Eternity's Child

The game is unfinished, literally. You can use a game pad but... why would you want to. Only the shoot and jump controls work you can't actually use it to aim. The controls are so floaty they put clouds to shame and as some people have said, you'll die more to the bad programming/level design than you will to any actual enemy. It really could have use more polish before publish.

Rather terrible. Attractive design, but a cluttered screen and unsatisfying platforming and attacks.

[h1] AT A GLANCE [/h1] [list] [*][b] Game Name: [/b] Eternity’s Child [*][b] Original Release: [/b] 2008-07-31 [*][b] Genre Tags: [/b] Adventure, Platformer [*][b] Estimated Playtime (Campaign): [/b] 2-3 hours [*][b] 100% Achievements Playtime: [/b] 4-5 hours [*][b] DLC Required for 100% Achievements: [/b] N/A [*][b] Multiplayer Aspect: [/b] None [*][b] Replayability: [/b] None [*][b] Recommended To: [/b] Achievement Hunters, Platformer Lovers [/list] [h1] REVIEW [/h1] [b] Eternity’s Child [/b] is an Adventure Puzzle Platformer. [h3] STORY [/h3] The game has you playing a pair of characters without much backstory. The game appears to be based on a fairy tale. [h3] GAMEPLAY[/h3] The gameplay is a platformer meets shooter meets puzzle solving and it manages to do them all pretty badly. [h3] PLAYTIME [/h3] The game is difficult due to the controls to “master”, however the current story can be completed in ~2-3 hours, with it taking ~4-5 hours to get all achievements, which is collecting the gems from each map. [h3] COMPLAINTS [/h3] The game was never finished, even though it was promised to be done. The game is still for sale, so I am not sure if the developer gave up on the game or died. Additionally the game controls are clunky and the platforming is unforgiving at times. [h3] REPLAYABILITY [/h3] The game has no replayability, because in offers no great experience in doing so. [h3] RECOMMENDATION [/h3] I DO NOT recommend this game to anyone. The controls are bad, the gameplay is mediocre, and the developer has left the game in a state that there are open promises unfulfilled.

Unable to switch to full screen Failed to create fullscreen window Failed to initialize window thread The message thread failed to close within 10 seconds And when you finally run the game you realize it would be better if it won't work at all :)

In a fit of nostalgia and achievement completion I fired up this monstrosity. What can I say ? The controls are appalling and the character movement is like something you'd find in a 1980s magazine type-in. To Valve's eternal shame they allowed this abomination onto their storefront in the early days of Steam. Simply the worst game I have ever played. It's not even good in a bad either.

Tags: Platformer Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Mechanically wonked out platformer that would not detect my Gamepad. Good impressions on the concept for the two characters working together, the decent art, and the occasional use of humor. The orchestral music that overpowered the action, the ineffective level design that often amounted to little more than broken staircases with a variety of monsterspam attacks while you climb. The right mouse/left mouse button firing modes and their interactions together were interesting but badly implemented with the enemy designs. You have 5 hearts and a life but usually the hearts dont matter because you die right away. Most deaths are caused by immediate death pitfalls. Some ennemies can drag you in the air and drop you randomly. Fishes come out of the ground to mess you up. Immediate drowning with no way to save yourself. No double jump. Jumping is very floaty and imprecise. People claim the game is not finished and abandonned by creator. I gave up after 20 minutes. The camera is zoomed in on the protag so much that everytime you jump the entire screen shifts up and down by way too much. Removing for declutter

ne tenez pas compte des évaluations négative,c'est vraiment un très bon jeu(encore merci au développeur pour ses efforts). Les enfants seront vraiment ravi(les parents aussi :p )

This game is broken, unfinished, and shows how little modern game developers care about quality. This game, based upon the tiny bit of story that's there, has some level of potential. However, it was executed poorly. This game is a pile of wasted potential.

I remember when I saw this game on the Steam storefront back in 2008, and thought it looked really interesting. I bought it but somehow never played it until now, when I was reminded it existed by going through my purchase history. It's... not the worst game, but it's not very good either. A platformer with floaty controls is just kind of awful, and the fact that they never finished the game yet still have it up for $5 is kind of insane. Do yourself a favoro and don't bother with this mess.

What .. a .. crappy .. game.