![]() The care with which the designers interpreted the book and rendered a 3D world from it really comes through. But being a good story, Storm Boy offsets the sad bits with some thrilling heroism and heartwarming redemption, and by reminding us that lost loved ones are always with us. I was surprised by how intensely a few scenes impacted me and stirred up my emotions. Storm Boy: The Game stays true to the book, and there are moments of heartbreaking poignancy. As the story progresses, the environment reveals more engaging little pastimes like digging for cockles and tracing pictures in the wet sand and playing fetch with your feathered chum.Īs you might expect, a story about a solitary boy befriending a wild animal is not all fun and happiness. ![]() You, the player, can step into the game here by clicking the minigame icon and becoming a soaring ibis, controlling the bird’s swooping and banking flight just over the water’s surface. While this passage appears on the screen, Storm Boy is on the beach, watching the birds. ![]() The story describes how the tall birds near the shore stood up and clapped in the mornings, and how Storm Boy dreamed of being an ibis or a pelican. Minigames pop up in the environment as you go, giving you the opportunity to experience more of Storm Boy’s world from his perspective, and providing another level of depth and immersion. You can also turn around to retrace your steps and make previous passages reappear if you want to read them again. Passages from the book appear on the screen as you trot through the sand. "You know, my Grandfather came from Holland and met my Grandmother near there in a little town so it’s always special to go back there and play… It’s always nice to go home.The story moves along linearly as you guide Storm Boy through the sand hills and grasses on the beach. “My mum is from Geelong and I’ve got history there that goes back years and years. ![]() Xavier’s ‘Storm Boy’ Australian tour will span ten dates throughout August and culminates in a show at Geelong’s Costa Hall not far from where the artist grew up, something he says is always memorable. I know that I can’t, so there’s certain songs that are really special to me: ‘Best That I Can’, ‘Storm Boy' the title track, ‘Feet On The Ground’, ‘Keep It Simple’… I can already tell they’re songs the crowd is gonna love and they’re gonna be good moments.” The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is keen to share his new work with the world, but says he understands people want to hear the classics as well. That’s how I honed my craft, to see what people were into, and still today it’s been about the live journey, the live experience.” “In the old days, I would play new music at the shows and gauge reaction from people. I would just record when I had a space in the schedule to just sort of thump down some new music. “I’ve been a live artist it’s what I started out doing, recording was always secondary really for me. Still, when you boil it down, the stage is where he wants to be. “I feel like this album, you can see that experience come through in this record and I’m really proud of it.” That said, he says over the years he has learned the importance, and the joy, of the studio.įor him, ‘Storm Boy’ is a culmination of that journey. Where Xavier is most at home with his music is performing to people. ![]() I’ll have an idea in my head and sort of develop it as I'm running and I’ll sort of run in the rhythm of what it is surfing and just doing stuff, I’m constantly inspired by my family and the things that mean a lot to me in the world.” Usually I’m outdoors, I’m pretty ADD so I’m always wanting to be outside doing stuff. “Spiritually I’ve learnt some things you know, things have shifted as they do all the time.”Īs it always has been for Xavier, inspiration is everywhere especially in the natural world. “I got married two years ago, so I met someone who was a beautiful new part of my life,” beams Xavier. The roots, folk artist’s ninth studio album, ‘Storm Boy’, (released 25 May) is based on his life since his highly acclaimed 2012 offering, ‘Spirit Bird’. Where Xavier's life differs from most is his ability to express his journey. Xavier Rudd’s life is like many others – it goes through changes and progresses as he learns life lessons. ![]()
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