Eternal Hope

I came across this game after a friend posted a screenshot. The art style immediately grabbed me. I wasted no time picking it up for myself and streaming it. What a gem. If you are a fan of Limbo, this game is a must play. It's a less difficult and prettier version of Limbo. The checkpoints are extremely generous, so if you die, it's not rage inducing. The sale price is an absolute steal, but I'm happy having paid near full price. I only encountered one glitch that was easily resolved by reloading the checkpoint. I played with a controller and had no movement or control issues at all. Everything was fluid and responsive. I enjoyed the game so much I went back and got all of the achievements. I can't recommend this game highly enough.

At first this may look like another Limbo clone, but Eternal Hope have enough elements to hold an identity of its own. The game has good ambience, a nice flow, responsive controls and good puzzle variety, with cool mechanics to solve them.
The difficulty is average, some puzzles may take a few attemps but nothing to get stuck on. As for the game length, it's somewhat short (2~3 hours). You may need a second playthrough to find all collectibles.

Eternal Hope Review: A Beautiful Puzzle Platformer That Touches The Heart
If you've ever ventured into the intriguing, silhouette-filled worlds of games like LIMBO or INSIDE, then Eternal Hope deserves a spot on your radar. This 2D side-scroller is a charming platforming adventure that delivers more than you might expect.
Eternal Hope begins with a poignant setup: a young boy named Ti’bi is on a quest to save the love of his life in a post-apocalyptic land.
After a tragic accident claims her life, Ti’bi's mourning is disrupted by a mysterious entity known as the keeper of souls. The keeper offers a deal: if Ti’bi collects the shattered fragments of his beloved's soul scattered throughout this desolate world and brings them to the keeper's temple, she can be revived. The stage is set for a heartfelt journey.
The gameplay in Eternal Hope is simple yet effective. Whether you're using a keyboard or a joystick, Ti’bi's movements are easy to master. The controls mainly involve running, jumping, and interacting with your surroundings. Your primary objective is to navigate the world, solving puzzles that block your path to collecting the soul fragments.
As you progress through the game, an interesting mechanic emerges. Ti’bi gains the ability to enter the "land of shadows," effectively granting him access to a second plane of existence. This power allows him to manipulate the environment, removing or adding elements that change the landscape. This dual-dimension gameplay adds an intriguing layer to the puzzles and keeps the gameplay fresh.
Visually, Eternal Hope shines. The game presents a captivating world filled with beautifully designed environments. The interactive layer is mostly in silhouette, which beautifully contrasts with soft, colorful backgrounds. When Ti’bi shifts into the land of shadows, the palette takes on faded, washed-out hues to emphasize the realm of death. Occasional cutscenes, resembling illustrations from a children's picture book, convey key emotional moments in the story.
However, where Eternal Hope truly excels is its soundtrack. The game's music creates a fitting atmosphere for each scene, transitioning seamlessly from calm melodies while exploring to frenetic strings during intense encounters.
Though the game features enemies, it doesn't rely heavily on reflexes. Instead, it emphasizes observation and problem-solving. You might die, but these moments serve as learning experiences. You'll discover how to deal with certain obstacles by carefully observing your surroundings, adding an element of strategy to the gameplay.
On the downside, I encountered a few technical issues, like a tutorial bug and some puzzles breaking. Fortunately, these were minor and didn't significantly impact my experience.
Overall, Eternal Hope doesn't bring groundbreaking innovation to the puzzle-platformer genre, but it's a well-crafted adventure that's thoroughly enjoyable. It's a bittersweet journey that, despite its occasional challenges, offers a beautiful and captivating experience. If you're on the lookout for a short yet memorable gaming adventure, give Eternal Hope a chance.

A pretty short puzzle platformer that's fairly derivative of previous games, it's nothing you havn't seen before both in plot, theme and mechanics. It's the usual push and pull boxes, pull levers, horrific deaths... if you played Limbo, this is pretty much exactly that but with a minor twist on the artstyle. The controls are a bit jank and definitly not as good as it should be, but not quite as bad as some other make it out to be IMO, for the most part it works perfectly fine, the generous checkpoints make it so that you never have to replay too much if you die.
If you care about 100% the game it does have tons of checkpoints you can restart at any time from, pretty much after each main obstacle, so you can always go back and pick up the colectables you didn't find the first time. Always nice when devs does that. Picked it up at a pretty deep sale but it was worth it for a handful of €. I would probably not recomend it for full price, but on a sale? Sure. Ending is definitly sequelbaiting, let's see if that ever happens.

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