Alright, help me out here. I played Mi'pu'mi Games' narrative adventure game The Lion's Song last week, and I still don't know what exactly it is about. It can be read as a rumination on art and the creation thereof, a series of small tales about creativity and inspiration, or - if you don't want to dig too deep - as a cute romance from another era. What I do know is that it's one of the loveliest games I have played this year and, since the first episode is free, so should you.
In The Lion's Song, which will eventually consist of four episodes (two of which have already been released), we follow the lives of artists - a composer and a painter, respectively - in search of inspiration. Wilma escapes the busy streets of early 20th century Vienna in order to finish an important composition in the solitude of the Austrian Alps. Franz, however, starts his journey of self-discovery within Viennese society. In order to fully understand other people, he has to understand himself first.
Presented as branching (minimally interactive) point and click adventure vignettes with lovely art and music, these tales make important points without being overtly dramatic about it all. In fact, there's a lovely blend of subtle humor embedded here, and the characters - completely removed from our own reality and experiences - come across as relatable and genuinely charming, flaws and all.

Back to my initial problem: The Lion's Song is not about mastery, not about the destination or t...