Eastward A Disappointing Indie | Eastward Review (Nintendo Switch)
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Eastward, another indie game that wants to take after Earthbound or Mother 3. Alas, it was a disappointment. Eastward thankfully isn't all bad. I reviewed Eastward on the Nintendo Switch. It leaves a lot to be desired, only worth continuing for the action adventure play and puzzle solving. If you have a Nintendo Switch backlog, consider putting this near the bottom. I appreciate you watching my review of Eastward.
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So sorry that I'm late hehe. Also this vid was made before the farm simulation DLC was announced - so sorry no coverage of that! Buttt look forward to more recent videos like the first top 5 of 2023, SMT 5, Sea of Stars, and Persona 3 Portable!
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I wholeheartedly agree. To say this game even has a plot is a stretch, because plots are driven by cause and effect - things just happen, and most of the time nobody seems to have any reaction, much less any real motivation to drive the plot themselves. Silent protagonists are such a curse upon video games and I hope the medium moves past them. Also as a writer, this is perhaps the most overwritten game I've ever seen. So much talking with so little being said.
There is a stark difference between silent protagonist and non-responsive character. They can and have been done well, but they show their reactions in other ways. The silent protagonist in THIS game, however, did not.
Seeing a negative review makes me kinda sad, but it contains all valid points, and it seems fair. I think I get so lost in the parts I love, I forget or gloss over any issues.
It wasn't really negative though. I mean, in the end yeah, it seems like a downer for her, but she's practically gushing about the game for most of it. It happens, it didn't grab her for whatever reason but other than the technical issue, of which she provides a work around, it's not particularly bad.
As a fellow woman with a frying pan, might I recommend Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening? It's Earthbound-inspired, but not at all derivative, has great characters, WILD environments, and best of all, it's cheap as free; I picked it up at itch a while ago, and enjoyed it a great deal!
as the son of a woman with a frying pan, this game hit me hard with the PTSD.
As much as it sucks, I agree with all the criticisms you had. I saw the trailer a few years back, and I immediately fell in love with the graphics and characters. But after the New Dam City chapter, the game fell off for me.
There were so many beautiful plot threads that never got fully fleshed out (or got muddled), and that was the whole reason I was playing the game; to have a charming but dark Gravity Falls-esc experience. All the ingredients were there, they just didnt get cooked together correctly.
With that being said, I think the studio had a deep passion for the game, and you can tell there's a lot of love put into it. Id take Eastward over any modern AAA game, hands-down. Even though it didn't live up to expectations, I'm excited to see what they make next.
Gotta agree with your take here...recently picked this up at the behest of some other reviewers, and while I don't regret buying it cause it's just such a beautiful experience, it felt like something was missing.
Good video, such a shame some just write comment without even watching the video until the end.
Thank you for this comment. ♡ I appreciate you watching!
There's a lot to like about this game, but I agree with you about there being missteps that hold it back. I feel like this shows a lot of potential from the devs, even if the story is kind of underbaked.
Still, with so many tremendous RPGs out there, this missing the mark means it risks being left behind.
A game that would be amazing if they cut like 12 or 15 hours from it. The game is gorgeous for an indie project but it just overstays it's welcome and has way too much pointless dialogue.
jesus 12 or 15 hours needing cut is REALLY bad
In your opinion. An opinion you didn't care tj share till you watched this video in which a lady agrees with your take. Funny how that works
Ngl the entire monkey train arc was a drag. -.-
@@jonathansoko1085are you calling this gentleman a pander bear?!
@@kaonashiitoi3682pandas are the best bears. MAGA
I agree I wanted to love this game but I'm not crazy about the story. I agree with all your points/reasons
I agree to an extent. Eastward is probably my second favorite indie game right behind Hollow knight. The way the story is told (or not told) I just chock it up to a world inhabited by mystery that is beyond time and comprehension, what little tidbits you grasp of all the grains of sand passing through your fingers leaving nothing but lingering questions but thankful for the experience. also sidenote: I love this game so much I even got the Japanese special edition and the vinyl lol.
