Evergate: Ki's Awakening
- October 29, 2020
- Stone Lantern Games
Get on SteamTry this year’s must-play indie smash-hit for free, with Evergate Ki’s Awakening. Take on seven unique levels in this haunting precision puzzle-platformer, set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife, with an original score recorded by a live orchestra.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The visuals and artwork are stunning, creating an elegant atmosphere.
- The soundtrack is fantastic and enhances the overall experience.
- The game offers a unique challenge with interesting mechanics that can appeal to puzzle-platformer fans.
- The game features unskippable story dialog and poorly explained mechanics, leading to frustration.
- The difficulty curve is steep, making it hard to enjoy the gameplay and requiring perfect timing.
- Progress can be lost upon restarting the game, which adds to the overall frustration.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mixed bag, with some players appreciating the simple mechanics and enjoyable level design, while others criticize the unskippable dialogue and lack of clear explanations for the game's mechanics. Although the controls are easy to grasp, the requirement for perfect timing can lead to frustration, and the frequent level resets detract from the experience. Overall, the game shows potential with its beautiful art and engaging concepts, but it struggles with pacing and clarity.
“There are way more mechanics in the actual game and it was lots of fun.”
“Evergate has the potential to be an incredible game to play, with its beautiful artwork and animation, and intelligent and well-planned gameplay.”
“Good: the game runs on simple mechanisms, allowing for easy initial gameplay.”
“The game wastes a lot of your time with unskippable story dialog, but then doesn't explain the mechanics well.”
“In the first level, you get all this stuff about challenges and unlockable skills, before you've even familiarized yourself with the game and its mechanics.”
“Horrible gameplay with levels that constantly reset themselves.”
- graphics7 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 29 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their stunning artwork and animation, which enhance the overall experience. Many reviewers appreciate the beautiful visuals and how they complement the game's music, although some express frustration that the gameplay design detracts from fully enjoying the graphics. Overall, the visuals are seen as a strong point, with potential for a captivating experience if paired with better gameplay mechanics.
“The visuals are stunning.”
“First impression: the beautiful artwork and interesting premise encouraged me to give this demo a try.”
“Evergate has the potential to be an incredible game to play, with its beautiful artwork and animation, and intelligent and well-planned gameplay.”
“I don't see the point of working on graphic design if you are not going to show your art properly.”
“It's tough to say since the graphics and sound are of quality, but the demo saved me $10 on really poor game design.”
- music5 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- -40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received high praise, with many users describing the soundtrack as fantastic and even "godlike." It complements the beautiful artwork and enhances the overall experience, reminiscent of the acclaimed game Ori, despite the smaller scale of this indie title.
“The soundtrack was fantastic.”
“It's a free prologue of an indie game; its visual effects, art, music, and narrative are apparently elegant and remind me of Ori (of course, this game is much smaller due to the difference in team scale).”
“The art is nice, the soundtrack blows my mind, and I get the general concept of the mechanics.”
“The music feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
“While the visuals are stunning, the soundtrack doesn't match the quality and often feels out of place.”
“The background music is forgettable and fails to enhance the overall atmosphere of the game.”
- story3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's story revolves around assisting a lost soul named Ki in escaping the afterlife to return to Earth, but players find the experience hampered by unskippable dialogue that consumes time and a lack of clear explanations for game mechanics. However, the seamless animation enhances the storytelling flow.
“Story: you are supposed to help a lost soul named Ki to escape the afterlife and return home to Earth.”
“Animation is seamless and creates a flow to the story.”
“The game wastes a lot of your time with unskippable story dialogue, but then doesn't explain the mechanics well.”
“The story revolves around helping a lost soul named Ki escape the afterlife and return home to Earth.”
“The animation is seamless and creates a flow to the story.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, indicating that it detracts from the overall enjoyment and flow of gameplay.
“Instead, it's tedious.”
“The grinding feels endless and repetitive.”
“I find myself doing the same tasks over and over without any real reward.”
