Sundered®: Eldritch Edition

I don't know why the recent reviews are so negative. My husband and I played through the whole game with no issues. I tend to find a lot of bugs in games without trying, and nothing game breaking ever happened for us. I'm also TERRIBLE at platformers but I still had a good time. The art and animations were fantastic. The backgrounds and designs of the enemies were a 10/10 for me. Gameplay wise.... the smaller enemies are a little less memorable, and some a little annoying to deal with. They are endless so you really can't just sit there, you have to keep moving. The bosses on the other hand... were SO much fun. Overall, the game is 7/10, maybe even a 7.5. It's not the most ground breaking game in the world, but it's still fun. The art and the boss fights definitely carry, but it was still a unique experience that I think about from time to time.

I'm not really sure what the point is. The enemies aren't a threat, so I basically just ran around hitting random things until I got bored. The only time I was even at risk of dying is when they locked me in a room and spawned a bunch of enemies at once.

bad

I'm going to give this a positive review because I believe this game deserves credit for as there is stuff to love here like the visuals, worldbuilding and movement. I did end up 100%ing the game so I think that it deserves at least some praise. That said, if you are a Metroidvania fan then parts of this game will probably not be to your liking. 1. The map has rooms that are fixed in place, and then large box rooms that are "randomly generated". What this means is that you'll see the same rooms, but in different orders in the same areas you already explored and whenever you die or return to the hub area, these box rooms reset. This means if you are like me and enjoy 100% exploring the map, it just isn't possible. Eventually you'll start to recognise the same rooms over and over, especially if you are hunting for perk upgrades. All of the progression blockers only happen in these fixed rooms which will usually just be "have the ability or sorry no go". It is possible to bypass the double jump requirement in the first area though with carefully timed wall jumps and upwards attack, which was fun to do. 2. There are no fixed enemy spawns besides minibosses and such. Instead, ene…

The gameplay of this game sucks.

Just starting the game, sees glowing lock. Potential Squence break. Half an hour later on my way to a really cool item to unlock as my first. 10/10. Also great controls, looks and camera. Edit: Omg, the main boss in the first area! :D Edit 2: Some very frustrating moments with instant death pits and times when enemies swarm you until you are dead while they make ear hurting noise. Combined with no checkpoints or retries makes the walk back after a cheap death annoying. Don't get me wrong, I love the game but I have a hard time seeing myself playing the last minibosses and bosses for this reason.