Dude this sounds like a poorly written poem, but besides that this is a cope. Stories can leave you with questions but they have to be earned but if it’s due to poor writing it’s not mysterious it’s bad writing. You can like the game for sure there are good parts but the story isn’t told well at all.
best game i had played in years. moved me to tears. cant disagree more
I'd like to know why please expand on that!
Same here! I really loved almost every aspect of it.
I teared up too.
Yeah I'm glad I didn't listen to this video, I was curious and found I love it.
Real I’m obsessed with eastward
Compleeeeetely agree with you on this one. The town by town scenarios was weird because they barely put any effort to bridge an overall story until the very end where they act like you should onow whats going on. Way too wordy with no way to speed up dualogue. Gameplay was top notch fun though!
Absolutely agree with this one. Bought this one on steam when it came out and all I could think afterwards was how much I wanted to like it but couldn't. I feel like it may have been better if they actually tried to make the story less mysterious. You basically spend the whole game getting bombarded with questions and ultimately get zero answers even to the most basic parts of the story. Earthbound also has a bunch of unanswered questions but at the very least the main objective in the game always made sense.
for me the ending killed it. I might have missed a lot of story relevant content. i skipped mostly everything that wasn´t necessary for the main story. And what can i say. At some point it just didn´t make sense anymore. And instead it felt like "if we can´t make this make sense we just ramp up the obscurity and confuse you to a maximum." it was fun... until it wasn´t in the very late game.
I really enjoyed it. I'm not personally interested in the farm sim dlc, but we like what we like, I guess.
I did the game on my steam deck, it was more stable (never crashed) but i had the same i had the same feelings when i was playing the game. A lots of things don't make sense in the story or are completely forgotten or ignored but other than that, it was a cool game to play when i wanted to chill after playing games like valorant or else.
I loved this game to bit but you are so right. It honestly felt like a lot was cut out to piece together and I'm hoping the DLC patches it up? If anything I would love like an Eastward 2 that expands on what was missing and kinda makes more sense? Truly a beautiful game that I hope we get to see more of.
I couldn't disagree more, at least at the most points.
There are fast travel points, right from the start, there are dialog settings, so they are/can be actually really quick, there have been a lot of updates and patches I guess, because I didn't ran into most of the issues
Loved the premise of this game but the story is all over the place and there is way too much dialogue and not enough traditional gameplay to keep me interested
Yeah, completely agree. I love dialogue heavy games, but a large portion of the dialogue is completely uninteresting and goes on forever. I was really looking forward to this game but ended up very underwhelmed and disappointed.
I'm always surprised to hear how common the criticisms of the story are. This is probably my favorite video game, and the story is one of the main reasons! I was really emotionally invested in the story and characters all the way through. It made me cry more than once. I really enjoyed the dialogue, too (even though there is a lot of it lol). I spent a couple days after beating it just thinking through the story, making connections, and unraveling some of the deeper themes. I really got a lot out of this game, and I'm excited to replay it while I wait for the new DLC.
With that said, I really liked your review. I think it was really thorough and even-handed, and as always, I appreciate your review style. :)
I picked this game up the second it dropped, really expecting to love it and... I can't say I did. I only played it for maybe 3 hours or so, and sort of just put it down.
Maybe I'll give it another go, but your thoughts sort of confirmed a bit how I was feeling.
I wanted to love it too, trust me. If you do give it another go I hope you enjoy it. Personally, I have no desire to go back to it.
Had this same experience! Played a few hours and just put it down. Loved the art style and gameplay, but the story just never grabbed me
I'm with you. When I was playing this game there were many moments where I audibly said "Ugh... what now?". I feel like they should have removed potrock isle and fleshed out the farm town more as a starting area instead. That was so short I didn't get a chance to feel the emotion it tried to convey
Always exciting getting a notification that a new review dropped! Great review!
