Echo Isle

Goated, short and fun. spend the $5

[h1]Short but sweet[/h1] Looks and plays like the Gameboy Zelda games, but isn't a true clone. Usually you'd use the tools you get from dungeons to clear them and defeat the bosses, but all the bosses can be defeated by spamming the sword. And given the sheer amount of side quests you could do in GB Zeldas, this feels somewhat lacking in comparison. I kept on searching for any more secrets to what I found, but I found everything incredibly easily. Overall, it's a nice, short game. Worth it if you have a spare hour, and would be great for speedrunners.

Petit jeu indé que j'ai réussi a finir en moins de 2 heures, pour le prix d'un sandwich à la boulangerie Ce jeu d'aventure qui prends ses origines vers une série connue est aussi très bon et a l'avantage d'aller à l'essentiel, Le coté miniature n'est pas du tout un inconvénient et participe au charme du jeu Je recommande

I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem of a game. It is short but really hits a sweet spot for retro adventure game lovers. I hope the dev continues making more games to scratch that retro itch in short bursts.

This game is alright. The graphics are pretty charming, it controls pretty well, the music and sound effects are on-point and the dungeons have enough variety and puzzles to not feel monotonous, even if they can be a bit too easy. That's the main criticism i have with this game actually, it's very easy, which combined with the game's short length, it can make things like a blink-and-you-miss-it type of experience. If that's not a deterrence to you and you're in the mood for a short good-feeling top down zelda-like, then I would definitely still recommend it. However, it is also worth pointing out that at the time of writing this review, certain gamepads have issues with inputs. Long story short, the button to confirm an option on the main menu, the buttons to swap between sidearms and the button to leave back to the main menu on the pause screen don't work. For the time being you can circumvent the first by using the mouse (or steam deck/controller trackpad) and the second one through steam input by assigning the shoulder buttons to mouse wheel scroll, so it won't make the game unplayable, but it's still worth pointing out in case you want to get the game and this ends up happening to you as well. Here's hoping that this issue can be addressed soon.

Finished the game in about an hour. Fantastic little game, very reminiscent of Link's Awakening. I really appreciate that it distills the feeling of the older Zelda games into something bite sized. Nice music, nice visuals, fun little game. Can't go wrong for $5 or less on a sale.

This was a very fun bite-sized experience. It's a reasonable buy for the price and can be completed in about an hour. Final boss had a difficulty spike that felt a little bit jarring compared to the lead-up, and the game is still missing achievements. Any minor issue I had with it though was overshadowed by the nostalgia hit from the sound font and animations that bring me back to the classic Gameboy days. Overall well worth the money if nothing else but to show support for this type of project.