Eden's Last Sunrise

A lot of bugs. My guys take damage but it doesn't show on the health bar and when I try to heal it does nothing. They sure can still die though. Selecting actions just locks the game in place. I guess if you don't want to risk moving it might be fun. This isn't an EA so I would expect these game changing bugs to have been fixed

After spending an unholy amount of time in this game (I don't have a problem), it's finally time I leave my little review that I've been looking forward. Some spoilers warning. Also a wall of text warning. This game is a little masterpiece that I've thoroughly enjoyed. I'll segment this little review with the story and the gameplay. When I truly love a game, that's when I can be critical of it, seeing the good and bad of it. First up, the story. Excellent. If this was in visual novel form, it would still be purely amazing. I thoroughly enjoy the tropes of tech vs. magic, and boy, do they excel in this. Many world settings involve magic, but oftentimes, it's not very questioned. Eden's Last Sunrise successfully creates a world with magic, all while questioning it. What even are the Forces? Even after you finish the game, you won't know for sure. Similar to shows like ATLA, it sets up magic, and plays with it in various ways, without it being monotonous. Everyone's seen a wizard using mana to make fireballs. But we haven't seen all the creative ways it's been used in Eden's Last Sunrise. If there is a message I've really kept from this game, it's perspectives. I first played the Dwellers path, in the Fate of Acceptance. Zeko and Sicious looked like lunatics and I really wanted them out. Next, I played the other Dwellers' path. I felt like I was forcing myself to go through some religious preachy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. That I'd be forced to go all spiritually annoying. But no, I was pleasantly surprised. Zeko and Sicious are characters, have their motivations, and are surprisingly deep. My opinion of them vastly changed after this path. The same occurred with the Spacefarers with Kara. Initially seeing her as completely deluded, my opinion changed as I played the Path of Power. Perspectives can truly change the way you see things. Sometimes, you need to step back a little bit to be able to properly see them. Not everyone is a pure villain or a pure hero. And of course, this segues me into the next segment: characters. While I originally had this visual novel mindset where I would only focus on one character, I've found merit in befriending every character. Most of them offer a sort of... lesson, a philosophical take on a certain subject. Makh, relating to the meaning of what family is. Tez, relating to the relentless pursuit of knowledge. Kesh, relating to how others may cherry-pick anything to validate their opinion. Kara, relating to the morality of a system that relies on mutual trust. Sicious, the way faith and religion can be set delicately or way too far. Perhaps, I don't know exactly what each character is truly trying to convey. Maybe I'm coping with this, because I want it to have the meaning I've experimented with these characters. To me, at least, most of the characters show you a sort of perspective that is meant to make you think, even after you're done socializing with them. The true ending was quite artistic. I can see people being weirded out by it. First, though, the reveal of the narrator was something I didn't quite expect. Sure, the time loop shenanigans were predictable, but... it's important to remember to not always try to see anything that isn't a full step up as a sort of predictable failure. Yes, this is a bit predictable, but it's well executed, and that's all that matters. The ending itself is left open-ended in a way that we're not entirely sure what happens. Hopefully, these characters I've grown to love have found a sort of peace for themselves. And now, to move on to the gameplay... Oh boy, there's more things to say. I kind of think the gameplay was the weakest part of the game, but that's because of some issues there and there that went and mud up the experience. But, overall... the root all of the game's issue is that [b]you need to play it five times.[/b]. There is nothing wrong with a game that repeats itself, even five times. But the gameplay most be built according to that. This means that if this game was only to be played once, pretty much all these issues would be nonexistent. But because they are... [b]1. Quality of life issues.[/b] Let's start with the obvious hits. Several people already mentioned it in other reviews. You can't empty your inventory or trash all the junk you have. You end up with a very bloated inventory, with like 20 pages of ♥♥♥♥ you don't need. Additionally, you can't skip cutscenes or choices. Having to play at least 3 times the same early game with minor difference gets really tiring. Again, if the game was meant to be played once, this wouldn't really be a problem. The inventory would only clog up in a minor way, and you don't really need to skip text if you haven't seen it before. Point is, some of those QoL issues could have been thought up, especially for a game that loops that way. [b]2. Characters lack gameplay depth.[/b] This one's a pretty important one. Characters are entirely defined by two attributes: their base stats and their unique tension skill. This is the only intangible aspect of every character, as everything else can be maxed out, like skill levels or class mastery. The problem is that both base stats and unique tension skills are... somewhat irrelevant. To quickly get it out of the way: the tension skills tend to be a bit forgettable to me. Tied to tension, by the time they're ready to be used, I already won a lot of my battles. As for base stats, well... they don't matter, because the class equipped carries most of the stats. Kesh has 40 HP, and Jess has 120 HP at base. At max level of 50, the Bodyguard class gives +500 or so HP, which rapidly overshades the base stat. This means that every character can use every class effectively. This, on its own, isn't a bad thing. The problem is that there is very little difference between two characters playing the same class. A little more less damage, and a unique skill that is generally a bit too situational. Additionally, once you've played 2-3 times, your early characters will be maxed out fully in their given classes, and they'll rapidly get a stock of 9999 mastery that they can't use. You could argue that you should switch classes between your NG+. but... [b]3. Classes are shallow.[/b] This might be the biggest hit. If you were to set all your characters to the same class, they would effectively just... play the same, as the characters have no gameplay depth. Minor differences that make exploring classes irrelevant. With 16 base characters, 6 recruits, and 7 hidden recruits.... you have an excess of characters that are forced to overlap in classes, as there are only 18. Now, if the subclass system was interesting, the low amount of classes and the overlap wouldn't be a problem. But, for now... classes really rely on your taking the best weapon for it- and by best, I mean the one where you can use the most abilities with; and match your subclass to that weapon. This ended up with me having the agent subclass for around 10 of my characters, just because of snap shot. Additionally, some people have mentioned it; many of the classes don't feel like they fit a role at all. You could win the whole game with a medic, sunspell, and agent. I'm ranting a bit, but the class system has several issues from various angles that cause it to be a bit mediocre. It's not the worse, it's terrible. If this system was implemented for a game that you had to play only once, it wouldn't matter, but as mentioned, you play it 5 times; and you're stuck with these 18 classes, and a bunch of characters that just do nothing new or interesting with these classes. There's no way to share passives from the subclass, and most of the bonus passives that can be equipped for anyone are very, very generic. It doesn't matter if you have an Agent/Sunspell, Agent/Bodyguard, and Agent/Flightblade. They'll all play the same way. All that matters is that you have the weapon that the second class can support abilities from. I'll follow up in comments.