I appreciate it! Thank you so much for watching!
Great review!
I started it, it didn't grip me enough, I put it down and never returned. 😬
And I wouldn't blame you...you're not missing much.
It made me super happy to see you mention the theme that plays in Johnny’s shop! That was my favorite track in the whole game!! Great taste!
You have great taste as well!!!
I can’t imagine thinking that eastward wasn’t an amazing game. It’s probably my favorite game of the last couple of years.
I remember a few years back excited about the game, the aesthetics really grabbed my attention, however I never really purchased the game when it came out and remember not being much hype or buzz and then stopped hearing anything about the game which led me to believe people didn't enjoy the game as much as they thought they would.
the game is absolutely incredible
my main problem w the game is that in every chapter it reminds you "NO! this is a serious game! everyone you thought important DIES" and then it happens 2 times with a lot of build-up and then youre on the monkey train and you stop caring.
I've been on the lookout for content like this! Subscribed, and I'm already loving it! ° "Determination and resilience are the keys to chasing your dreams."
Thank you so much. :)
damn you PG :P you reminded me about Oddity, i thought i had missed it being released or something :(
Beautifully reviewed, you nailed basically all the pros and cons I felt playing thorough the first few hours (I didn’t get farther.) With a bit more time in the oven this one could have been truly special.
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you watching!
Yes! I think devs were onto something here they just needed more time to get it right.
I felt pretty much the same, wanted to love the game but the story didn't really grab me and I ended up giving up on it at around 2/3 of the way. Awesome game just not for me.
Great review Pelvic!
Thanks for this review! The game's on discount now for Switch so I was considering getting it, but your critique makes me think it has a bit too much _whimsy_ for my tastes.
Great review! I was interested in picking this up, but then forgot all about it until the DLC trailer. Guess I didn't miss much huh?
You really didn't..
I do agree, eastward is flawed, the main story, the monkey chapter, boss fights, etc...
But as someone that 100% the game, I think the experience is super worth it, with beautiful art, ambience, smooth gameplay, fantastic ost...
In addition recent updates such as the dialogue skip button, the dlc that just launched today and the teleport feature do make things much more better.
Either way, I do hope for a sequel.
I can agree with kind of everything.
I wanted to love this game so much, but combat (which never changes and is too easy) and the lack of proper, non-cryptic story was a huge letdown for me. Really struggled finishing it towards the end. It often felt, as if they had to cut some parts, keeping it shorter. Idk. Many parts felt rushed and yes, John being not only silent but almost completely unresponsive is insane. I seriously thought that he might be some kind of robot, sent to protect Sam, or smth. Would have been a better twist.
The ending is completely ruined by that, too. Sam talks, questions him and he just gets up and waits for the train. Well done John, here's your treat, boy. *sigh*
I try to look back fondly, though, because you still feel the passion the devs put into it.
You make a lot of fair points and I respect your opinion. Personally I loved this game very much but yes some of the dialogue was pointless, certain parts of the story felt dragged out and inconclusive but for me it was the music, the layout of the game is downright beautiful, the combat mechanisms were simplistic but for this style of game it offered all it possibly could. The game isn’t perfect but I enjoyed it very much as it was also an emotional experience for me. I give it a 8.5/10
As someone who loved Eastward, I this is a really good review. even the parts about the story (which I liked).
It's a strange story and world, and it's told in an atmospheric and hard-to-track way even if it were in, say, a show/movie. And on top of that, they tell it in a game. So it's pretty ambitious, but everything you said about it is true too.
There were pieces where it felt like I was remembering things from a dream, like just one detail from really making sense. I liked that at the time, but I certainly wouldn't wan't all my stories to be like that
For those who played the game. Does it have enough gameplay? I really liked what Pelvic described (the zelda part with puzzles and hack and slash) and could I forgive a bad or lack of story (like Zelda usually does).if the gameplay was solid and frequent enough.
