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Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered

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39%Game Brain Score
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story, graphics
59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

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Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is a single player open world racing game. It was developed by Aesir Interactive and was released on June 19, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

Rediscover the breathtaking world of Windstorm. Delve into the fascinating story of Mika, a girl known as a horse whisperer, as she befriends the majestic black stallion called Windstorm – with fully updated graphics and a new photo mode!

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59%
Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews
music1 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Beautiful, large open world with varied terrain that is enjoyable to explore and ride around.
  • Well-done horse care mechanics like grooming, hoof picking, and health maintenance that add to the immersion.
  • Faithful adaptation of the original movie with voice acting and recognizable characters, offering a cozy and family-friendly experience.
  • Poor optimization causing frequent stutters, long loading times, crashes, and performance issues even on mid-range hardware.
  • Repetitive and unengaging missions with frustrating mechanics, especially in animal chasing and jumping sections.
  • Numerous bugs and glitches like horses getting stuck on terrain, clipping issues, problematic camera control, and overly restrictive movement disappointing players.
  • story
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is widely criticized for being thin, repetitive, and serving mainly as a backdrop to task-based missions rather than offering meaningful plot progression. While voice acting and narration add some value, most missions feel like busy work with limited variety or rewards, making the story feel uninspiring and a burden to follow. Players generally find more enjoyment in the open world exploration and photo missions than in the main questline.

    • “There is an active storyline with voice actors and narration, which is amazing to see!”
    • “If you let yourself follow only the quests you will miss the best part of this game.”
    • “What there is of the story (and I understand it's based on a movie, but there doesn't seem to be much plot at all here) is presented in a series of quick dialogues like a visual novel, and they're almost always a prelude to get you to do some work.”
    • “The quests seem like a burden rather than something to get me intrigued by the game. It all seems like busy work, like a hassle and I played for a couple hours looking for a motivator, a real reason to play. The game seems to just lack a captivating story.”
    • “But when it comes to story and missions, the game falls flat.”
  • graphics
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features beautiful and improved visuals with lovely scenery, but suffers from issues such as pop-in, stuttering, and inconsistent performance even on mid to high settings. While the graphics are generally praised, technical hiccups detract from the overall experience.

    • “Graphics are beautiful and the scenery is lovely.”
    • “The graphics are much cleaner than the original, and it's more enjoyable with more to see and do.”
    • “A lot of pop-in like the buildings just suddenly appear and the graphics are worse than the pictures.”
    • “Even on low-medium graphic settings, the game stutters at times.”
    • “I had about 30-40 fps while playing on a 2060ti on high graphics, which is not optimal but playable.”
  • gameplay
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a nostalgic throwback to classic horse and racing games, featuring satisfying care mechanics like hoof picking and grooming. While enjoyable, some potentially rewarding mechanics such as stamina refilling are missing, but the variety of modes and quests add to its appeal. Overall, it provides a fun and engaging experience, especially for fans of older horse games.

    • “Honestly, just a fun throwback to older horse games and some of those riding mechanics.”
    • “The hoof picking mechanic is very satisfying.”
    • “The gameplay reminds me of classic racing games, with different modes.”
    • “Gameplay is mid.”
    • “So are the rest of the 'care' mechanics, honestly, such as grooming and cleaning the stables.”
    • “The gameplay reminds me of classic racing games, with different modes, like.”
  • optimization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor optimization, leading to choppy performance that can affect control responsiveness. Users generally find the overall performance lacking, requiring adjustment time to the controls.

    • “Poorly optimized.”
    • “I agree with poor optimization of the game like other people have mentioned.”
    • “Game is very poorly optimized.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is well-crafted, featuring some charming and memorable motifs that enhance the overall experience.

    • “Music is well done with some lovely motifs.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game exhibits occasional bugs and glitches, but none significantly impact overall playability or cause major disruptions.

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Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is a open world racing game.

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 9 hours playing Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered.

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered was released on June 19, 2024.

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered was developed by Aesir Interactive.

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered for its music but disliked it for its story.

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered is a single player game.

Similar games include Ostwind, Spirit of the North 2, My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery, Junkyard Simulator, Mika and the Witch's Mountain and others.