Never Alone is a game that immediately captures your heart due to its beautiful art style. However, the puzzle-platformer isn't just all about style as it also has plenty of substance, too, as it's very enjoyable to play. And the first chapter does a good job of giving you a peek into that greatness while setting the tone for things to come.
It's only a short opening level, but it manages to introduce the two main characters, teach you the basic mechanics of the game, and give you an exciting experience in the process. This guide covers everything you must do in the chapter to complete it with no problems.
Running Away From The Polar Bear
The game begins with an artistic cutscene that sets up the story. It introduces you to the main g🌺irl, Nuna, whose village is hit by a never-endinℱg blizzard. The protagonist then sets out to find the source of the phenomenon.
Shortly after this, you're given control of the girl who's in immediate jeopardy as a polar bear begins to chase her. And your first objective is to stay away from the predator as it kills you pretty quickly if💮 it gets a hold of you.
Therefore, in classic side-scroller fashion, you must run to the right. When you get to the first gap in the path, a button will appear on the screen telling you how to jump. As you'd expect, if you fall into any gaps, you will die immediately. Unfortunately, your newfound jumping ability isn't enough to evade the polar bear, as it also has leaping skills.
While on the path, you also run into a few walls that block your way. Use the jump button to clamber over them. As൲ for the slope you come across🎐, you can just run to it as the girl will automatically slide down.
Keep running forward and jumping over obstacles until you reach a cutscene where the bear corners you.
Defeating The Polar Bear
Right when it seems Nuna is done for, a white fox appears - you can see the animal in the background for a bit before the scene begins. The heroic creature leaps over the polar bear, getting its attention in the process. At this point, the game will give you the option of either switching to the fox or having a co-op partner drop in to become the animal.
Either way, the fox needs to run back to the left, which causes the bear to give chase. Sprint across the cracked ice and then jump onto the ledge on the other side. The bear falls through the ice into the freezing water. This gives you the chance to leap over the enemy and return to the girl.
The two of them are now a team, and the one you're not controlling will automatically follow the other - except in co-op. At this point, all you need to do to finish the first chapter is jump up the final wall and walk forward a little.
