer on hand was saying they should’ve stayed there (it’s a demo after all).
In any case, he explained that you can move the animals by standing a short distance behind them, and activating the staff in the direction that you want them to go–kind of like shooting pool. So if you aimed from the back left, they’ll move forward and right. It took some practice, but from there, things really clicked.
I rescued a couple other creatures before eventually escaping the dark slums into a vast meadow clearing. From here we learned how to move more quickly thanks to blue flowers you can collect that seemingly makes the staff even more powerful. As we ran the meadows, the camera zoomed out to show the environment in wonderful detail. The demo ended as we reached the end of the clearing.
The landscapes in the Herdling demo were plentiful and beautiful.
The visual style in this game is simply exquisite. Even the gloomy streets we started in had a lot of character to them, and the music also really added to the overall experience. The developer mentioned that the game will be fairly linear with some surprises to uncover, so that’s definitely something to look forward to.
Herdling is slated for a summer release on the PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
It’s amazing what you can figure out with a little help, and because of the help I got, I know Herdling is a game to definitely keep an eye on when it comes out this summer. When Herdling was first…
It’s amazing what you can figure out with a little help, and because of the help I got, I know Herdling is a game to definitely keep an eye on when it comes out this summer.
When Herdling was first unveiled at Opening Night Live during Gamescom last year, I was interested primarily due to the fact that it was being published by Panic, known for Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game. They’re two games very unlike one another, and the same can be said about Herdling. It doesn’t play or resemble those other two titles at all.
You play as a person dawned in red, with a stick that seemingly has the ability to guide animals to various locales. When first starting the demo, we came across our first bison-like creature who who we then freed from some sort of entrapment, and it’s from there where you begin herdling.
Calming down the beasts you come across is a wholesome experience.
Manipulation of the beasts actually had quite the learning curve. I was struggling because of the tutorial prompts came and went a little fast. Granted, I was button mashing as they were happening, but the developer on hand was saying they should’ve stayed there (it’s a demo after all).
In any case, he explained that you can move the animals by standing a short distance behind them, and activating the staff in the direction that you want them to go–kind of like shooting pool. So if you aimed from the back left, they’ll move forward and right. It took some practice, but from there, things really clicked.
I rescued a couple other creatures before eventually escaping the dark slums into a vast meadow clearing. From here we learned how to move more quickly thanks to blue flowers you can collect that seemingly makes the staff even more powerful. As we ran the meadows, the camera zoomed out to show the environment in wonderful detail. The demo ended as we reached the end of the clearing.
The landscapes in the Herdling demo were plentiful and beautiful.
The visual style in this game is simply exquisite. Even the gloomy streets we started in had a lot of character to them, and the music also really added to the overall experience. The developer mentioned that the game will be fairly linear with some surprises to uncover, so that’s definitely something to look forward to.
Herdling is slated for a summer release on the PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
by Danreb Victorio