This is one of those times when I'd like to give a "meh" review. I decided on thumbs-down because the game's prior rating was so high; had it been low, I'd have given it a thumbs-up instead. There are a lot of pros: The story and characters are really compelling. It's a fascinating world and I enjoyed learning about it as the game progressed. As a visual novel, it's superb, and I highly recommend it. I really love how they mixed science fiction and fantasy. The music and voice acting are good, but not exceptionally so. The graphics have a retro feel, but it works. The art style is nice. But there is one very big con: The tactical gameplay (which is most of the gameplay, aside from a simple strategic layer), just isn't interesting. It has a lot of complicated bits and moving parts, but it inevitably turns into this: 1. Walk toward enemies 2. Attack 3. Enemies attack back 4. Repeat 2-3 until they die or you do There's a bit of flavor to it, depending on whether you're attacking with guns, or swords, or magic. But functionally it ends up pretty much the same: attack, attack, attack. Occasionally you get some area-of-effect, particularly with spells; but the positioning usually makes it not that helpful. I don't think I'm playing it wrong. I play a lot of tactical games, I've been winning the fights, and I think I really am playing pretty well. It's just that the game really doesn't offer the depth it's trying to. There are a lot of complicated options that aren't really [i]live[/i] options because they are strategically unwise. I think the biggest problems are the following: 1. Weapon ranges are too short: You can only shoot someone from about one move away, so having a gun isn't really an advantage. 2. Too many enemies are melee: There's no point taking cover when everyone is using swords. I get that the locals are primitive, but how about some bows at least? 3. No overwatch: I can only fire on my turn, when enemies are going to be either in cover or already in my face. 4. Buffs and special actions aren't worth the action economy; it's almost always better to just attack. If I'm gonna take an action to get a stealth buff that only lasts until I attack, I want it to be full-on [i]cloaking[/i], not just a little numerical defense buff. If I'm gonna spend my turn taunting enemies, it should both force them to attack only me, [i]and[/i] make my defenses stronger (in this game, it does neither). If I get an anti-magic field, I want it to stop all magic completely, not just debuff it a moderate amount. Otherwise, it simply isn't worth the action. 5. Ammo runs out too quickly, and I can't find a way to reload? What, you only carried one magazine? 6. At least early on, there are no live options for equipment changes. Each character just has their starting equipment and that's it. You [i]could[/i] unequip it, but you have nothing worth replacing it with. (I assume this changes later, and it would be forgivable on its own; after all, it's largely true of XCOM too. But it doesn't help.) 7. If I change a character's class, I don't see how to get the equipment needed for that class; e.g. I can make my Enforcer have a secondary class of Agent, but I can't give her a gun!? It's a lot of surprisingly [i]subtle[/i] mistakes, but it adds up to an overall disappointing experience. I found myself looking forward to the story, but not to the fights. I suppose it would be a lot to ask a small indie developer to give me XCOM-level tactical combat, but I was hoping for something a little more than "attack, attack, attack". I'm writing this review after only playing through a few fights, so it's possible it gets better later. But even so, the first few fights were not encouraging in terms of their tactical depth.

