Eternal Hope

I'd agree with the other reviews on this one. It's very similar to Limbo and Inside. The puzzles weren't anything revolutionary, but some could be a bit difficult. There is a lot of trial and error needed so be prepared to die. Also, of the achievements can't be done without dying so be prepared to die quite a bit. Other achievements are almost impossible unless you quite literally constantly switch between modes. However, it does have some interesting game play elements, the art is enjoyable, and the story is really beautiful, but heartbreaking. I cried at the end.
Do I recommend it? Yes, especially if you enjoy games like Limbo and Inside. I got this while it was on sale so if you're not sold on it then you can wait until it goes on sale to pick it up.

This one's a toughie....I'm ultimately going to recommend it, and it's a solid puzzle platformer, but there are some real flaws, particularly in the latter half of the game.

You play as a lovelorn fella trying to rescue the soul of his true love from the grasping claws of death. Along the way you'll have to float across pits, maneuver objects to solve puzzles and reach other areas, and occasionally avoid ferocious spirit monsters.

Positives:

Gameplay - This is going under positives and negatives......it's largely quite enjoyable with just enough environmental hints to let you know what you have to do next to solve a puzzle/progress further in the game. Really, it's mostly quite good......in the first half.....

Graphics/Visuals - Nothing special (and owes more than a little to Limbo), but pleasing to the eye and generally solid.

Music - Lovely....a little hokey and trite, but generally quite lovely.

Story - Well, it's mostly okay, but it needs a little more fleshing out; even with stone markers displaying the lithic equivalent of journal entries, it still needs more detail to provide background for the protagonist's journey. The basic plot (supernatural being kidnaps spirit of the protagonist's beloved) is solid, but the world he's travelling through and the monsters he encounters, and the ruined civilizations he ends up in? Needs more sauce/more time in the oven.


Negatives:

Gameplay part 2 - So, most of the game is fine, but due to the art style there are several occasions where some black silhouette turns out to be a critical puzzle element and there's ZERO to distinguish it from all the other black silhouette vases and urns and whatever that populate the levels. Also, in the final act, there are some frustrating sorta-stealth sections where not nearly enough environmental clues are provided to explain what you're supposed to do to avoid dying over and over and over again (thank goodness for walkthroughs).
Now, to the game's credit, when you resort to a walkthrough/playthrough video, the correct courses of action will largely be head-slappers of the "Why didn't I think of that, it's obvious in hindsight!" variety rather than galaxy-brain solutions. But more clues would have been better.

To sum up, I'm recommending the game, because it's fun and short and sweet, but absolutely are some frustrations in gameplay in the second half.

While I would recommend this game its conditional on getting it for a discount as while the art style and music are excellent the game is very short the controls feel to delayed for a platformer and some of the puzzles are pure guess work instead of building on prior knowledge.
The most obvious pure guess work puzzle involved moving a vase onto a switch but there is no indication the vase can be moved and the switch itself is invisible.

i think the game it alright but if you skip cutscenes the achievements dont pop which can not be as intended

Game play was a bit annoying, but the story was quite excellent!

I haven't finished this game but wanted to write out a review for it since it gave me a glimmer of hope in a very dark time in my life.

I felt like I was, for a time left without any friends and reached rock bottom. Like I had lost everything because I messed up. Throughout playing this game, it gave me a glimmer of hope, witnessing the story of someone who's broken and lost everything.

But piece by piece, they're learning to fix their life and achieve the one thing that made them truly happy in this life, while this is a story focused on love and soulmates. I like to view it as a message that no matter where you are at life, by soul fragment and soul fragment you can pick up all the pieces and restore your life to the point where you're happy to be alive again <3

I feel like I'm at that point and this game gave me the hope I needed to hold on until I made the life I've started being happy with.

Remember to never give up and remember Eternal Hope is always with you, just focus on finding a soul fragment a piece at a time and you'll be happy again I promise <3

Emotional backstory, 100% achievement is do-able and feels great to play (though I am glad there isn't a death-counter as gravity is not my friend... nor are the spikes, haha).