Eden's Last Sunrise

Another good game from an underappreciated indie dev. I almost never play these tactics-style games, but the main gameplay loop does a good job at easing you into its mechanics. Switching a unit's class can be done at any time as long as they meet the stat requirements, which encourages you to experiment with different builds. The story gives you two completely different paths to choose from: spacefarer or dweller. I can only speak for the spacefarer side of things on my first playthrough, but the overall story is great. It focuses on science vs nature, and what you would do to save your world if a mysterious anomaly was coming to destroy it. The characters are even better than the story: I loved Skint and Tez most of all, but there should be an option out there for everyone to connect to. This game even includes some cameo characters from the Tenth Line, which were cool to find. The biggest problem I have here is the slow battle speed. My first playthrough took around 20 hours to complete, and a speed up function would have shaved a few hours off of this total. Battles can start to feel a bit tedious by the endgame as a result. Enemy AI can get confused sometimes, too, becoming s…

A decent game created by a solo dev. Some parts stand out as unique and very well done, namely its story and the characters. But there are small issues such as repetitive combat, inventory management, and UI in general. The story is set up in a way that encourages multiple playthroughs. Basically I'll need to choose which sides to play, either as Dwellers or Spacefarers. I chose the Dwellers first, then the Spacefarers next. It's interesting because the whole premise stays the same between playthroughs, but you'll be experiencing the events from different perspectives. The pre-made characters are memorable, and I liked how they develop and start to open up to the player as the story progresses. It's possible to create custom characters for the combat phase, and its customization is incredibly in-depth; you can change the voice and its pitch, choose any body/outfit color, and even add custom portraits. However I've run into many annoyances. First and the biggest one is combat, and how simple and repetitive it feels. The game doesn't explain the mechanics well, and it took me a while to even notice Tension mechanics (basically a resource used for Ultimate moves). Almost every scen…

A very solid tactics RPG with some light management aspects. The character writing is very well done, and I appreciate that it's enocuraged for players to see multiple endings, each of which provide different information to the larger "true ending" story. Class design is varied and generally feels good. There are about 18 classes, most of which have a unique mechanic, and many of which have synergistic partner classes on the other end of the tech/magic spectrum. There's enough depth to get invested into the setup of equipment, passives, and classes to find an ideal mix. However, the length of the game does mean that some characters will feel "finished" with their relevant classes well before the true ending. If you use mastered classes, most encounters will be a bit too easy on Normal, so I'd advise that one varies their class loadouts to keep the non-story encounters from getting too stale. Narratively, it's very solid. I think four endings (two sides, each with 1 branching path) is just enough scope that it feels like your choices matter without forcing the writers to make obscure choices less developed. I didn't play two of the endings, as you only need to play one of each…

I think many will compare this to Final Fantasy Tactics, because it's what they know. For me, it hits two gaming memories: Shining Force and Vandal Hearts. Shining Force due to its mixture of technology and magic, along with having a vast and diversified cavalcade of memorable characters. Vandal Hearts due to how the battles are laid out, and the way the story plays out. The writing is truly excellent, the battles are each a fun little puzzle to figure out, and overall it's just a fantastic time. I'm mostly here for the story though and how one can spend time with these fantastic characters to get to know them. I'm honestly impressed, because not many games knock character writing, narrative, an overarching plot, and world building out of the park like this. The world's locations themselves even have a lot of personality, and so much consideration is put into all of the side characters. There's just so much personality on offer, here. (I mean, not that I haven't loved a game this dev's put out. But this one's a keeper.) So, yes. For fans of this sort of tactical RPG? You're in for a good time. It stands on the shoulders of giants and doesn't disappoint them, it's a damn fine l…

Despite it being furry game and unskipable animations I quite like it, its no Final Fantast Tactics, but it looks nice and story is interesting.

Eden's Last Sunrise is an ambitious indie tactical RPG developed and published by Sungazer Software LLC that blends classic isometric strategy combat with a deeply layered narrative about survival, ideology, and the cost of progress. Set in a world facing inevitable annihilation, the game immediately establishes a somber, thoughtful tone, positioning the player at the intersection of clashing civilizations and moral philosophies. Rather than framing its story as a simple battle between good and evil, it explores competing visions for the future of humanity, asking difficult questions about sacrifice, legacy, and what it truly means to be saved. The setting is defined by a long-standing divide between two paths of civilization. One group remained behind on a doomed world, embracing magic, tradition, and adaptation to their environment, while another fled into space generations earlier, pursuing technology and scientific transcendence. As the world nears its final sunrise, these ideologies collide once more, and the player becomes a central figure in determining how — or if — life will continue. The narrative unfolds gradually through story scenes, character interactions, and branch…