Eternal Strands

Pros

• I played the demo, which is very lengthy for the record, and adored it. ... I thought the game was incredibly charming and the combat was awesome.
• The combat is definitely fun. Still a game I recommend wholeheartedly. I like to take my time and I was at 40hrs of so by the time I really started to feel like my excitement was slowing down.
• I played the demo and quite liked it, but wasn't sure how it would translate long run. Glad to see it stays entertaining and the great foes are a major part of the fun.
• Parent context: The gameplay is LIT but I found the cutscenes and story and writing to be a total slog Reply: Ah man I had the opposite experience with the plot. It wasn't high art but I really enjoyed the dialogue and characters.
• Yellow Brick Games feels like they're coming out swinging with their debut title, and it didn't take long for Eternal Strands to charm me despite its limitations. ... Physics-driven magical combat with tons of options ... In-depth upgrad...

Cons

• Parent context: The gameplay is LIT but I found the cutscenes and story and writing to be a total slog Enjoyed my time with it immensely once I started skipping all the dialogue Reply: The writing was very much YA-level. It was tedious...
• Parent context: I LOVED IT until indeed the I want to say last third/quarter that I sort of crawled through because I wanted to see the plot to the end, but it felt very much like they had expected one last area and didn't have it and th...
• I LOVED IT until indeed the I want to say last third/quarter that I sort of crawled through because I wanted to see the plot to the end, but it felt very much like they had expected one last area and didn't have it
• The gameplay is LIT but I found the cutscenes and story and writing to be a total slog Enjoyed my time with it immensely once I started skipping all the dialogue
• -Budget limitations manifest often, with janky animations and aggressive pop-in -Enemies' basic animations can make them tough to read and occasionally frustrate -Melee combat is basic and has a shaky camera