Just wondering if I will like this game.
I have the same question. There's soo many JRPG's, but not that many Zelda-like puzzlers.
I just love watching to your reviews even if I'm not interested in the game. Love listening to your well explained points ❤
Makes me wonder if the devs will pull off the farm sim dlc much better if the more day to day non combat tasks were more fun in the base game.
I love Eastward, need more games like this gem
Thank you for reviewing I seen this on gamepass but I’ve been flooded with too many jrpg and can only take one 30 hour quest at a time.
Thank you for watching! Haha take your time! Games aren't going anywhere!
you are my favorite reviewer! keep up the good work
hands down the most attractive nerd on youtube
Mmmh, bubble tea 🧋
Awesome review! This game looked super cool, but I remember hearing iffy things so I have avoided it for now.
Hay girl! Yeah...I wish I could sing this games praises but sadly...it just didn't hit the mark for me. Thank you for watching!
Wow! What an incredibly edited video! If I was a company, I sure would employ this editor immediately
Good job on a fair review. I agree that despite all this game got right, it definitely dropped the ball on the story. I liked the characters, but felt so empty when the game ended leaving so many questions unanswered. Even as someone who reads frequently I could tell the amount of unnecessary dialogue to gameplay ratio was going to be too much for a lot of people.
Great review. I have had this on my radar for a long time. It really is a gorgeous looking game, shame the story seems so lackluster.
I was sooooo excited when I bought it! I was ready, I mean it was inspired by one of my favorite jrpgs! B u t sadly... it didn't hit.
@@PelvicGaming The initial trailer for the game is just pure vibes.
There is such a thing as an expert reviewer. They are not the same as a typical player who reviews a game. The expert knows for example what things signify objective quality in the class of things they review. Additionally, experts ALWAYS have higher standards. So it’s possible they may not realize what things would be nitpicking to some or even most consumers. I believe these are reasons that critics sometimes say movies I enjoyed are terrible.
They are looking for different things than I am as a random non-expert. Also, you can’t discount the FACT that OPINIONS will vary. Though this reviewer didn’t like the game overall, they were very generous with the praise they did give to the parts they liked. So if you ask me, it was a very fair review. Calm down people, nobody’s saying the game needs to get banned here….
Wow thank you so much for the measured response. I don't consider myself an expert, but I agree that we value different things in games. I am a story driven person and this was no it, HOWEVER, the gameplay and boss fights were incredible! Yeah, I don't particularly care for this game, but it's far from dog doodoo. Haha
Curious, do you know where these influx of commenters are coming from? Lately I've been getting comments on this specific review.
Anywho, thank you for the kind words! Have a Happy New Year!
Ah, I assumed that you were a highly experienced reviewer. Seemed like you had done a whole lot of these. Just the polished presentation maybe. Or, maybe you just gain a lot of expertise from doing a whole lot of reviews and probably watching a lot as well.
As for the influx of comments, it seems the algorithm loves this video at the moment. It was recommended to me.
Just wanted to offer my 0.02, because I felt like folks were losing sight of the fact that it’s all personal opinion, and we don’t all approach our gaming the same.
Oh I'm flattered. I have been doing this for a while! But I like to keep a level head cause at the end of the day I'm a person who plays games like everyone else. The only difference is I turn in a camera to talk about my thoughts haha.
Oh okay! I thought someone called out this video or something.
But also yeah people seem to really love and come to the defense of this game. I'm baised but I thought I was being measured in my critique. I appreciate this comments though. Made me feel a lot better.
I’m excited for the dlc! Love a dissenting opinion; and your channel. Thank chu!
Context is King
great review! i totally agree - the game did so much right that it's a bummer that the story was so blah. the gameplay was fun, the graphics and sound design were top notch, but the story moved at a very odd pace and never made a whole hell of a lot of sense. there were never really clear motivations for the characters. things just sorta... happened.
