{"id":132448,"date":"2023-03-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146473"},"modified":"2023-03-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:00:00","slug":"countdown-wii-u-eshop-spotlight-year-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/14\/countdown-wii-u-eshop-spotlight-year-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown: Wii U eShop Spotlight &#8211; Year Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d9486731008d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d9486731008d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3d9486731008d\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"ieAm_J3BzRY\">[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><em><em>For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on <strong>27th March<\/strong>, each day we&#8217;re going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention \u2014 before it&#8217;s too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for good soon and, <em>for one reason or another<\/em>, these eShop-exclusives are close to our hearts.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, Gavin picks out a fascinating console exclusive (it launched on iOS, PC and Mac) to grab while you still can&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>So, what&#8217;s it called?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu-eshop\/year_walk\">Year Walk<\/a>, and it launched on Wii U in 2015 following its iOS debut in 2013.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/wiiu-eshop\/related-articles:54158 @ 2023-03-15T00:10:47+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2><strong>Who made it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It was a collaboration between Simogo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sayonara_wild_hearts\">Sayonara Wild Hearts<\/a>) and DakkoDakko (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu-eshop\/scram_kitty_and_his_buddy_on_rails\">Scram Kitty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/floating_cloud_god_anniversary_edition\">Floating Cloud God<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s the premise?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Year Walk is an unnerving first-person puzzle adventure based on Swedish folklore. Set in 19th-century Sweden, your character heads into the woods on a vision quest following 24 hours of fasting and sleep deprivation.<\/p>\n<p>While on this &#8216;year walk&#8217;, you&#8217;ll encounter cryptic clues to environmental puzzles, all doused in creepy goings-on. To say much more would be to spoil the experience, but we called it &#8220;an immensely satisfying masterclass in atmosphere and subtlety&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/wiiu-eshop\/year_walk\">our review<\/a>, and we stand by that.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why should I play it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, it&#8217;s a console exclusive for Wii U that makes use of the console&#8217;s bespoke features on the second screen, with gyro and audio features on the GamePad, plus the handy map\/notepad\/hints that you&#8217;d expect.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll only take you a couple of hours to get through, but given the atmosphere here, it feels like the perfect size. It&#8217;s always refreshing to us when a game really <em>knows<\/em> what it is and doesn&#8217;t outstay its welcome.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re after a sample of Year Walk&#8217;s atmosphere, we&#8217;d recommend checking out the trailer at the top of the page first, and the lovely <em>Alex-from-Nintendo-Life<\/em> made this short gameplay video back in September 2015 if you&#8217;re still curious.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, seven-and-a-half years ago. <em>Time<\/em>, eh!?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"TOxYYoIxXJg\">[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<h2><strong>How much is it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>$6.99 \/ \u00a36.29 \/ 6,99\u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em>We&#8217;ll be back soon with another 3DS or Wii U eShop recommendation as part of <em>this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/countdown\">&#8216;Countdown&#8217; series<\/a><\/em>. 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