Eastward

I love the game dont get me wrong, but being spoiled by good indie games, i cant recommend this UNLESS you're ok with these issues: Note:I own the Nintendo Switch version, @!#$ nintendo doesnt have a review section. I had a handful of random game errors. But cant review that since it wasnt the PC version. Pros: -Beautiful art -Good pixelated animations -A good mix of zelda botw, Metro exodus, amongst other good games. -Made by gamer themselves. -New game plus (ish). you're able to select which chapter you left uncompleted, with all hearts and money you had, but no weapong upgrades. Cons: -The game is linear, i hate linear games, very little exploration allowed. There was a particular area in the second map i missed because there wasnt anything indicating you wont be able to go back if you go the other way. I was super annoyed i couldnt go back. -Too much dialogue! this game is literally 65% dialogue and 35% game. -Cannot skip dialogues!! why didnt they think of alllowing us to skip it!? -This game is easy. Hardly challenging. Bosses are a joke and puzzles are painfully obvius. -Pan upgrade are meaningless since you cant go back to beat weaker monsters and while advancing in the game the monsters get increasingly resistant. All throughout the game you kill mobs with 1-6 hits. -Out of all the equipment, only the pan and shotgun are worth it. Pan because its infinite and shotgun because it does the most damage. Flame and saw thrower are garbage and only useful to advance in the game. -Cooking with good results only done with luck. I hate the slot machine thing that you need to get 3 of the same thing for a good food result. This should be different, like the better the quality of the food, the better the result. But they made it by luck. -Mini game inside the game is boring (to me at least) also linear because you cannot grind to lv up because you have 7 days to have a chance to beat the last boss. You have to make a run for it to find good companions.

No game has ever charmed me so much with its graphics. I'm very pleased with the developers' love for details: the little animations and jokes in the dialogues. All the characters feel alive, and the difficulty curve is perfectly balanced: I didn't even notice how the game taught me how to defeat difficult enemies. Wonderful experience, looking forward to more releases

... intriguing, excitung, mysterious, substantial story. This game has it all and more. I love it!

*Note* Steam edition, not GOG Eastward is a beautiful, fun, and captivating adventure that reminds me of the pixelated games of the Gameboy Era. The characters are memorable, the gameplay is smooth and creative, but more than anything, the game is eye candy. Every location is in stunning detail. You'll visit underground towns like the City of Ember, massive forest settlements, a post-apocalyptic Chinatown, and more as you follow a young girl with amazing powers and her rugged adopted father that reminds one of Joel from The Last of US. The story is very unique and feels like a breath of fresh air when compared to the constant shooters and battle royals that we see these days. My one and only complaint is that the game is designed to be played with a controller. Using mouse and keyboard simply doesn't work as it should. This was an easy fix as I just plug my Playstation controller into my PC, but if you don't have one you simply will not be able to play it well.

weird red dots everywhere in the screen, I've got over 500 games from indies to AAA, and ive never seen this kind of issue before. maybe its the gog version idk, once it gets fixed ill update the review.