Love the story very compelling in my opinion and I enjoyed the combat system. No complaints here
If only this game had the Golden Sun type of writing, it would have been absolutely perfect. It also suffer from an identity crisis. Nonetheless, I admire the visual and the overall effort they put into this. They have such an insane potential.
Good review Lady P.
Thank you kindly!
2:35 Solomon's Key = Solomon's Key reference. XD
while i agree that certain parts of the story should've been fleshed out more, i still found the story very moving and engaging, and i enjoyed earth born quite a bit. i'm very hopeful for the dlc though, it'll be nice to see other sides of the characters i've come to love so much
Hard agree; it was the combat for me and the lack of environmental engagement.
I thought the combat was too rigid (and a bit overly simplistic for something that bothered to incorporate a buff system), and for something that had such a large, beautiful environment with clearly a lot of hard work put into it, there's nowhere near enough engagement WITH that environment. If the game had put a heavier focus on exploration as opposed to dungeons that are just reskins (with, I'd say, two exceptions) and MAYBE a new enemy or two thrown in (some mini-games were nice, but they're gone so quick there's no time to really appreciate them) something would stick out but for such a significant amount of time focused on combat... frankly, it was bland. I admittedly have a few other gripes (mostly having to do characters and overcompensating bonds with those characters when we barely interacted with them after we get our flavor of mission from them because they focus more on introducing more and more quirky members of the cast instead of building on that and fleshing them out, which is ironic given that the game actually has a fair bit of dialogue; the dialogue is just more focused on exposition of the story than fleshing out and/or engaging with those sources of dialogue (that and there isn't really any good incentive to do sidequests because the reward pool is extremely limited to ammo, food, or a heart upgrade).
Damn that music tho haha I'll give this a whirl on the next steam sale
Lady's hair reminds me of the Reverend Mother Gaius costume in Dune 1984 ❤
LITERALLY came up
after a Deku Deals notification of a sale! Better wait for an even higher discount then!
Good idea!
Don't let the negatives rob u off this awesome game, dialogue are a bit long but if u can endure it then u can't help but love this
I'm glad you loved it, I however don't care to return to this. Even if it does have fun puzzles and AMAZING boss fights.
I've been on the fence about this game. It's on sale rn.
Downloaded it since it was part of the free trial for NSO, so I have been hesitant to buy it since
I mean if it's free and you're in the mood for some Zelda-like gameplay. Sure! But if you're a story person... it may disappoint you.
Respectfully, miss....I'd want this game just for the visuals alone. Is this only on switch though?
Oh the visuals are by far some of the most beautiful pixel art I've ever seen. It's on switch, xbox and pc.
Oh man, i'm surprised you werent hot on this game, i thought it was absolutely stunning, if a little lengthy. The music and the visuals had me every step of the way.
Ps, its better than sea of stars ;) 🎉🎉
I think visually it was stunning! The pixel art was beautiful! Just wasn't big on the story?? W/e that was...
@@PelvicGaming I'm just butthurt that most of my favourite games that you've played, you don't really like haha 🤣
Listen i WANTED to love it. I really did! And I mean I did give it credit! I wouldn't say its shit! But it certainly didn't stick the landing for me. U.U
@@PelvicGaming I know I know :) can't all love the same stuff can we, life would be boring. Just keep making great videos and I'll keep watching 😁
I can't help but agree with this review on reflection. I played it on release and enjoyed my time with it due to the lush graphics and fun gameplay but the story left a lot to be desired and I ended up really confused and felt slightly... robbed? I put those thoughts to the back of my head and convinced myself that I really liked it but yes, as you say, it completely lacks substance.
I completely agree. I came into this game with such excitement, I too was drawn in by the graphics and frankly I did like the gameplay! But I am such a character/story gyal that I was left feeling empty afterwards. Like I did the thing...but didn't have any sort of happiness or feeling in general for the characters.
Earthbound is my virtual comfort food. Feel at home. 😅. Gonna try eastward eventually.
yes, Eastward on switch keep on crashing on me too. It was so annoying that I stopped playing it..
