There are also shades of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker present across Tchia, and not just from the chill vibes, colorful visuals, and sailing across the islands. But this movement really comes into its own when married with Tchia’s main hook - your power to possess objects and critters throughout the world. Back on the ground, you also have the ability to pull off rad powerslides down any slope, bringing to mind shades of the criminally underrated Vanquish.
This is strengthened when paired with the ability to catapult yourself off of trees high into the air.
The stamina-based climbing and paraglider pull obviously from the aforementioned Breath of the Wild. This was thanks in large part to its bundling of familiar mechanics from a handful of different games and genres.
Once I wrapped my head around its surprisingly deep movement mechanics, the act of traversal in Tchia felt incredible. But where BotW focused on the chemistry between the powers of your Sheikah Slate and the various elements of Hyrule’s flora, fauna, and landscape, Tchia leans into the playful physics of its world. Sure, I gathered some quests and objectives, but the true joy came from just exploring its environment and seeing what sights and activities might lie over the next hill. Like with the Nintendo Switch masterpiece, I felt an omnipresent sense of freedom while playing Tchia. It’s hard to talk about Tchia without bringing up other massive games and franchises, so let’s just get started by comparing it to one of the most obvious ones - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
While the trailers popped with their colorful visuals and vibrant landscapes, I was really won over by Tchia once I got a chance to go hands-on in its open world for preview, as well as experience how it cobbles together a ton of familiar elements to create something wholly unique unto itself. Tchia is the latest game from the Montreal-based developer Awaceb and is inspired by the studio founders’ time growing up in New Caledonia.
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