Attacking from a distance or rolling through and backstabbing an enemy is far wiser than fighting head-on. It’s oftentimes better to let the enemy come to you than to make a hasty advance-this is not a hack and slash. Legends of Ethernal’s flow reminds me of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Running into an area swinging your weapon around will get you killed. However, the game generally doesn’t reward an aggressive playstyle. Some are resistant to specific attacks and, some weapons work better than other ones. Normal enemies only take a few hits to kill, and they don’t require a complicated strategy to beat. The game itself isn’t about raw strength either. They’ve got a few surprising tricks up their mostly metaphorical sleeves, and it’s definitely not all about raw strength, which I appreciated. I could have gone for a few more, actually.
Things get a little more complicated than that as the game advances, but I didn’t find any of the puzzles especially difficult. These are familiar to most gamers: finding keys, flipping switches, moving objects to jump on, and so forth. Simple puzzles are also scattered throughout the game’s environments. Activating either is just a simple push of the shoulder buttons. This design encourages you to liberally use your abilities and weapons. Enemies drop ether when they are defeated, and it can usually be found in barrels and boxes, too, so it’s not especially rare. For example, healing potions are made solely of red ether. It comes in four different colors, and each color is used for a specific purpose. Ether, a unique material found all across Arkanys, fuels abilities and secondary weapons. Great for fishing, bad for slaying.Įach primary weapon has different abilities (assuming you find their upgrades), and there’s an interesting array of secondary weapons such as healing potions, explosive grenades, and a blow gun. Much like in other games of this type, Wilfred eventually acquires different weapons, which is nice because a fishing pole is not a great weapon. It requires a second or two to cool down, so plan accordingly. One button attacks, one jumps, and one rolls, which is the only defensive move you’ve got, and it can’t be spammed either. He leaves his family’s home with one goal in mind: find his parents no matter the cost.Įthernal’s side-scrolling action-adventure gameplay is linear and straightforward. As his panic subsides and despair sets in, silence becomes his only companion. Their home is in shambles and something large seems to have torn its way through the roof. After an afternoon of fishing at a lake near his home, he returns to find his parents are missing. Beginning six years before those events, Legends of Ethernal tells the story of a young boy named Wilfred and the desperate circumstances in which he finds himself. Above all else, it is the truth, unwanted though it might be.Ī historian recounts the events that led to the Uncovering, a calamitous event that preceded the equally ominous Dark Fall. It is a record of successes and failures, of hope and tragedy. History isn’t simply a list of events that have transpired. As multiple famous historians, philosophers, and fans of aphorisms have said over the years, “History is written by the victors.” This legendary historical line calls to mind extinct civilizations and extinguished cultures.
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