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Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley review - it's just lovely

Our review of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley - the game's a treat.

And once he got them all, there was a fabulous cut-scene that showed Snufkin trashing the park in general, wiping it off the surface of Mooninvalley, and returning the whole thing to a place of messy, freeform nature. The bulk of Melody of Moominvalley involves wandering through gorgeous watercolour scenes of nature, moving from glade to grotto, cliff to cave to frosty spring beachhead. A rescue quest will end up turning expectations upside down, say, while the game's map is not quite a perfect fit for the landscape it describes, meaning you still have to pay attention to the lovingly rendered wildlife around you, hunting out any bushes that might contain buzzing pieces of inspiration that allow you to level up your musical instruments - this levelling is perhaps the one part of the game that feels slightly bolted on - but which also might have a joke hiding within them, or an animal in need, or a familiar face from the books and teacups and dishclothes.

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