Eden Genesis Reviews
While the writing is a little generic and the voice acting isn’t perfect, Eden Genesis still has a considerable amount of charm. Some voice acting is much better than the rest, so most characters' voices will be hit or miss. It's still fun to see the story unfold, but during some periods of the game, the writing can start to be a drag or might just not click for you. Eden Genesis is still a fun game to play and the gameplay loop is top-notch. The trials we are given to complete start easy, but grow into legitimate challenges that will take many tries when you're looking to get the best rank possible.
Eden Genesis is a game for the hardcore gamer, and requires a total mastery of its systems and mechanics to get the most out of it.
Eden Genesis is positioned as another great game from the Spanish studio, an impressive setting, spectacular soundtrack, challenging and sometimes reminiscent of their previous games. However, I think that if the studio did something "more different" it would be able to surprise us just like they have done with Eden Genesis.
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Eden Genesis proposes us to become no-hitter speedrunners, but the controls are not as precise and satisfying at the controls that a game of these characteristics demands. Even so, lovers of great challenges and of trying a thousand times until they reach perfection have a new well of hours here.
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Eden Genesis has a rich pool of references to giddily point toward, but very little unprecedented innovation or personality to uplift its genre, and that’s a big problem. As a time-trials platformer, it’s only just about average in terms of control quality, creative hazards, and challenge level. For the latter, it leans more towards achingly precise triggers, but muddies this water with mechanics that are more frustrating than fun.
While the plot is occasionally predictable and the voice acting is a bit of a letdown, none of this takes away from the overall charm and mystery of Eden Genesis. Even when the final area, Node Zero, strips away all of the glamor of Eden’s districts, reducing things to a wireframe orange, it’s never anything less than exhilarating to find ways around obstacles, running along the safe underbelly of a fiery platform in order to double-jump up and slash through an enemy on the other side of it before finding another safe ceiling. If this is mental degeneration, then Disturbed had it right back in 2000: “Get up, come on get down with the sickness.”
Despite the fact that there is still a whole half to go until the end of 2024, I have no doubt that Eden Genesis will be consecrated as one of the best metroidvanias of the year and is a must-see title for all fans of the genre. That said, if you are not a habitué of this type of game, the title is not the best entry point considering the difficulty it presents and that repeated attempts to overcome the marks to advance in the story can be repetitive and even become tedious at times.
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Like Aeternum Game Studios' prior work, Eden Genesis made me feel like I was a master of platforming – at least once I had spent enough time in each level patiently trying, trying, and trying again to get that S rank. Its platforming-meets-metroidvania is unique, but I just wish that there was greater effort made into giving each biome a unique set of mechanics to distract from the steep difficulty curve.
Eden Genesis is quite a fun title which fans of 2D platformers and speedrunning in particular are likely to enjoy. While the plot won't knock your socks off, it's a reasonably engaging little sci-fi tale while it lasts. The game is let down by its slow-paced mandatory combat levels, of which there are way too many and which feel at odds with the lightning-fast and flowing platforming which makes up the bulk of the rest of the game. However, with plenty of extra content to experience once you have reached the end credits, those looking for an engaging 2D platforming challenge to test your skill and reflexes will have a good time with Eden Genesis.
This is the kind of game that attracts a certain kind of gamer who hungers for a hearty challenge and high skill ceiling. Eden Genesis will certainly deliver on that front, but it won’t satisfy players who want a compelling story with characters they care about, which is a shame because Eden Genesis does try to offer. If you like pointing at the screen at things you recognize, then you’re going to feel right at home.
For those who like to be challenged to improve more and more and have that fixation on the cyberpunk theme, Eden Genesis has everything to please a lot. Fast, provocative and demanding, it can be too harsh with those who expect just another conventional platform game, but very rewarding for those who embark on its proposal.
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If you like demanding platforms, you will enjoy Eden Genesis, which will test you and encourage you to want to repeat the levels again.
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Eden Genesis is a notable title thanks to its intriguing, compelling narrative promoted by its challenging gameplay. The control precision and challenge complexity make sure dedicated players will find a rewarding experience. However, this same precision may be an obstacle for the less experienced or those who don't wish to invest so much time to master its mechanics.
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Aeternum Game Studio surprises once again with a different, fun and challenging proposal. It is as pleasing to the eye for its excellent artistic finish as it is for its polished controls.
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