Giraffe and Annika

Atelier Mimina · Feb 17, 2020

Everyone

About

Giraffe and Annika is a 3D adventure game where you follow along with the cat eared girl Annika as she explores the mysterious island of Spika. Each dungeon is guarded by a boss where Annika will need to defeated through a music-based battle system and fully synched animations. The game system and effects are all fully synched with the music.

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PC

Critic 6.0 (4 critics) · Gamer 9.1

PlayStation 4

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Nintendo Switch

Critic 6.1 (10 critics) · No ratings yet

Critic reviews

NintendoLife
Stuart Gipp · Sep 19, 2020
7.0
It's a little ramshackle, but care and craft has gone into the making of Giraffe and Annika. There's nothing new here to speak of, but its disparate genres work well together and we had a good time unravelling the mysteries of Spica Island. A great game for kids and the young at heart, we're excited to see what developers Atelier Mimina do next.
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3rd-strike.com
SebastiaanRaats · Sep 04, 2020
7.0
Although Giraffe and Annika doesn’t offer the most challenging gameplay, we couldn’t help but be charmed by the game’s cute demeanor. It’s the perfect title if you want to play an adventure game that offers a relaxing experience. It may be a bit on the short side, especially for its price, but if you get over that hurdle, you’ll probably end up loving your time on Spica.
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Darkstation
Lauren Clarke · Sep 01, 2020
7.0
Giraffe and Annika is a beautiful game with an intriguing plot and engaging characters, but the difficulty spike in the second half doesn’t fit the relaxed tone of the first half. I feel that someone involved with the game didn’t trust the initial vision and felt the need to shoehorn in standard platforming gameplay.
TheGamer
Bella Blondeau · Aug 21, 2020
9.0
Giraffe and Annika, then, is something I can't recommend enough to almost anybody. Genre enthusiasts will likely appreciate the simple take on familiar mechanics and tropes, and newcomers will feel encouraged to dig deeper into the world of fantasy JRPGs, platformers, and rhythm games. Elevated by its winning aesthetic, memorable characters, and gorgeous soundtrack, this is a game I won't be able to get out of my head for some time.
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GameSpew
Becca Smith · Aug 21, 2020
4.0
Giraffe and Annika takes around six hours to complete and, after seeing it through to its end, I wish there were more positive things to say about it. The world and its characters are cute, but you’ll be sick of Annika’s whining and the painfully repetitive fetch quests in no time. It has some merit as a starter RPG to introduce young children to the genre, but even then, there are much better adventures out there to spend your time with.
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Way Too Many Games
Leo Faria · Aug 21, 2020
5.5
Ever heard of the phrase “jack of all trades, master of none”? That’s Giraffe and Annika in a nutshell. It tries to be a Zelda clone, a rhythm game, an exploratory 3D platformer, and even a mini slice of life game all at the same time, without ever truly focusing on one aspect to make it truly stand out.
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