
Unlock are tied to the use of collectible ether that you obtain when defeatingĮnemies or smashing up objects in the environment, with each colour variant tying

Interestingly, additional attacks and abilities that you It’s all pretty simple stuff that doesn’t do anything that you wouldn’t have seen before, but it’s effective and fluid in design. You’re also able to dash your way past enemies and through attacks, meaning there’s a heavy emphasis on your manoeuvrability in the game where you have to pick your moments to strike and your moments to dodge if you’re hoping to survive. As mentioned, you do unlock additional weapons as you progress, though they don’t really change up the combat mechanics too much outside of having a few small advantages and disadvantages. The combat mechanics are fairly straightforward, with players able to dish out some basic combos with their melee weapon and also throw out a ranged attack with a quick button press. Until you unlock the right ability to reach them, whilst you’ll also battle anĪrray of challenging bosses and earn new weapons as you try to find your String of complex environments that’ll see you running, jumping, climbing, and hittingĪway at enemies as you battle for survival. Your typical Metroidvania-style adventure, with players traversing through a Gameplay-wise, Legends of Ethernal feels a lot like I won’t give away any spoilers here, but it certainly throws plenty of twists the player’s way as they uncover the secrets behind the seemingly cursed world… It actually makes for a really engaging tale that isn’t afraid to go to some dark places, with the events that occur often leaving me surprised. The game warns you at the start that this isn’t going to be a happy story, with Wilfred’s journey actually occurring in the lead up to a catastrophe known as The Uncovering – you’ll discover more about this as you play and how Wilfred’s actions tie in directly to it. Thus, Wilfred heads out to find out more and hopefully Sinister is afoot, with his home empty and the nearby village destroyed by a Unfortunately, it seems like something more

To be missing, but assumes he has just headed straight back to their house… On his way back home, he realises his Dad seems Young boy named Wilfred, who seems to be living a pretty normal life and isīusy spending his time fishing. Legends of Ethernal puts players into the shoes of a
