Elderand

"Elderand is a game full of mystery, monsters, exploration, and gore. With so much to see this title is sure to keep you busy for a long time. I just wish you were able to make spots on the map …"

"It lacks ambition and doesn&s;t have much to differentiate it from its peers, but the design is so solid and the world is fun enough to explore that there&s;s certainly a good time to be had in Elderand."

"At the end of the day, Elderand feels more like a game you play in between big releases or to scratch a certain itch, more than a title you might get excited to play. The individual flaws of the game …"

"Elderand is a successful metroidvania take which adds nothing to the genre, but enhances what we are used to see in these games. The only drawback is a lack of action in the first minutes, but then the game starts …"

"At the end of the day, not many games come close to a masterpiece like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but Elderand tries in its own way to honor its inspiration. Exploration is a fun endeavor enhanced by great art …"

"Elderand feels like a game that would have thrived in a previous generation of gaming. It holds onto some mechanics that just don&s;t feel that great compared to what the Metroivania genre offers in the modern day. It&s;s not all …"

"Elderand is, for better and worse, a fairly by-the-numbers Metroidvania. It does nothing exceptional, but it rarely slips up badly either."

"The luscious pixel art and Metroidvania flow of Elderand give it appeal, just be ready for a pretty brutal challenge"

"Elderand offers what you expect from a metroidvania. It is an addition to the genre offering no more or less of a solid experience."

"If you&s;re after more Castlevania, without actually playing Castlevania again, then that&s;s fine, and Elderand will provide you with a perfectly competent experience. But given that other games have taken that route and shown far more personality, it&s;s hard to …"

"Elderand is an enjoyable, old-fashioned hack &s;n&s; slash adventure that will challenge you without punishing you."

"So treat it as such. I don’t think there’s anything horrifically bad about the game, but there’s nothing here that’ll make me fire it back up in a year or so. If you want an entertaining action metroidvania, and you …"

"Ultimately, I came away from Elderand feeling mostly satisfied. It didn’t produce anything particularly unique or exceptional, but I’m not exactly sure that it was ever attempting to do that. What it did provide was an enjoyable adventure combined with …"

"The world of Elderand tickled my fancy from the beginning to the end, and kept me coming back to pick it up with its fairly standard battle mechanics and replayability factors."

"If you&s;re into Metroidvanias, Elderand is a fantastic entry for the genre."

"Elderand is a competent Metroidvania offering but suffers from inconsistent bosses and a reluctance to dive deep enough into its inspirations."

"Elderand is another solid entry in the Metroidvania genre, though it doesn&s;t push any new boundaries where gameplay is concerned. It does manage to stand out somewhat thanks to its strong enemy design and worldbuilding, as well as a good …"

"A focus on simplicity yet satisfying combat and exploration along with a beautiful yet haunting Lovecraftian world pushes Elderand into must play territory, even if it&s;s familiar in the genre. A must have for those of the Castlevania RPG DS/GBA …"