![]() ![]() Yet the nature and furniture in Eastward still feel like they’ve emerged from bulky grey cartridges that measure their worlds in megabits. There’s technological prowess poking through its scene of sun-kissed wheat bristling around a village of junked ships, or the efficient characterisation of a man in rags who nervously pokes a hand through a hole in his shirt. ![]() Eastward looks more sumptuous than they ever did, with its dynamic lighting, HD detail and plethora of animated NPCs. In particular, that pixel art (and accompanying eclectic soundtrack) took me back to Square’s SNES triumphs, Final Fantasy VI and Secret of Mana. Much of my initial delight stemmed from the palpable 90s vibe seeping through the experience, from bulbous headed villagers loitering outside their homes, to the wibble-wibble squeaks that stand in for their speech. There is plenty to love about Eastward, however, most of it skilfully built on lessons learned from the golden age of 2D JRPGs. As it turns out, developer Pixpil hadn’t dissolved those big narrative lumps so much as punted them down the track, where they waited to ambush me with a vengeance. If only I could have sustained that sense of anticipation and excitement, but it wasn’t to be. READ MORE: ‘Lost in Random’ review: an enjoyable dark fairy tale marred by plodding action.By the time its characters boarded a train to depart from the opening location, Potcrock Isle, I was very much on board. This confident action-RPG had me at hello with its glorious pixel art, irresistible protagonists and elegant dungeoneering. I will make your desc And Jehovah said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward: for all the land The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.RPGs are often slow starters, chipping through blocks of lore and backstories before hitting their strides. All this land that you see I will give to you and your descendants forever. I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the la After Lot left, the LORD said to Abram, “Look all around you-to the north and south and east and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward for all the land which you se After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction-north and south, east and west. Genesis 13:14-18 After Lot separated from him, GOD said to Abram, “Open your eyes, look around. ![]()
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