EASTWARD GAME REVIEW SERIES

The first impression of the battle mechanics was a bit funny because the moment I saw John put out his weapon I was surprised seeing a frying pan as his main. But I enjoyed trying to decipher on how he would sound like when he speaks.Дespite its linear storyline, the game does have a lot of peculiar characters and you can even get Steam achievements just by interacting with these NPCs. John almost doesnвЂ™t talk throughout the game, youвЂ™ll hear grunts from him most of the time. So I was entertained and curious about how their voice will sound like whenever they blurt out dialogues and I even made a YouTube short out of it. I personally even tried voice acting the characters based on what they look like.

EASTWARD GAME REVIEW SERIES

Each world you go into feels like watching through a new TV series while having that retro nostalgia felt great. Some gamers might not be able to appreciate text-based dialogues but this game just hits different. Eastward is set in the near-future where society is in chaos and you get to explore a couple of bizarre settlements while getting to know each person you encounter. The game starts with introducing a hardworking miner named John and a mysterious young white-haired girl named Sam. But when it comes to underrated games such as Eastward, I got surprised to get sucked into the narrative. Amazing Art and StorylineДonвЂ™t get me wrong, I still enjoy a lot of AAA games that are out in the market. Source: Cinemassacre (YouTube)ДЄnd this is also where I learned that NessвЂ™ origins came from for this SNES classic because honestly, I only knew him as a character in Super Smash Bros and I wasnвЂ™t curious enough to explore his origins. I also had a quick peek at some Earthbound YouTube gameplay footage provided by Cinemassacre and I can clearly see where Earth BornвЂ™s inspiration was drawn from. The sprites in the game do remind me of Pokemon for some reason.Д«ut if weвЂ™re gonna look at the graphics, Earth Born also reminded me of playing the Pokemon Yellow version back in the days when the Game Boy Color was a thing. I have yet to play Earth Born soon in a separate playthrough or probably do a mini-game guide outside this Eastward review. If we also look at one of the mini-games at the start of your adventure called Earth Born, you would actually see its combat mechanics being very similar to Earthbound.

Judging from the gameвЂ™s UI alone, we can already see EastwardвЂ™s resemblance from Zelda just from the hearts alone.

HereвЂ™s a review of my experience with playing as John and Sam in this potentially epic (and spoiler-free) masterpiece. This вЂњfamily computer gameвЂќ also had some Earthbound influences on it, which made me research what that game is (talk about Inception). There was even this mini-game near the start of my playthrough that felt like I was playing a family computer game within a game. Also, the game gave me a feel of Stranger Things. The gameвЂ™s art style gives me a mix of Zelda, Stardew Valley, and Earthbound вЂ“ a SNES classic that itвЂ™s widely compared to which weвЂ™ll quickly take a look. I wasnвЂ™t really a big fan of story-based games until I got immersed in this Eastward review.

Eastward game review