When comparing Child of Light vs Shelter, the Slant community recommends Child of Light for most people. In the question“What are the best PC games for kids?” Child of Light is ranked 34th while Shelter is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose Child of Light is:
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Mix of real time and turn based battles
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
Pro Balanced RPG mechanics
Child of Light strikes a good balance of RPG systems and options.
Pro Enjoyable hand painted art style
Child of Light uses an interesting hand drawn art style for its graphics, something that definitely gives it an appeal to the eyes.
Pro All text is written in rhymes
Pro Sense of loss and failure
By tugging at the players heartstrings when a child is lost due to elements in the game, the player ultimately feels a sense of loss and failure.
Pro Interesting use of design to communicate danger
A shadow of a looming bird or the sound and look of rushing water signals looming danger for the mother badger and her young offspring.
Pro Suspenseful
Knowing your children may be taken at any time gives you a sense of danger/suspense not typically found in non-military games.
Pro Absolutely fantastic and original art style
Hands down one of the most original and interesting graphic art styles used in a modern game.
Cons
Con Story and experience may not stand out
The users experience of the game may not truly stand the test of time as the story feels a bit too familiar, having a feel of been there done that.
Con Food is too plentiful
As long as the player takes advantage of every piece of food they run across there will be no feeling of impending urgency to feed the cubs.
Con Short
The full game is only about 90 minutes long.