Mail Time hands-on preview: A colorful and vibrant cottage-core adventure
Mail Time is a simple title that follows a young mail delivery person as they embark upon their journey to deliver letters to friendly animals in a forested area. In the modern-day gaming market, it’s hard to come across titles where players get to step into the shoes of a mail delivery person, so this is a unique overall take.
The content in Mail Time's preview is very limited, but it does manage to showcase features that will be staples throughout the game. While it’s unclear if any further mechanics will be added to it, the ones already present are here to stay.
The entire journey in Mail Time starts with you creating your own character. While the customization options are slightly limited at this point, you get to pick from your character's entire color scheme. Most importantly, this game allows you to choose your pronouns. Not many titles have this feature in the character creation menu.
Once you’ve created your character, you’re ready to embark on your Mail Time journey. Things start with you and your companion, Janet, traveling in a forest to deliver letters. The first letter that you will have to deliver is to a hedgehog. After a brief conversation with Janet, you get to explore the path until you reach Barb, the hedgehog.
As I made my way through the forest, I came across several animals who had us deliver letters. These animals also serve as markers, but more on that in a bit.
While talking to the animals, you will be introduced to the two basic mechanics of the game: jumping and gliding. Jumping is a mechanic that has been a part of many titles since the inception of the gaming industry. The gliding mechanic, however, is rather interesting.
If you press and hold the jump button, your character will whip out a letter
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