Legends of Ethernal

Criminally overlooked.

I gave this game a try a while back and figured I should actually leave my review. The game's art style is interesting and enjoyable. The music does a great job of setting the tone. The overall presentation and pacing is well done. Albeit, navigating maps can be confusing and may make progress a bit slow. The battle mechanics do their job well, as does the platforming. Maybe some sections can lead to some frustrations, but nothing I found unbearable. The story itself is not quite what I was expecting, which also made it refreshing. It was a pretty unique take on a hero and a journey. All-in-all, this game was enjoyable and something I feel I should go back to at least give it a run or two more. I appreciate this game for being a different adventure to play and for what it is. There might not be anything outright spectacular for me but I feel it's an experience a lot of people should give a try. If anything, maybe a reminder for all of us to just make things. It doesn't need to be perfect or have all the things. Just make it fun and give it a personality.

Bon petit jeu !

A decent game, finished on normal mode in a bit under 6 hours; wouldn't play it a second time or on a harder difficulty. The various comparisons to Zelda-genre seem a bit off to me, it's more like a close-up Metroidvania. However, there are no puzzles and it's very linear (even when you backtrack you know exactly where you're backtracking to, and it's linear enough that it neither has nor needs a map). The combat is okay, but not a lot of variety. The end is a bit abrupt, feels like there was plans for one more level and then it got pushed out instead. For a close-up platformer with a similar feel (but more puzzle and less repetition) I'd suggest Hellheim.

This game is an interesting platformer, reminiscent of the games of old while keeping up with some more recent gameplay mechanics. This little game does not have the grandiose cinematics of bigger videogames with big budget, but the story is told like a book and the art is beautiful. The game design is quite nice and is accompanied with a very good soundtrack. It offers a good challenge at normal mode and the boss fights are quite interesting, each having its own twist to beat it. There is a good variety of level, from the nice forest to what fells like the depth of hell, passing by swamps and creepy spider caves. There are secrets to find to upgrade your weapons and spells, as well as scrolls detailing the world around. Overall, it's quite a wonderful fun little game that is worth you time.

A little too basic, a little too paint-by-number, a little too much repetition in enemies, just too blah to keep me from turning from turning it off due to boredum.

Legends of Ethernal is a really good Metroidvania made from an indy studio. Its art and music are absolutely a blast. Game starts easy but difficulty increase kind of rapidly and not long into it, you learn that you need skill and brain to advance. Each boss fight is a puzzle in itself, it isn't just a button smasher. The story starts with a simple mystery but it grows and you want to see how it ends. Reviews says this game is hard and it kind of is, which is a great thing for me (playing my first playthrough at normal). For other metroidvania lovers, if you had a fun with Salt and Sanctuary, Hollow knight or Rogue Legacy, this game won't be too hard. The checkpoint system is generous, there's always one before tricky parts and you lose nothing when you die. So will you die ? Yes. Does it matter, not that all­. You learn and you move on. and you feel achievement when you succeed.