The Eternal Castle Remastered Reviews
You'll start to question everything as you play The Eternal Castle.
May The Eternal Castle stand forever
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a neo-retro masterpiece. Even if you play the game from start to finish just once in a single sitting and never come back to it, this minimalist post-apocalyptic epic will stay with you for years to come. If you already have Another World and Flashback in your Switch collection and are looking for the next true evolution of the genre, look no further. They just don't make them like this any more… and we found ourselves wondering 'why not?'.
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is not like any other game I’ve played. It is both hyper-modern and old-school, horrifying and uplifting, rich with detail yet surprisingly concise when all things are considered. It has immense replay value, not in the least because of extensive new game plus content. On the whole, it is something of a cinematic masterpiece that still feels like a game and rewards a gamer’s curiosity, investigation, and persistence.
A cinematic and gripping adventure that shines thanks to an outstanding art.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] try to demonstrate the current maturity of the videogame medium simply using a few modern tools in a structure inspired by the adventures of the 80s, playing with the player mind starting from the title.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Eternal Castle is a fantastic experience with a stunningly unapologetic appearance that evokes strong retro vibes and has a very modern feel under its hood.
The Eternal Castle [Remastered] is a big trap for the unsuspecting as it seduces them through the prism of nostalgia and, when you least expect it, delivers something new, captivating, a bit extravagant, full of retro personality, with some irritating elements (like an unresponsive gameplay system), but with an above-average narrative and aesthetic experience.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
The Eternal Castle is a vintage-flavored adventure inspired by classics like Prince of Persia, Flashback and Another World. The limited color palette and minimalism does not prevent it from being a visual poetry, as well as its hard and challenging gameplay. The soundtrack deserves a separate mention and is one of the reasons why it deserves to be played. A real independent gem.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Leonard Menchiari, Giulio Perrone and Daniele Vicinanzo have demonstrated, with this fake remake, the maxim that the current video game can be decomposed to return to the most basic origins
Review in Spanish | Read full review
With that older era comes a much more vague approach to the story that I actually appreciated. It is strange how little you are given to know, but the entire time through the game I always felt like I was progressing towards something and getting closer to my final destination. And each area of the game itself feels like it’s own thing while still fitting with the game’s overall theme, from a doomed lab to an abandoned cityscape, and a wasteland in the middle of a war.
The Eternal Castle Remastered is a stunning, evocative cinematic platformer that recalls a long-past era of PC gaming.
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] prevails through its devotion to the garish glitz and grime of its early 90's apocalyptic techno/retro-future. It's a complete aesthetic that romanticizes graphical antiquity and idealizes a parallel with the maximum of its era's volatile culture. The artifact of The Eternal Castle may be invented and artificial, but it's no less effective in proving its power.
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a faithful replication of nostalgic cinematic adventure games like Prince of Persia and Another World.
Your enjoyment of The Eternal Castle will weigh heavily on either having fond memories of the era or wanting to leave it buried. It’s difficult to see how younger players will react to its visuals and punishing difficulty, but it serves as stark reminder that we’ve come a long way, baby.
If like us, taking one look at a screenshot makes you immediately wanted to play it - be sure to check it out.
The Eternal Castle: Remastered is a fun cinematic platformer that sparks imagination and frustration as you make your way through the minimalist levels. The developers have taken the genre and made it their own by implementing more action-centric elements and branching paths.
Getting the 80’s gaming into the modern era it’s not easy, but The Eternal Castle [Remastered] made it! Probably not in the best way because of all the mistakes that it has but the idea is there! Giving us some of the experience of what it was like to play games on that era it’s a nice reminder for the old fashioned gamers.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Aside from visuals that sometimes get in the way of reading the text parts and even understanding some of the actions, The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] provides players with some interesting and totally different deep levels that have many secrets hidden in their nooks and crannies.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Eternal Castle successfully captures the visual magic of cinematic platforming, but it's unnecessarily frustrating thanks to poor controls