A Short Hike Analysis | Superior Exploration

An analysis of A Short Hike. Particularly, what it does better than other relaxing exploration games.

[@drGeppo]

Nice video! One thing I realised only on subsequent playthroughs is that the races' rematch actually mirrors your own movement. So yeah, they do get challenging and you'll be always trying to beat your previous routing and execution, which is fun. Maybe this mechanic should have been made more obvious through the dialogue.

[@TurboToxin]

Wow, that's actually pretty similar to my suggestion of multiple rematch levels. Though, I'd still find it more satisfying to beat developer-set standards than my own highscore. Also, it definitely should've been communicated to the player better.

[@weewoo314]

@@TurboToxin from when i played, if you lose to them after the first race, they’ll downplay their victory by saying ‘thanks, i got all my tips from you’ or something like that, which was what tipped me off

[@tirwd]

And the fact this was made by one guy is mental. And the soundtrack is bliss

[@mr.yuriinspector347]

Spoiler free- I adore gris, journey, abzu, and a short hike is no exception to the chill exploration genre as it has done everything right. At least for my taste anyway. Not too long or too short as it takes around 6 hours to fully 100% finish the game. The characters, atmosphere and the music all go extremely well together. The only problem I have is that it’s too short, but it must be short as the game is called a short hike. Wish this game got more love so that a similar game or a sequel could happen. Great review mate!

[@dogbones2877]

A shame this only got 900 views while your Deep Rock stuff gets so many. I like your style no matter what game you're covering. I hope you get around to making another video again but if not, I couldn't blame you.

[@saturnday160]

I love a short hike and replay it once every few months; and I've just found out i still haven't caught all the fish 😅

[@krazykat9362]

Great video! This is the first coverage of A Short Hike that I've seen online but I've played the game for a while an I love it. If you're still interested in this game you should try the boat glitch, with some practice you can get a 0 feathers run which feels pretty cool.

[@somefishhere]

This came on my recommended in 2024. Great video! Have you watched the GDC talk

[@dg_dc]

I love your drg videos but these are the best

[@TheSerpentsEye]

I love your DRG videos. Any chance of continuing the series?

[@lordgrub12345]

Hey, were are you?

[@tirwd]

I love the lowest graphic setting the most to be honest. I had a blast acheivement hunting

[@harishganesan3575]

2 feathers ?! Wut.. I had to get 13 before i reached the top...

[@bvnnxtt5081]

u should play tunic if u havent already