Evoland

Evoland has good moments, it has a lot of "aah I remember this feeling" when you have to talk to NPCs to figure out where to go, when you solve classic Zelda style puzzles, when you walk through all the different art styles. It is charming. But it pays homage to past games to the point of feeling very skin-deep as a game itself. It feels more like a little adventure through a museum than a game. The gameplay is just OK. But like I said, it is charming and nostalgia feels good sometimes.

The game is 5star, the controls are poor and keep freezing at inopportune moments and you are left tapping all over the screen to try and get control back, it needs a serious overhaul, either make it completely touchscreen or completely analogue for the joystick, or the choice of changing from one to the other. It doesn't respond very well to Samsung S-Pen and thumb together, but on the odd occasion when all thumb control has stopped, the S-Pen is the only thing that will get it working again.

What a beautiful game, that throws me back to the Zelda and final fantasy days from a developer who clearly loved both franchises. This is an absolute masterpiece that takes you through a few ages of gaming in a really unique way with a story and characters that reference the best games that this game represents. Excellent! On to play the second one!

Fantastic concept for a game, and very funny in parts as well. Some of th negative reviews clearly don't understand that this game is both a parody and an homage to earlier so yes there are similarities. On purpose. Only one I do agree with is the left hand movement controller. It really is very annoying and needs to be fixed. Overall, a brilliant game, well worth the money. And no, it isn't over in two hours at all.

Really interesting premise and the parodies bring a smile. The way the game mechanics 'evolve' is cool to see. Have to say the thumbstick controls are very sensitive and make navigating certain areas very frustrating. Besides that, I'm having fun and would definitely recommend this game.

Very charming little RPG, I was really enjoying it but the controls are a nightmare when it comes to the walking and slashing combat. The "thumbstick" on the left which is responsible for movement was quite temperamental and unresponsive, sometimes not working at all. It would have been great on the Nintnedo Switch or 3DS, but unfortunately I don't think it works on Mobile. Then again, it was only 79p. I have lost more for less.

Finished the game - after reinstalling I've lost my progress. The game itself - well, it feels fresh and clever at the beginning, but as the story progresses - it's just getting worse. The disappearing tiles are so annoying I wanted to give it up. Subsequent chests ("evolutions") don't give you anything crucial, it feels like all the ideas went into the first 30 minutes of the game, and then they wanted to pull some stuff together just to release is as a "whole" product. Overall - not worth it.

Only one little (big) problem. The game is fun and full of eastern eggs or references to classic RPGs, you must play this game if you love the genre. That said, the inventory is not working. Once you open the menu, you can see a small hand/pointer, but there is no way to select objects or interact with them in the inventory. So you can only use potions in the battle menu

The game is truly a mobile master piece. Congratulations to the creatives and developers who brought the idea of making a game that evolves in specs along with the story, which makes it really addictive. Just to mention a negative aspect, a bit too short in my opinion, thing that fortunately can be partially mitigated by trying the second part of the game. Again, congratulations! : )

Just started recently but this game is fun and an awesome concept. The little jokes and quips make it all the more fun to play. A real "game for the the sake of enjoyment", and without ads or micro-transactions, it's a breath of fresh air. Controls take a little getting used to, but responsive and effective in simplicity. Add great graphics. Kudos to the developers.

The game is interesting, and was pretty fun for a little while. The thing holding this from getting a good score is the terrible controls. In the dungeon where you get the bow you have to navigate a pitfall maze. When the game repositions the movement stick each time you touch the screen it is very easy to make a mistake, and I found about half the time it stopped responding until I let it reposition again. I am sure this would not be a problem with a controller. Uninstalling.

I saw a lot of comments about bad controls for this game. TBH, the controls on this touch screen were on par with PS1. Games back then weren't always easy or intuitive to control, especially games that had static cameras and bad angles in sections. The control scheme added go the nostalgia while still giving it a bit of modern input style. Great job. Looking forward to purchasing/playing Evoland 2. Highly recommend!

