![]() Final Score:Įastward is a beautiful and quirky RPG telling the story of John and his newly adopted daughter Sam in a grand adventure to save all of humanity. Your character explores the lands all over the map, recruiting party members, and getting stronger so as to take on the dreaded Dragon King. The entire game immediately reminds you of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest by its play style of turn-based combat and exploration. The game is an old school RPG that takes casts you as a knight who has to defeat the Dragon King and rescue the princess. Speaking of Earthbound, one pleasant surprise is there is an RPG-within-an-RPG by the name of “Earthborn.” “Earthborn” is Sam’s favorite game, and you get the option of playing parts of it during cool breaks from the story. These meals that you whip up give temporary stat boosts and extra health, so there’s a bit of a survival element to the game, as well. There’s also a off-beat sense of humor like that of Earthbound your save point is a talking, philosophically minded refrigerator for example, and is often accompanied by a stove that allows you to cook up meals with ingredients you find throughout your adventure. For instance, you extend your health just like in The Legend of Zelda, where you need to collect four like items. It sometimes makes for a simple yet complex style of puzzle solving that gets you through the game.Įastward draws inspiration from many sources. For instance, Sam can move through small tunnels that John can’t fit in, so maybe he can take out one of his bombs and bat the bomb to a blockade near the tunnel’s path to get him across and meet Sam on the other side. Many of the puzzles put you in a Mario and Luigi-like vibe when Sam and John are separated and have to find paths to meet one another. Furthermore, her skills can only be improved by reaching new parts of the story, so there’s no need to collect bolts for her.ĭuring combat, I never felt it was really necessary to use Sam since all she does is put her enemies in a brief stunned state with her psychic bubble blasts. Sam attacks at range, dispensing telekinetic energy which only temporarily stuns her enemies. In combat, John is more offensive, slamming enemies with his kitchenware, frying foes with blow torches, and dicing baddies with buzz saws, all of which can be upgraded in shops where the currency is mostly gear parts. You can switch between the two on the fly to get through the many puzzles in their path. John’s weapon of choice is a frying pan, while Sam has her telekinetic abilities. In the action sequences, you’ll venture off and defend yourself against alien, man eater plants, tiny glob monsters, and many other fearsome fiends. Once you’ve assembled your clues and solved enough puzzles, you’ll advance to the next phase. Instead, you’ll meet up with friends like Alva the princess and technician, as well as her companion Isabel. In this phase, there’s no combat, so you don’t have to worry about whipping out your weapon. Each chapter of the game begins with you exploring, finding specific characters to talk to, locating pieces to a machine, etc. ![]() Gameplay:Įastward is split into two distinct phases: an exploration phase, and an action phase. It’s up to silent, yet strong John along with his bright and spunky, newly adopted daughter Sam to make things right. A dark entity known as the Miasma is on the verge of swallowing up humanity, while rumors of a thriving promised land exists far away. ![]() Sam is hard at work as a miner when he discovers a human like creature in a tube in an abandoned alien facility. The adventure takes place 20XX in a struggling post apocalyptic world where humans and androids live together in harmony. Take the base of an action adventure, sprinkle in a lot of role playing elements, along with a hefty side of a quirky story, and the result is a complex yet beautiful recipe. Eastward delivers a very charming experience, exploring the lives of Sam and John along with other colorful characters in a post apocalyptic setting. JRPGs tend to provide unique gameplay with a compelling and sometimes heart tugging story that makes the player crave more this game is definitely no exception. ![]() Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Windows, MacOS
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