Thanks for telling us not to put it on sleep mode to avoid crashing. Can't believe after all this time the developer still haven't even attempt to fix it yet
I don't blame you for stopping, it pissed me off too. The only reason I continued cause I wanted to review the damn thing. xD
Yeah, the probably ditched this to move on with the DLC.
Not gonna lie, game's alright. I liked the soundtrack and the comfy vibes the game's pixel art and world did. But I just never got around to finishing it. I guess the rotary moments of going to town to town and finding new characters didn't engage me in. And I'm sorry to hear about the Switch tech issues. I had no clue since I played it on Steam, but got the physical copy on Switch. Might need to trade that for something else now.
I think the game is alright, it's not like I didn't get any enjoyment from it. But it's probably a game I'd never pick up again.
Yep I agree. I downloaded it, and played it as much as I could. I erased it to save space and never finished it. I expected it to be an RPG but it played more like SNES Zelda with the hearts.
Even though Im late
Eastward has the strongest first half of the story I seen
only to plummet at the other half where it loses its great feel
This game is gun to play in bursts here and there. I feel like what it's missing is drama.
There are a few dramatic moments in the story... but the natural drama of the gameplay (and story moments in between) can get snoozy.
I'm really bummed the story isn't great, I had this on my list of games I really wanted to play.
Honestly, I would recommend trying it out anyway, if you have the means. I found the story to be super immersive and meaningful. I couldn't put it down until I beat it.
a beautiful game with heart, but i totally agree that John shouldn't have been a silent protag, and the story wasn't as fleshed out as it should have been.
That's all I'm tryin' to say!
Yeah, I agree, and also for me the game didn't exactly grip me as much so I just thought it was relativley really REALLY dry and boring, with too many empty spaces between story and actual game play, and I always thought it would have been just better as a webseries.
Omg this would be an adorable webseries if Jon talked, and well, they had a better story. I actually enjoyed the gameplay, and the visuals but ... everything else..eh
I agree with you completely on the game, but I feel you could have elaborated more on what doesn't work about the story. The silent protagonist isn't just non-responsive, he exercises absolutely no agency until the very very end, and then only to save the girl, which no reasonable person would walk away from, so the act is a bit moot. He is led around like a service animal for pretty much the entire game.
I also took issue with the tone, which didn't seem to know how to blend bubbly innocent with seedy, sexual, and sadistic. The game is obviously marketed toward a younger audience, and yet, there is a dominatrix with 'excited subjects', mass un-alive-ing, and other weirdly out of place things. I'm fine with this when the writing reflects the maturity of its 'true' audience, when the audience is adult enough to engage with those themes. However, the writing in this title has the complexity of a children's book.
Ultimately, I think an incredible dev team was the victim of the writer's weird passions. Everything else about the game was on the cusp of greatness. The pixel art, music/sound design, casual-but-thoughtful mechanics.... all very well refined. ...Why has writing gotten SO utterly bad in media everywhere for the past decade or so?
Thank you for the feedback and you're right with the problems that you mentioned.
As for writing in media idk if some is just mid or if our expectations are just growing higher. In this case however it felt souless.
@@PelvicGaming I'm an oldm'n who has revisited older games that I remember fondly in much the way many people have expressed their enjoyment of Eastward here in your comments. I've done this to make sure I wasn't remembering things with rose-tinted glasses from the mind of the child I was when I first played those games. Many don't hold up to my memory, but they almost all still have more compelling writing than what I generally find nowadays. I truly think standards have fallen and the younger people of today simply can't recognize writing that has had greater refining. I am not a professional writer, and yet, I find that my own works are more pleasurable reads than multi-million dollar projects in contemporary media.
