Evoland Legendary Edition

Having just finished Evoland 2, I can say with certainty that I will remember it as one of my favorite games of all time. Evoland 2 is a fantastic action-adventure game, taking significant inspiration taken from the Zelda franchise. That said, the game also pays homage to and incorporates gameplay from many, many other genres, including 2D platforming, beat 'em up, bullet hell, deck-building (especially Magic: The Gathering), endless running, fighting, Metroidvania, shoot 'em up, stealth, tactical RPG, turn-based RPG, and others I'm not knowledgeable enough to name. The game uses different graphical styles throughout the story, including 8-bit, 16-bit, 3D, and graphics inspired by the Game Boy. The way the game switches between these genres and styles is very creative and fun. This is a great game for anyone who wants to sample different genres and styles. Personally, I was surprised to discover that I really enjoyed the tactical RPG and top-down shoot 'em up portions of the game. Although the story is slightly too intricate for my taste, and the cutscenes a bit too long, I have to admit that it's a sweet and meaningful story, with lots of heart and plenty of humor. I did run into a small handful of glitches and softlocks, but most only wasted a minute or two. The game autosaves frequently enough that they aren't a big deal. (The most annoying softlock, or apparent softlock, was in the tactical RPG section. I pressed the right trigger button, which put me into some strange mode that I couldn't seem to get out of. That cost me maybe 5-10 minutes.) The frequent autosaves also allow a player to pick the game up for a few minutes at a time, once they know how to recognize when the game has been saved. I didn't understand at first, though, and consequently powered through some cutscenes when I really needed to put the game down and get going in real life. This "Legendary Edition" also bundles Evoland 1. Evoland 1 is fine, but it's very simplistic, more like a demo or an experiment than a fully fleshed-out game. Without exaggeration, Evoland 2 is ten thousand times the game Evoland 1 is. For that reason, I strongly recommend skipping Evoland 1, at least until Evoland 2 has been baten. Aside from spiritual inspiration, Evoland 2 has very little to do with the original. The narratives are also completely independent; one does not need to play Evoland 1 at all to understand or enjoy Evoland 2. It saddens me that the achievement percentages suggest that only about 35% of people who have purchased this package ever play Evoland 2. That's a real shame. The publishers might have been better to give Evoland 2 a completely different name to avoid this problem. With all that said, I promise, you will not regret playing Evoland 2. Give it a go! It might become one of your favorites.