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Forest Mama: Breath of Life

"After Mama fell into a deep slumber, our forest has been withering under the darkness. But with this small light left in my hands, I know I can awaken those faded lives once more." - Kore

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July 10, 2023
3 years and 23 days ago
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About the Game

One day, an unknown darkness swept into Eleusis Forest and stole away its vitality in an instant.

Even 'Mama', the mother of the forest, fell into a deep slumber while trying to protect it.

Now, become 'Kore', who answered Mama's call, and your steadfast partner 'Poring', and restore the withered forest to the clear, beautiful place it once was.

There is no frantic survival to chase, and no fierce combat.

Only a time of 'Purification' awaits, where every life is soothed by a warm touch.

✨ Breath of Life: Reawakening the Withered Forest

Approach the drooping flowers and grasses that have lost their vitality, and offer them a gentle hand.

When the forest, once frozen and drained of light, regains its true colors and a clear bell rings out,

a moving sense of wonder rises in your chest.

Gather the 'Breath of Life' through Purification and inherit Mama's power,

and with a single gesture, you can perform a tender miracle that brings the surrounding forest back to light.

🌌 Mama's Memories: A Touching Story Following Lost Footsteps

Awaken the Light Portals sleeping alone throughout the forest.

Brave the cold wind and rain, warmly hold lost souls, and guide them onward,

then step through the portals into the wistful memories Mama left behind.

There are no complex puzzles or difficult controls required.

Simply follow Mama's fairytale-like footsteps at your own pace,

and you will discover a story that touches the heart, along with new magic for exploring the forest.

🐾 Animal Healing: Warm Comfort Embracing Wounded Lives

If you find animal friends suffering in the darkness,

approach them carefully and hold them close in your small embrace.

The gentle warmth you share will soothe their wounds,

and help the forest regain the life it once had.

As you care for the animals with devotion,

you will receive beautiful gifts from nature, such as fireflies that make the forest sparkle and swarms of dancing butterflies.

🎈 Open-World Exploration: A Free Adventure Soaring the Sky and Walking on Water

Each time you encounter Mama's memories and awaken a portal,

your dear companion 'Poring' gains a new power that opens the way deeper into the forest.

Hold tightly to a greatly puffed-up Poring and float gently down from cliffs,

or stroll lightly across the calm waves of the sea.

With Poring by your side, doors will open to deep forests and hidden beaches you could never reach before,

and a heart-stirring adventure will begin.

🎨 Character Customization: Kore's Various Transformations with Outfits and Hairstyles

Open boxes hidden by the forest to discover new clothes,

then mix the colorful petals you gather while exploring and dye your outfits in lovely shades.

Freely combine outfits and hairstyles to create your very own beautiful Kore.

Your partner 'Poring', always at your side, also bonds with the lives of the forest

and transforms into new forms each time, bringing a smile to your face again and again.

🏡 Forest Decorating: Cultivating Your Very Own Healing Forest

The darkness has lifted, and the forest has bloomed anew.

Now it is time to decorate this beautiful space just the way you like.

Carefully gather the souls of purified plants and rocks,

then plant them again wherever your footsteps take you.

Set aside the burdens of tool durability and breathless resource gathering.

Simply follow your heart, plant trees, grow flower beds,

and complete a peaceful forest that is one of a kind in all the world.