It is also a real RPG at heart, with a deep scenario based on time travel: explore different eras and change the history of the world. Inspired by many cult series that have left their mark in the RPG video gaming culture, Evoland takes you from monochrome to full 3D graphics and from active time battles to real time boss fights, all with plenty of humor and references to many classic games.Įvoland 2 graphics style is changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolves as you move along the storyline. The soundtrack is not different in the various eras - it's always the same and not so much retro themed as you might think when first starting the game.Evoland Legendary Edition is a compilation of:Įvoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game. Especially the final boss theme is pretty intense. The melodies are great Evoland 2 has a soundtrack that can be listened to on its own regards without even knowing the game. The music, on the other hand, is masterfully done. They're all pretty playable though, even if not every part would be a good game on their own. A selection of gameplay styles:Įach gameplay mechanic is worked out at least okay, some better, some worse. The other gaming elements are used mostly only once in a specific area. Evoland Legendary Edition is a bundle of Evoland 1 and Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder into a package with a new title screen and the ability to switch between them using so let’s break this apart and see if either hold up now they’re on a handheld more suited to their theme than a PC. This time, though, his sword has a force that spreads out forward when Kuro attacks. The other gameplay element that's seen more often is a sidescrolling jump'n'run view where Kuro can also attack with his sword and utilize his friends' powers. Many places are visited in a classical Zelda like view, where Kuro wields the sword but can utilize the powers of Fina, Violet or Menos for special attacks. Gameplay-wise, Evoland is an action rpg in its core game mechanics. They're pretty likeable, albeit nothing outstanding. Kuro is your typical silent hero, Fina a cheerful and strong willed, Menos is serious and naive and Velvet is a adventurous smart woman. It's nothing we would write about in our " Moments" section, but it's nice enough nonetheless. The game just offers enough individual spirit in its story that Evoland 2 has some vibe of its own - and the story can indeed offer some somber, serious or intense moments. The 3D visuals are simple, yet they tend to suffer from low framerates from time to time in the Nintendo Switch version. The oldest one has a Game Boyesque appeal in green and black, then there's a 8-Bit style (although it's too colorful for 8 Bit), a SNES style 16 bit timeline and the future is represented in 3D. The eras within the game are represented in various visual styles. Evoland 2 stays true to its predecessor and gives players memories from the past by presenting story parts that are heavily reminiscent of other games from different eras. I sent an email AND a tweet regarding the trophies and glitches, but it doesnt hurt if more than one person speaks up. Linux Macintosh Nintendo Switch PC Xbox One. Sounds a lot like Chrono Trigger? It surely is. For Evoland: Legendary Edition on the PlayStation 4. Or you can try an external program like UCR to change your keyboard mapping. Soon, those two are sucked into a story of time traveling where they find out that the future is bleak and they have to change it. Evoland 2 had this feature (along with graphic and sound setting, iirc) though so you might want to play it instead if you have the game and dont care about the achievements. "Different story" is a fitting word in this regard, since Evoland 2 does indeed have a story - Kuro, a young boy wakes up in the house of a girl named Fina without having memory of his past. Yet, Evoland itself was a pretty short journey that lasted only about 3 hours if really thoroughly played. The predecessor of this game, Evoland 1, was a small gimmicky game that had been created to let RPG gamers relive some memories from the past and enjoy a rpg that goes through several stages of gaming history, starting as a simple green and gray Gameboy style action RPG to a turn based RPG that has some similarities to the likes of Final Fantasy VII. And it's being tested here on rpg-o-mania because I think it's a RPG. You wonder what this review is about? It's about Evoland 2, a game from French developer Shiro Games. "What, you're testing jump'n'runs now at rpg-o-mania?" - "No wait, he's testing a shooter!" - "No, he's clearly testing a puzzle game". Shiro Games - Tested on Windows in 2015 and the Nintendo Switch in 2019
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