For the price there's nothing to grumble about, if you have play pass, I'd recommend playing Evoland for its a brilliant way to pass time. Storylines a bit meh - but that's how they used to be back in the day. A simple big bad, a hero, a companion. It's nostalgic and the way show this through collecting "upgrades in time" is quite unique. Yeah controls aren't 100% up to par but they're brilliant for the game. I'd honestly recommend this 100%. If there's a sequel I'd look forward to it.

It's a great game. Very reminiscent of all the steps of my childhood. But man is it buggy. It has died on me for no reason (among other less severe bugs) probably about forty times. It's not like they didn't have time to work out the bugs either. Plus the controls are awful, but I think that might partly be my phone.

Good game. Good concept. Bad level design and execution. It's a very simple game with a one-trick pony of gameplay evolution. However, the gameplay itself is simplistic and somewhat boring. Worst of all, some if the levels are horribly and frustratingly difficult with mobile controls.

Did not expect this... This game is well designed, made me chuckle a few times and was just the right amount of challenge, frustration and fun. My congratulations to the dev team. I did not expect to play such a high quality title for such a low price! The hints to the games that inspired this were funny, and there were few "evolutions" i did not expect. The music was fitting for each "evo" and the transitions of music and visuals were smooth as butter. This has convinced me to buy Evoland 2! :)

I have enjoyed this game so far. A lot of fun unlocking the different upgrades to the game. My problem is every once in a while, the game will freeze, my phone will restart, and my saved game will be gone. Many people say can finish this game in a few hours so maybe will just play straight through, but definitely a lot of fun.

Brilliant idea with a fun way of providing insight into the evolution of games. However this game was not made with phone controls in mind, the touch screen provides terrible awkward gameplay., frustrating movement and a serious lack of precision. Purchase this game on a console or pc for a much better experience, touchscreen really does the game an injustice and makes it barely playable on the platform. Real shame but with a better input device this would be a gem.

A few things are wrong with this game. First off the creator is trying to recreate older games that used grid movement and aiming with analog, spoiler its clunky and terrible. Save points being spread out is fine and adds to the difficulty of the game. That is only true though if you can hit the mob right in front of you which isn't usually the case and you take damage or die due to bad hitbox calculations. All in all it's an ok game but it really gets held back from using non grid controls

Incredibly impressive, I can't imagine how difficult this game would have been to make! Bit annoying in parts, but the reason I'm giving just 4 stars is because it doesn't seem well suited to the on-screen controls (the controls themselves aren't terrible, but parts of the game require very fine control). Also some UI elements don't work too well on a mobile device (e.g. diablo style inventory needs to be scaled up to see anything).

Great game. Clearly blends (rips) aspects of Zelda, Final Fantasy 8, and Diablo. Not giving it 5/5 mainly because of the controller, and giving 4 because there is no 3.5 based on the essential need in games like the above mentioned where looting is a major factor. Movement pad should stay in place, some areas are ridiculously frustrating due to this. And looting just for sakes of achievement ain't gratifying enough. great game with a very cool concept as jack of all trades but master of none.

Great fun, challenging without the frustration. Only issue's are that sometimes the controls are a bit lackluster. Like when dealing with large groups of bats. The only other thing is that I'd like to be able to see what in-game achievements I have collected. Don't want to go around killing 100 skeletons if I've already done it

The game is a love letter to old Final Fantasy and Zelda games. We follow Clink (Cloud and Link mashed together) through his somewhat generic quest to save the world. Along the way you will get to see the evolution of the RPG and adventure genres in graphics and mechanics, which is the most interesting part of the game. There are a lot of refferences for fans of these genres, and it's worth the 1$ I paid for it. Unfortunately the game is short and the story is barely there. Still recommended.

Walking you thru the different game styles from over the years, the graphics intentionally start as pixelated greens. Gaining abilities like "16-bit color" and "256-bit color" come quickly though, just like "Saving the Game" and "Free Movement". It gives you basic game enhancement discovers early to make the game simple but enjoyable, then let's you find more advanced things as the game progresses.