To be honest, I haven’t actually played 2 yet. But the first game holds a special place in my heart.
The online consensus seems to be that the sequel has stronger gameplay and maybe even visuals too (the psychedelics in both games are a real trip), but the original has a far stronger story. Again, I haven’t played the sequel, but I suspect you’ll be better served by starting with the first one.
A lot of people draw a parallel to Undertale, and while they’re quite different games mechanically I admit they have a lot in common between their themes, characterizations, and the style of the overworld. Music in both games slap too.
Like Undertale, the game does give you an option to do a Pacifist run. Where Everhood turns things on its head is that the Pacifist run is an extremely crushing story - without getting into spoiler territory, let me just say I see a lot of myself in the Forest Spirit’s philosophy. It’s left a permanent mark on me.
By the way, that achievement is an absolute bitch and it’s not even the hardest one. To put it in context, I held the number one spot on the leaderboard when I earned it - although they reset the leaderboards quite often, so you too have a chance to shine.
Thank you so much for the elaborate review. I’ll see when my backlog allows for a new game, but I’ll happily keep it on my radar for whenever the mood strikes me
Rarest
Proudest (Love this game, highly recommend)
I’m glad to learn about Everhood this way. Do you recommend part 1 or 2 more?
To be honest, I haven’t actually played 2 yet. But the first game holds a special place in my heart.
The online consensus seems to be that the sequel has stronger gameplay and maybe even visuals too (the psychedelics in both games are a real trip), but the original has a far stronger story. Again, I haven’t played the sequel, but I suspect you’ll be better served by starting with the first one.
A lot of people draw a parallel to Undertale, and while they’re quite different games mechanically I admit they have a lot in common between their themes, characterizations, and the style of the overworld. Music in both games slap too.
Like Undertale, the game does give you an option to do a Pacifist run. Where Everhood turns things on its head is that the Pacifist run is an extremely crushing story - without getting into spoiler territory, let me just say I see a lot of myself in the Forest Spirit’s philosophy. It’s left a permanent mark on me.
By the way, that achievement is an absolute bitch and it’s not even the hardest one. To put it in context, I held the number one spot on the leaderboard when I earned it - although they reset the leaderboards quite often, so you too have a chance to shine.
Thank you so much for the elaborate review. I’ll see when my backlog allows for a new game, but I’ll happily keep it on my radar for whenever the mood strikes me