Eternal Strands

I've sunk about 14hours into this and I really really wanted to like it but I just can't. It's not that it's BAD, it\s just... mediocre. So mediocre in fact that it grinds your gears to the point where you just want to put the controller down and find something else. The combat is sorta decent up to a point where it becomes heavily repetitive and the mobs are grindy AF. You barely feel like you've upgraded your stuff, it just keeps grinding you down. Every world feels more like a sandbox where you just pop in and then the mobs spawn and you have to outrun them or kill them. Heaven forbid you want to get anywhere if one of the arrows hit you, boom 20% off your life. One of my biggest issues is also the dialogues, they feel so empty and lack any substance. The 2D dialogue style is so impersonal when everything else looks so 3D and good, the artwork is splendid but when you engage in dialogue it feels so off and boring, I ended up skipping maybe 70% of it. I guess my biggest gripe with it all is that it has no depth. You don't feel like you matter all that much, there's no real secondary missions that bring any impact. It's too bad they went too focused on making too much ins…

I found this game on sale and let me say, had I known how much fun I was going to have with this, I would have bought it full price. The story is fun, the game play is fun, It's challenging but not like soulsborn level challenging, the levels and art style is beautiful. Seriously, give it a try, its a blast.

Got this game on sale and honestly, wow. I’m genuinely surprised by the low number of reviews! I’m about 10 hours in and I’m having such a good time with this game. The magic powers are great, the maps are fun, and I genuinely love exploring them. There’s something really satisfying about just wandering around and seeing what you can find. I’ll definitely be exploring 100% of the maps I’ve also seen so many complaints about the combat, but honestly, I think it’s great. You have so many different options like magic, sword and shield, two-handed weapons, bow and arrow, etc. Of course the combat is basic, but isn’t that true for pretty much every game? You find what works for you and have fun with it. I also really love how the game makes you think about how you kill certain bosses. You need to take them down in specific ways if you want to harvest them and use those materials for upgrades. It’s a really cool mechanic, and I genuinely love it. It gives the boss fights a bit more purpose than simply killing a boss and moving on. The voice acting is honestly really amazing, and the story is interesting so far. I’m definitely curious to see where it goes. I went in with pretty low…

I enjoyed most things about this game, and could tell it was made by a caring and talented group of people. The characters and world are wonderful, I actually enjoyed that its multiple smaller open areas as opposed to one giant one, and overall I respect the vision. It IS definitely hampered by weird quest pacing, backtracking, and somewhat janky platforming/climbing. Even that stuff could be pretty simply dealt with if it weren't for the climbing issues directly affecting how fun it is to engage with the SotC style enemies you're meant to farm for materials. Some aren't too bad, some are just annoying. I think if you enjoy a sort of Avatar/Kora feeling world and a diverse cast, you may have a lot of fun. If you're expecting a hyper polished Quadruple A Experience top to bottom, this won't be it. Absolutely recommend this joint, but go in expected some aspects of the experience to be a bit middling.

A fantastic game. If you like a casual fun experience like Monster Hunter with light RPG mechanics and with a unique magic system then this is for you! I forgot to write a review once I was finishing it but I will say this is one of the best hidden gems I've played in a long time! I really hope the studio makes a sequel or at least another game set in this setting as it has some really good potential.

It's OK. I would only recommend this game if it's on sale.