{"id":128617,"date":"2022-10-04T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138661"},"modified":"2022-10-04T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:30:00","slug":"this-game-about-frogs-stars-and-birds-reading-poetry-looks-perfect-for-fans-of-a-short-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/04\/this-game-about-frogs-stars-and-birds-reading-poetry-looks-perfect-for-fans-of-a-short-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"This Game About Frogs, Stars, And Birds Reading Poetry Looks Perfect For Fans Of A Short Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/93e0453305d0e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/93e0453305d0e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"nHH-9Ag_TZY\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Whether you loathe the &#8220;wholesome game&#8221; moniker or not, you have to admit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paradise_marsh\">Paradise Marsh<\/a> looks <em>gorgeous<\/em>. Looking at its soft, rounded font (reminiscent of beloved indie game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/a_short_hike\">A Short Hike<\/a>) and cast of friendly bugs and critters with gigantic peepers, don&#8217;t you just want to dive in to this warm-coloured beetlescape?<\/p>\n<p>Paradise Marsh has a lot of the wholesome boxes checked \u2014 frogs, check; bug catching, check; flower picking, check; low stakes, check; ambient music, check (by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fez\">FEZ<\/a> composer Disasterpeace!) \u2014 and yes, it has featured on <em>two<\/em> Wholesome Direct trailers. But it&#8217;s clear that it&#8217;s more than just another toothless fluff game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Paradise Marsh\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4981080e5a56\/paradise-marsh.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyOTMgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"293\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c4981080e5a56\/paradise-marsh.293x245.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Marsh\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Paradise Marsh\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/602ea1c2c8b8b\/paradise-marsh.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA1OTYgNTAwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"596\" height=\"500\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/602ea1c2c8b8b\/paradise-marsh.596x500.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Marsh\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Etienne Trudeau<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>There&#8217;s a real sense of comedy in there, evident from the screenshots (is that blue jay okay?) and even the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1709170\/Paradise_Marsh\/\">system requirements on the Steam page<\/a>, which recommend Windows 69, a Quantum Fusion Reactor 4000 as your processor, and a Moog System 55 Modular Synth instead of a sound card.<\/p>\n<p>There may also be a sinister-ish side to this lovely landscape, with mysterious monoliths, missing constellations, and lost notes scattered across the marsh, which promise to reveal the strange mysteries of this place&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Paradise Marsh is now confirmed for an eShop release on the Nintendo Switch on October 13th. 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