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Legends of Ethernal

84%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
84% User Score Based on 50 reviews

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About

"Legends of Ethernal" is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle tough creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.

Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
Legends of Ethernal screenshot
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84%
Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews
gameplay14 positive mentions

  • The game features beautiful art and a dreamy soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
  • Boss fights are inventive and challenging, requiring players to learn enemy patterns for success.
  • The game offers a unique narrative and a refreshing take on the action-platformer genre, with varied gameplay mechanics.
  • Combat feels static and disrupts the game's fluidity, making it less engaging.
  • The dialogue and lore presentation can be overly lengthy and unskippable, detracting from the gameplay experience.
  • Level design can feel repetitive and padded, with some mechanics lacking depth and variety.
  • gameplay
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by smooth movement and combat mechanics, complemented by enjoyable platforming and puzzle elements. While the battle mechanics and level design are functional, they are considered somewhat basic, leaving room for improvement. Overall, the game offers a rewarding experience with its nostalgic platforming style, engaging story, and vibrant aesthetics, making it a fun and challenging 2D side-scroller.

    • “The overall aesthetic is very soothing, and the action and platforming, while fairly simple at their core, make good use of situational mechanics to provide a range of satisfying puzzles.”
    • “It is not an easy game, but mastering its mechanics makes it a very rewarding affair.”
    • “The great story, the colorful art, the amazing soundtrack, and the varied gameplay mechanics keep the game entertaining until the end.”
    • “The main problem is that most of the mechanics and game design could be so much better.”
    • “I'm about 1/3 in after 4 hours of gameplay, so I would expect the game to last about 12-16 hours in total.”
    • “This game is an interesting platformer, reminiscent of the games of old while keeping up with some more recent gameplay mechanics.”
  • story
    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is described as refreshing and intriguing, with a simple mystery that evolves and keeps players engaged. However, the dialogue is criticized for being stiff and overly simplistic, resembling that of a grade-schooler. Overall, while the narrative lacks the grandeur of high-budget titles, it is complemented by beautiful art and a captivating soundtrack, making it enjoyable despite its flaws.

    • “The story itself is not quite what I was expecting, which also made it refreshing.”
    • “The story starts with a simple mystery but it grows and you want to see how it ends.”
    • “The great story, the colorful art, the amazing soundtrack, and the varied gameplay mechanics keep the game entertaining until the end.”
    • “The story is also pretty meh with dialogue that is super stiff and just seems very kid-like, as if a grade-schooler wrote it.”
    • “The broad story seems decent, but the dialogue isn't super compelling.”
    • “This little game does not have the grandiose cinematics of bigger video games with big budgets, but the story is told like a book and the art is beautiful.”
  • music
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its ability to set the mood and enhance the overall experience, with many reviewers highlighting its dreamy quality and seamless integration with the game's narrative and visuals. It is described as a standout feature that elevates the gameplay, making it a memorable aspect worth experiencing, even if the game itself isn't a AAA title. Overall, the soundtrack is considered engaging and enjoyable, contributing significantly to the game's charm.

    • “The music sets the mood.”
    • “The game design is quite nice and is accompanied with a very good soundtrack.”
    • “Just the music alone makes it a worthwhile endeavor; don't skip on this as I'm sure you'll find a lot to like if you're a fan of the genre.”
  • graphics
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are characterized by a colorful and engaging art style that enhances the overall aesthetic, making exploration enjoyable. While not on par with AAA titles, the visuals are well-crafted and free of bugs, contributing to a soothing atmosphere that complements the gameplay and narrative. Players appreciate the combination of appealing visuals and tight controls, which together create a fun 2D side-scrolling experience.

    • “The game's art style is interesting and enjoyable.”
    • “The colorful graphics and dialogues made exploring Arkanys entertaining.”
    • “Very fun 2D side-scroller with colorful graphics and fun gameplay.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of *ethernal* is characterized by its bright and whimsical tone, creating a comforting and relaxing experience that contrasts sharply with the oppressive ambiance of *limbo*. Players describe it as dreamy and atmospheric, enhancing the overall game feel.

    • “Unlike [i]Limbo[/i], however, which exists under a completely despairing and oppressive atmosphere, [i]Ethernal[/i] is bright and whimsical and as a result winds up using this fluidity of play to create a very comforting, relaxing experience, to which this sort of game-feel is well suited.”
    • “Very dreamy and atmospheric stuff.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability through its challenge modes and achievements, providing rewarding exploration despite a mostly linear structure. This approach contrasts with many recent 2D games that prioritize procedural generation over replay value. Overall, players find it well worth the investment for its engaging replay features.

    • “Well worth the price of admission and replayable fun with the challenge modes and achievements.”
    • “The game still rewards exploration while remaining mostly linear, something that is often missing in recent 2D games focused more on procedural generation and replay value.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game is reported to be virtually bug-free, with only minor typos noted depending on the player's language preference, indicating a high level of stability.

    • “Aside from one or two typos depending on your language preference, this title is virtually bug-free.”

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4h Median play time
4h Average play time
4-4h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs

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