![]() ![]() The graphical differences are also reflected in the gameplay this time, which can provide fun puzzles, right at the end, when you are completely free to travel through time. The story and core gameplay is rather thin, but that is compensated with an incredible number of references, jokes and gameplay elements. Fans of retro titles, on the other hand, can’t get enough of the countless winks.Īll in all, we can say that developer Shiro Games has learned from its mistakes and made Evoland 2 a full-fledged title. However, it does ensure that the story, which is not that strong and original, cannot be taken seriously at all and that some jokes miss their target. ![]() At some point you will encounter Mario, Link and Na’vi and Evoland 2 also advises you to run away from the elf before she starts talking to you. Meanwhile, you will come across many references to classic games. Unfortunately, it is a pity that some styles do not return more often or that you have to complete something in a genre that you are not good at at all. Just when the Zelda-esque gameplay gets boring, the game swings yet another genre at your head to keep you busy. ![]() For example, you suddenly have to defeat a boss in a 2D fighter, such as Street Fighter, or you have to attack an army in the style of a strategic game. Unfortunately, in addition to the strong attacks – which have a shared short cooldown – Kuro is at the mercy of his sword, which has only one attack and can make combat quite boring.įortunately, Evoland 2 has learned from its predecessor and added more variety to the game and does so in a way you’d expect – it takes on even more games and styles. Those strong attacks differ per follower Kuro has with him, for example Fina can generate a powerful line that can also go over and through objects, while Velvet can freeze objects again and make a path of ice. Where there is a thick wall in 3D, in 8-bit a simple sprite can stand in the way, which can be blown out with a strong attack. For example, in the present you hear quite a lot about Fina’s grandfather, who founded the village, and in the past you see someone at the place where the village should be located who has a lot of external similarities with Fina’s father.īut the graphic styles can also entail physical changes in Evoland 2. In addition to the graphic differences, the eras also bring other differences, such as the disappearance or appearance of villages, walls or other physical objects. Before Kuro and Fina realize what’s happening, they suddenly have to defeat a huge monster and they are flung through time and space, on to the 8-bit era.Īs the huge subtitle of Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder probably reveals, the game involves quite a bit of travel between different eras, each with their own graphic style – 8-bit in the past, 16-bit in the present and 3D in the future. Three demons stand around a statue conspiring to take revenge on humanity – the demons having been narrowly defeated by the armies of the humans fifty years earlier. Fina, the daughter of the mayor, tells that she found Kuro unconscious in the forest and that she likes to take him to that same place to bring back memories.Īrriving in the forest – where you first have to take out the local wildlife with your rusty sword – you soon arrive at the place where Fina found you, only now there are also a number of other figures present. Can Evoland 2 evolve the series into a full-fledged game and learn from the past?Īs befits a retro style 16-bit RPG, protagonist Kuro wakes up in Evoland 2 with no memory of what happened. There was also a lot of criticism, because the gameplay was wafer-thin and you could get through it in a few hours. ![]() When Evoland came out two years ago, everyone was positively surprised by the concept: the game evolved in graphical style, from 8-bit to 3D. Time travel through the history of games. ![]()
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