So many people say that the game made them cry, as if that is the mark of good writing. However, anyone can write a sad event in the most simplistic terms and still generate a reaction. Having A reaction is not the same as a deep one. I can show an image of a bodybuilder punching a little girl and it will get a reaction. But building up the characters and bringing them together for that event in a believable and compelling way is proper craft. I wanted Eastward to EARN the emotional payoffs it used, and it just didn't.
Hi there, see you for the first time, but I am extremely grateful for speaking about this good game, even if it didn't fit yoou perfectly well. I am from vast, non anglophone country with the conservative society (sry for my poor English), but Eastward got me to the bottom of my heart. Games like this can unite people from different cultural enviromnents relying on universal values like friendship, trust, faithfulness. Wish you all the best and thank you, everyone who played this masterpiese
An Earthbound X Zelda like in story x gameplay? I'd love if there were a game that's like the 3d version, taking more gameplay cues from the 3d zeldas Ocarina/Windwaker/Twilight, with earthbound like story in tone. Honestly I think I'm just describing Beyond Good & Evil at this point.
Shame it's multiple sequel attempts keep getting screwed over.
is it actually about depression?
I loved this game but certainly can agree with you on most criticisms, this game simply tries to be too many things at the same time excelling at none.
I really need to get around to playing EarthBound at some point.
Oh you simply must. It's amazing.
I always thought the trailer for this game was so cool, well now I know what is about
we'll have to wait 30 years for you to like it hahaa, those were the same "reasons" of earthbound's low sales in the U.S
I didnt mention the marketing campaign....?
its not the fact that its missing anything its more about Acknowledging the kind of game your looking at. Eastward is a story driven RPG big enfasis on "story driven" its diolouge broken up by gameplay the gameplay is an afterthought as the dilouge is the main priority for that game so its annoying when i see "theres too much dilouge" or "a good 15 hours needs to be taken off" because that just proves you didn't do any research before purchasing. thats like playing red dead 2 blind and then complain about horses being the only form of transport.
I really liked Eastward, but I felt like it's pacing was inappropriate for the type of game it is. Half the time you're being whisked away at a pace too fast to really appreciate your surroundings to the degree that's implied... Then the other half when you actually wanted to move the story along, you're held back.
Characters are diverse in personality, world building is good, art direction is glorious, story is ok, but my god the gameplay is mediocre. Fetch quest after fetch quest. The last 10 hours dragggg. What was the point of monkhollywood?
End was amazing though lol
I disagree wholeheartedly with your opinion but completely respect your right to have it. 👍🏾
IGN gave this game a 8.... I could not finish this game because i was so bored of the dialog (and there´s a lot of them) and the soooo simplistc puzzels ang figthing mechanics.... Maybe i´m not the target consumer of this game.
I agreed with this review!
Holes being poorly filled in is never good.....😅
I'm glad you've reached the irl rank of "Woman With a Frying Pan". Big achievement.
Thank you. I worked hard for it.
I personally loved this game and thought it was really charming and heartfelt...
As a Step Father to a young woman who is no longer in my life this story touched me... I guess it wouldn't jive wih you in that way if you didn't know what it is like to raise a young woman that isnt your child...
And how special they are to you.
A lot of the story is also implied so maybe you didnt pick up on it.
I couldnt handle all the story. I think im at a point where I need a game that at least slightly favors gameplay over story. If I want a bunch of text I'll play a VN.
The story wasn't very cohesive anyways. Personally I enjoyed the gameplay! I'm certainly more of a story > gameplay person though, so that's probably why it was a lackluster game for me.
The monkey bit could have been completely cut in my opinion, won't go into it more than that
You would be 100% correct.
Big disagree there lol
I really enjoyed the game and even the story
My favorite RUclipsr. 🖤
Great video! Definitely going to skip this one, my backlog is big enough. Looking forward to your future videos. 👍👍
i stopped playing cuz the new damn city arc just felt like filler the longer it went on. you literally go from escaping a village that got wiped from existence to cooking for the owner of a casino. if felt like the story just got sideline imo and i couldn’t force myself through it anymore