Eastward

I finished this game and I liked it, before I saw the ending.. I never understood how a little piece of content at the end could destroy all good past expirience, until Eastward showed me. The ending negated the whole adventure for me, as if it were all a dream of some dog [spoiler], a dog named John [/spoiler] [spoiler] At the end, all that charming characters we met died, all beautiful places we've been in our way was destroyed, and that would be fine, if not one of the most important characters, who survived with John, who was like a daughter for him and for us, Sam, doesn't remember our adventure or even John at the end, it's like it all was just a John's dream, and any of that never existed, or even worse, like all that feelings that Sam had for every character we met, for every loss we had been through, for all that happend to us and all that personal growth she had in that adventure were fake, like she never truly cared for any of that [/spoiler] At the end, even if I liked this game while I was playing it, ending just ruined it, I wanted at least answers but all I got is feeling that all that hours I spend on the story and characters was worthless

Do not buy this game. It has so many crashes that have been going on for years and the game devs stopped responding or fixing anything. In my case I wasn't even able to finish the prologue and the game crashed making it impossible to keep playing past certain point. I've tried rebooting the PC, uninstalling the game and reinstalling it on the Steam page, deleting my first played file and starting the game again. Nothing works.

Mid section of the game is a little slow. Nice ending. 6/10

It's not the "world's best action-adventure game", but it will still leave a good taste in passing. Some people may not like the story or its ending that much, but personally, I had a great time. The art is colorful, vibrant, and cheerful when it needs to be, as well as subtly sick and even gross at other times if it wants to. This is what I would call an "artist's game", where the art direction supercedes gameplay, and makes for a stunning, but sometimes a bit lacking in play, experience. Not for everyone, but if you enjoy action-adventure games, go ham.

Eastward is a game that does not live up to its potential. The art is stunning. The setting seems interesting. Several gameplay elements are creative and fun. However, the game overall is just not fun. The writing is not good, and the control is very annoying if you don't have a controller. I tried to finish this game to give it a more thorough review, but I just couldn't get myself to play it anymore. In one of the starting screens of this game, it says something like this: “for the best gameplay experience, use a controller". The truth is, for PLAYABLE gameplay experience, use a controller. Lots of combat and puzzle solving involve directing your weapon to a specific angle and using a mouse to do that is an absolute nightmare. There is a lot of coordination between WASD and the mouse, and the design of this game penalizes you for not getting the perfect coordination. For example, John, one of the protagonists you play, will need to swing a frying pan to launch a bomb you drop across a barrier. Sometimes, I had my mouse at 2'o clock and John facing 3'o clock, but the character would look like he's swinging the pan to hit at 3'o clock. What happened was the bomb did not fly into the 2’o clock direction, and it failed to trigger a switch. This problem can be avoided by having a bomb throwing mechanism that is triggered by a hotkey, and then the player can use the mouse to aim the bomb. Throwing a bomb also makes more sense than using a fry pan to launch a bomb. After getting frustrated with this game, I borrowed my friend’s controller to play it once, and the game became significantly easier, since one joystick would control both the character's movement and the aiming direction, and the joystick would also give you more diverse directions compared to WASD. So, if you don’t have a controller, stay away from this game. Another big issue with this game is that it is boring. The gameplay is lacking, and many contents are just fillers. I have played two chapters. There are dungeons in each chapter, but there’s no incentive for you to go in there, since your characters John and Sam would not gain experience or loot from combat. Before you can trigger the boss fight in these dungeons, you have to go through scenes that are irrelevant to the main plot to progress. These scenes are also badly written and unskippable. In one chapter, the game even told me to find something to do to pass time, except there’s nothing to do in game. There is no side quest. Talking to the NPCs won’t do anything. I really want to continue playing this game because I like the pixel art a lot, but the gameplay and story are so lackluster that they deter me from playing.

A pretty decent game with a great story although a warning is that at a point in the story near the end it feels like they suddenly decided to "jump the shark" with the story but the gameplay was still good. Overall still a good experience with a decent ending.

The game has problems here and there but I think eastward one of the best on pc of it's genre, the gameplay of stunning enemies with sam and then beating up with john is pretty solid throughout the game. Some parts feel too long at times but they don't overstay their welcome too much. Overall, especially with the DLC, this game's pretty awesome

This is an amazing adventure. The soundtrack is great and the combat feels strangely similar to a game called Spiral Knights. Which is a good thing because it lacks all the problems Spiral Knights has. The soundtrack for this game is the best part, which is saying something because the rest is already great. One of my favorite games. If you've got a bit of time and are looking for an adventure that's a bit cryptic but awesome, try this.

This game is one of my absolute favorites. The graphic is cute, the music is very well done, the characters are lovable and the story keeps you invested. The only points that i could critizise are the difficulty. I wouldnt have mind different difficulty setting so make the game a bigger challenge, at least the bossfights that is. The other thing is that the text in the speechbubbles sometimes go with a high speed that make reading them hard and reading them out loud, while i was streaming, impossible. But these are just minor things. Overall i can only recommand the game.

Absolutely lovely little game. One of my favourite games ever after playing it. The art is amazing and I really enjoyed taking my time and just taking in the game slowly, talking to each NPC, looking at the world, enjoying what was going on. I enjoyed that the game wasn't just all slice of life, but also not just a constant high stakes plot, there's a bit of both in the game. The gameplay wasn't anything special, but it also isn't as bad as a number of people seem to claim. Going into the game with tempered expectations, much like many things, is recommended. Just keep an open mind, don't expect too much but also don't expect too little. That's a good way to ruin things for yourself.

Needs either more DLC or a full on sequel. Rich with story and the gameplay on it's own is also very fun as well. Cannot stop recommending this masterpiece to people LOL.

I really love this game. Sam and John are so cute, and the fighting mechanic was fun and smooth to play. My only critique is the story is that kind of nonsensical story that you can only understand the basics of what is going on. Everything else is so convoluted I was really lost. The writing is funny though, and even though there is a lot of unnecessary filler, it never felt boring. It just felt confusing. I would definitely recommend it though. The main characters, art style, and game play are all amazing.

It is an amazing game and I would highly recommend it to others

just finished chapter one. this game has beautiful pixel art, compelling storyline, engaging dialogue, fun gameplay...love it, looking forward to chapter 2.

Amazing story with a amazining artstyle. I love the story. I cant comment much without spoiling anything

Eastward was a delightful, dark, and hopeful experience filled with an amount of personality that will live rent free in your mind for days if not weeks after you finish it. If you are a fan of character-centric adventures, I'd highly recommend picking this up.

Basic gameplay and boring storytelling is still basic and boring even when dressed up in the most beautiful pixel art you've ever seen.

beautiful experience i wish to delete my memory and play it again

Beautiful Art Style. Amazing Soundtrack. Charming NPCS. Cool storyline.

画风真好看！！剧情很很完美呜呜呜！很喜欢！！！！

looks good, plays like shit

Love Pixel Games? you cant die without playing this

Absolutely breathtaking experience

Excellent game!

Green coin good

This Game is hidden Gem.