Eastward Reviews

man.. what a journey. fantastic gameplay, pixel graphics, music and story.. 100% worth the price

Rich story, beautiful pixel graphics, excellent sound track.

First off I did not expect the amount of content, and I have not even tried the DLC yet. The cute vibes and the game within the game add to the already interesting premise set up in the opening cutscene. On a first time playthrough, this games is not exactly what you would expect, and that is why it is so good. Great soundtrack, beautiful colors, amazing characters. 8.4/10.0

So first of the wrapping is fantastic: the visuals, the music, character design is all beautifully expressive and surprisingly detailed. If you love pixel art the game is almost worth it for that alone. However the game play can be frustratingly easy. John and Sam control great and their arsenal is fun to use and combine, however the game rarely ever presents you with a challenge that requires more than just mashing the melee button. There is a surprising amount of enemy types but they all either just bum rush you or pelt projectiles and are rarely used in interesting or challenging ways. The boss fights are definitely a step up in difficulty but still will probably only hold you up for ten minutes or so, nothing crazy. The story... is frustrating. The game sets up this fantastical post apocalyptic world full of interesting characters but it falls flat because character motivations are often incredibly vague if explained at all. Despite having to click through pages and pages of dialogue, even by the end of the game, one of the main antagonists motivation is never fully explained and even john himself and his backstory is never properly explored. Way too much screen time is devoted to Isabel and the princess, and when their arc is completed it really has no effect on the main plot or Sams backstory. Apparently a lot of stuff is revealed if you play their constant mini game earth born, but i never did in my play through and such vital plot shouldn't be hidden behind a mini game. its frustrating because you can see how amazing this game could of been if the story was more focused.

great action adventure game. funny characters. great pixel art.

This is a fantastically charming and nostalgic feeling game. It has really satisfying and stimulating visuals. Amazing atmospheres with such a creative story. Just complicated enough with perfectly challenging puzzles. Love that you can skip through the dialogue. Also, the cooking slot mini game is a fun touch.

Beautiful aesthetics, captivating story, thrilling gameplay. I love this game so much.

This game had been sitting in my library for ages, and I'm so glad I finally got around to playing it. The art style and atmosphere, which I liked from the trailer, were even more awesome in practice. The music really adds to the atmosphere as well! As a fan of story-driven games, I was really into the narrative – it reminds me of some anime, but I can't quite put my finger on which one. The game blends challenging puzzles and combat really nicely, and the little minigames and hidden treasure chests are just super fun distractions.

I cannot believe how boring this game is. The small bits of story moves at a glacial pace through unending slice-of-life cutscenes, which makes up about 3/4 of the length of the game. When it is not playing cutscenes it is a very basic and repetitive top-down Zelda clone.

I would say it depends on what type of games you like to play. When i started to really wonder why it was so slow, i checked on reddit and saw someone wrote ''This game isn't one which breaks gameplay with the story, it breaks story with gameplay.''. I wish i had seen that before buying the game. The visuals are really pleasing, the game is gorgeous. However, it is very very slow paced. The combat is not that fun, very repetitive and can be quite frustrating. I would still recommend the game but to someone who might know a little bit more what they are getting into than I did, especially that it's not a cheap game. While I'm planning on finishing the game, I'm only doing it because it cost $33.00.