Evoland

1. Key26

   Apr 4, 2013

   10

   My childhood is back, I can't remember the last time I felt so good playing a game. Every treasure I discover a nostalgic smile appears on myMy childhood is back, I can't remember the last time I felt so good playing a game. Every treasure I discover a nostalgic smile appears on my face. This is the dumbest review I could write, but I think that someone else can understand what I mean.… Expand

   • 11 of 21 users found this helpful
2. Castimier

   Apr 5, 2021

   9

   A great game that you can finish in 2/3 hours. After that speedrunning can be quite fun, but even if you just want to play it once it will beA great game that you can finish in 2/3 hours. After that speedrunning can be quite fun, but even if you just want to play it once it will be a good experience… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
4. fireskull98

   Apr 4, 2013

   8

   I thought evoland was really fun, and the different stages of evolution was really cool. Some parts really felt like Legend of Zelda,I thought evoland was really fun, and the different stages of evolution was really cool. Some parts really felt like Legend of Zelda, especially the puzzles.… Expand

   • 6 of 11 users found this helpful
5. runner

   Aug 29, 2014

   7

   Good idea, and a very nice execution.
   I think that whoever gives a negative review to the game tries to review it as a game of its own, andGood idea, and a very nice execution.
   I think that whoever gives a negative review to the game tries to review it as a game of its own, and that's not entirely correct, in my opinion.
   Yes, as a game of it's own, this game is average at best and I'd give it maybe 4.510 or something like that.
   Its own graphics aren't spectacular, its own soundtrack is kinda dull, the story is a pretty lame save-the-town-from-evil kind of thing.
   
   And maybe I've got it all wrong, but I don't think that in any way this game tries to be any good on its own.
   The idea here is to bring the evolution of video games in one product, with great emphasis on the RPG genre. And that it does well, in my opinion, and I don't remember any other game doing that as good as Evoland does, I don't remember any developer even trying out this idea, which is actually a pretty good and interesting one!
   
   I really enjoyed this game, and really enjoyed seeing the old good 2D 2-colors graphics turning gradually into a nicely done 3D HD manymany-colors graphics.
   
   It's a short experience, but that's the way it should be, and it costs accordingly (10 bucks is alright for this).
   
   Also, you'll probably enjoy the game more if you're familiar with the old-classic RPG's because this game has many specific references.
   
   One thing that annoyed me, to make the game more interesting the developers added achievements. They're pretty cool actually, and added a lot to the game, and I even wanted to complete them all. That's until I realized you don't really have any way to track your progress...UNLESS you own Evoland on Steam. Because Steam has an achievements system. The game itself, doesn't. So, if you're like me, and bought the game on GOG, and wish to track your achievements, you can only do so by manually check the list on Steam, or simply purchasing the game again on Steam.
   Does it worth it? naaah. It's a shame there's no achievements tracking in the game!
   
   All in all, the game is nice for a one-time playthrough. Give it a try if you're familiar with the old time of video gaming.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. birdman3

   Jan 19, 2014

   6

   There is no reason to call this anything other than a mediocre game. The first hour is fun as you go about collecting the powerups that createThere is no reason to call this anything other than a mediocre game. The first hour is fun as you go about collecting the powerups that create the 3D RPG world as we know it, but beyond that, the last two hours are all drudgery. Near the end, certain RPG tripes are introduced that are interesting (e.g. a quest based around talking to villagers, a Diablo-esque mission, and an interesting final boss battle), but everything leading up to that point is mostly worthless. I was mostly disappointed in the number of encounters that you face on the world map. I honestly couldn't walk on the world map for more than 4 seconds without an encounter. It was very annoying traveling between locations knowing that it would take 5-10 minutes longer than I want because of the random encounters. Your character can level up through these battles, but there's no reason to- all you gain is a bit more life. All the enemies are either killed in one hit, two hits, or more- leveling up doesn't change that.
   
   Luckily, I got this game for cheap so I got enough satisfaction from it from the actual evolution stages of the game, but I guarantee that I'll never play the game again or recommend it to friends.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
7. Pampl

   Sep 1, 2013

   5

   The game has a good sense of humor, but sometimes faithfulness to the old way of doing things stops being fun. Example: random battles every 5The game has a good sense of humor, but sometimes faithfulness to the old way of doing things stops being fun. Example: random battles every 5 seconds get tedious. You have unlimited healing, which in one way makes them less irritating, but in another way makes them even more pointless.
   I don't know if this was specific to my computer, but there was a point (the cave where you get the second half of the amulet) when my frame rate fell through the floor and the game became unplayable. This game's nostalgic graphics really shouldn't be causing that to happen. What I could see of the gameplay at 1 FPS made it look like it would be frustrating anyway.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
8. EL1TE

   Dec 23, 2013

   0

   There was I having fun with all the graphical upgrades when finally got into the story (can i even call it story?) when suddenly the game'sThere was I having fun with all the graphical upgrades when finally got into the story (can i even call it story?) when suddenly the game's finished in less than 3 hours where at least 2h is finding treasures that upgrade the graphics, sounds and gives access to basic things such as the menu, even tho i bought it at 75% off the base value is a ripoff for a game, (i mean demo) with this duration.
   
   It's ridiculous how someone charges 10€ for such basic game (i mean demo) and where most of the names are pretty much taken from other games and even movies with just a letter change (such as Noria Mines, which is Moria from Lord of the Rings) and then worst, the duration of the game is pathetic at best and to think i was kinda hyped when i got the game (i mean demo).
   
   Basically i feel like this is a "tech" demo for a great potential game, turns out the author just threw the demo at us and that's it.
   
   If i want nostalgia there's plenty of games i can play (i can go play Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, Chrono Trigger/Cross, Pokemon and so many others) with at least 50+ hours of duration each, and that's just doing the main story and some exploration for better gear).
   
   Overall i do NOT recommend buying this game (i mean demo) unless you pay 2.5 for it instead of the base 10.… Expand

   • 1 of 2 users found this helpful

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