It's really good. Most indie tactical RPGs tend to have some major flaws, and it's common to see reviews ranging from Mixed to Mostly Positive for many of them. But then comes Eden's Last Sunrise, which surprised me. Not only is it good, but it's also very well-rounded. A good, original story? Check! Main and secondary class system? Check. Multiple endings and replayability? Check! Time management system? Of course. Final Fantasy-style card minigame? Check!!! Persona-style character relationship system? You guessed it ;) Of course, none of this is overwhelmingly deep, let's not forget this is an indie game. That said, it undoubtedly deserves many more fans, so go for it or at least give the demo a chance. [quote] [i] Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44959158-Critiques-Sans-Frontiers/] our curator page [/url] to discover more underrated games like this one. [/i] [/quote]

Doesnt look like the developer is still supporting the game with, and a tactical combat game where you cant adjust the animation speed is just a terrible design. Especially since some of the AI take forever to think about their turn, then slowly walk 6 spaces, then slowly do their attack. I couldnt get through more than a couple of battles. Which is devastating as the story seemed awesome and the mechanics looked cool. But fights were taking 4-5 times longer than they needed to due to no ability to speed up the combat animations. Very disappointed, was looking forward to trying this game.

Another good game from an underappreciated indie dev. I almost never play these tactics-style games, but the main gameplay loop does a good job at easing you into its mechanics. Switching a unit's class can be done at any time as long as they meet the stat requirements, which encourages you to experiment with different builds. The story gives you two completely different paths to choose from: spacefarer or dweller. I can only speak for the spacefarer side of things on my first playthrough, but the overall story is great. It focuses on science vs nature, and what you would do to save your world if a mysterious anomaly was coming to destroy it. The characters are even better than the story: I loved Skint and Tez most of all, but there should be an option out there for everyone to connect to. This game even includes some cameo characters from the Tenth Line, which were cool to find. The biggest problem I have here is the slow battle speed. My first playthrough took around 20 hours to complete, and a speed up function would have shaved a few hours off of this total. Battles can start to feel a bit tedious by the endgame as a result. Enemy AI can get confused sometimes, too, becoming stuck on high ground when they can't find a good path to their target. I have some other questions when it comes to balancing and battle design choices, like why only a select few abilities can target empty tiles when you might want to, say, lay down miasma tiles for an enemy to walk into later. Secondary classes also don't have as much of an impact on your builds as they could, instead only changing a few abilities. But at the end of the day, the battle system is relatively fun. Combat in this game is on the easier side of things unless you turn the difficulty up to max, but I don't mind that. I'll probably be coming back to this game later to do a dweller playthrough on ng+. It's worth seeing the other side of the story and its characters at least once, even if the gameplay could use a bit more tweaking to make it feel less repetitive.

Большой микс жанров - Тактическая РПГ, Пошаговая тактика, Стратегия, Карточная а так же прилично диалогов и немалый сюжет. Интересный микс в котором требуется не мало времени чтоб разобраться. https://youtu.be/cnPpMxK1XJc

It took me a moment to realize this was the same dev who worked on the Reconstruction series lmao. Honestly, I love it, even if its on the easier side of tactical RPGs but I love it. And I'm definitely pushing for multiple playthroughs and enjoy this game to the fullest.

Recommended for fans of turn-based tactics and squad management who like a technology vs magic atmosphere and don't mind some budget elements. I also recommend you check out Fell Seal, God Wars, Tactics Ogre, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Arcanum which all have a bit more polish. +Art style +Story +Choice of faction (land/magic vs space/tech) +Turn-based tactics battles +Variety of abilities +Some unique classes +Some battle barks voiced +Variety of weapon types +AP system allows multiple attacks +Triple-Triad style card minigame -Dated visuals -No voiced dialogue -Text-heavy -Slow AI, no speed up battles/animation -Awkward multiple menus for basic commands -Time limits -Can't buy new equipment, only random rewards -Attacks often miss -Can't easily tell status ailments -Can't easily tell height, path blocked, etc -Very limited use weapons/ammo -Healing enemies can drag out battles -Dialogue can be long-winded

not very good