#EARTHBORN EASTWARD SERIES#

Each world you go into feels like watching through a new TV series while having that retro nostalgia felt great. Some gamers might not be able to appreciate text-based dialogues but this game just hits different. Eastward is set in the near-future where society is in chaos and you get to explore a couple of bizarre settlements while getting to know each person you encounter. The game starts with introducing a hardworking miner named John and a mysterious young white-haired girl named Sam. But when it comes to underrated games such as Eastward, I got surprised to get sucked into the narrative. Amazing Art and Storylineĭon’t get me wrong, I still enjoy a lot of AAA games that are out in the market. Source: Cinemassacre (YouTube)Īnd this is also where I learned that Ness’ origins came from for this SNES classic because honestly, I only knew him as a character in Super Smash Bros and I wasn’t curious enough to explore his origins. I also had a quick peek at some Earthbound YouTube gameplay footage provided by Cinemassacre and I can clearly see where Earth Born’s inspiration was drawn from. The sprites in the game do remind me of Pokemon for some reason.īut if we’re gonna look at the graphics, Earth Born also reminded me of playing the Pokemon Yellow version back in the days when the Game Boy Color was a thing. I have yet to play Earth Born soon in a separate playthrough or probably do a mini-game guide outside this Eastward review. If we also look at one of the mini-games at the start of your adventure called Earth Born, you would actually see its combat mechanics being very similar to Earthbound. Judging from the game’s UI alone, we can already see Eastward’s resemblance from Zelda just from the hearts alone. Here’s a review of my experience with playing as John and Sam in this potentially epic (and spoiler-free) masterpiece. This “family computer game” also had some Earthbound influences on it, which made me research what that game is (talk about Inception). There was even this mini-game near the start of my playthrough that felt like I was playing a family computer game within a game. Also, the game gave me a feel of Stranger Things. The game’s art style gives me a mix of Zelda, Stardew Valley, and Earthbound – a SNES classic that it’s widely compared to which we’ll quickly take a look. I wasn’t really a big fan of story-based games until I got immersed in this Eastward review.

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