Sam is where the player will experience the world and as such Sams child-like wonder of everything around her becomes your gateway to the world of Eastward. John is a man of few words and he is a silent protagonist through and through. Mastering the slots mini-game will help increase food effectiveness. Connoisseurs will benefit from cooking what they need. You won’t have to spend a ton of time min-maxing your cooking as throwing together random recipes seemed to work well enough. Found recipes in the recipes page do not detail the amount of hearts it gives you. It always seemed quite enjoyable to create new dishes and find new recipes. Not only is it one of Johns defining character traits, but it also allows you to combine many assortments of ingredients that you find and turn them into usable health items and stat buffs. One of them lets John take his frying pan and hit for a home run.Ĭooking is an integral part of the Eastward experience. There are also short-lived mini-games that trickle throughout the main story. Avid players will love this addition to the world. This mini-game can be skipped over entirely as it is not integral to the main story progression.
Be sure to pick up a memory card for her to play! You’ll then be able to start playing Earth Born yourself.
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The game also features a fully fleshed out mini-game called Earth Born which happens to be Sams favourite game and TV Show. Using the players existing built up knowledge from a less stressful environment then plunging them into a boss fight using those mechanics is very masterfully executed. After introducing a new puzzle-solving mechanic you will then often have to fight enemies or a boss with that embedded into the design. This approach has been handled well for both weapon and puzzle mechanics. Nothing feels too overwhelming as your arsenal of weapons and powers gradually increases. Incremental additions along the way to add complexity. Every set piece looks like it has been lovingly hand-crafted to look perfect and it shows.Ĭombat starts with only Johns frying pan and bombs. The lack of repetition in sprites and designs is quite impressive and no details have been neglected. The world of Eastward has been beautifully crafted using pixel art and 3D lighting. Determined to find sam, this is the first of many dungeon-like areas you’ll be traversing throughout Eastward. Ruins which you find are a modern style mall with several levels. Spurring her to go against the mayor and his laws to never leave Potcrock Island and run away from John and venture into the Ancient Ruins. Sam says she has seen the forbidden land and that it is not the wasteland everyone claims it to be. Sams curious nature tends to get them both into sticky situations.īeginning in Potcrock Isle with Sam at your side everything is going quite normal before you begin to hear whispers, legends and rumours. There is not a thing that can tear them apart. Sam is a mysterious young girl who John found underground and has been looking after her ever since. There is nothing he can’t cook or beat to death with his trusty pan. Being a miner gives John skills at handling explosive bombs. John, that was before you were the first person to dig up another human.Įastward follows the story of two unlikely partners, John and Sam. For over 40 years you have had no desire to explore anywhere but the mines below Potcrock Isle. Your only chance of survival is to heed the warnings and to stay away from the forbidden lands above. Outside the underground, it is too dangerous to survive.
That is the only thing you have ever known. Eastward – Unforgettable Adventure PC, Switch
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