Evoland Legendary Edition

this collection of both evoland 1 & 2 are both fairly enjoyable to go through, as a fun little romp.

the first game is more of a gimmick kind of fun, as the further you progress in the game the more the increases in technology come. there unfortunately isn't much past that though, as the story and characters are incredibly lacking, becoming relevant only at the last hour of the game. overall just thought it was okay,

the second game however is a marked improvement, featuring a much needed fleshed out story, and characters that actually reoccur more than once. granted, it doesn't have a particularly deep story nor characters but they are there and still add to the experience. this time around, the game is structured a lot like chrono trigger, to the point where they reutilize several elements from that game, but also add the evolution gimmick in as well.

the most fun part was seeing the game change game modes several times throughout the adventure, although i'll never forgive the hardcore difficulty in the ice section of the game. on top of that, i played the game at 2000fps, and it broke a couple things. don't recommend that.

overall, evoland 2 is definitely worth playing.

A love letter to gaming—written in crayon, pixel art, and eventually HD.

I played the original two versions of Evoland 1 and 2 quite recently. They're great games, but it's a little unclear what this offers that the original versions did not. I guess this will run on modern Macs, and you can also use controllers for the 1st game. On the other hand, I ran into an achievement bug in the second game here that I did not have with the original version. Plus, while there are some minor script changes in the second game here, they didn't fix some questionable grammar and typos in some late cutscenes.
I'm going thumbs-up because the underlying games are good and worth your time.

All I’m saying is it’s worth the £4 ~$5 on sale but don’t watch videos of it it ruins it a bit fun game tho not to mention that it comes with 1 and 2 and 1 is a short story packed game but 2 has more than 20 hours of gameplay

To note, this is a collection game of the Evoland 1 & 2, so is strictly better than buying them individually. I will split this review into two parts, one for each game.
Evoland 1:
Super short game, only took 3 hours, but has one of the coolest concepts I have seen in a game where you continuously progress through the different eras of gaming. This game main revolves around either JRPG or top down Legend of Zelda game play, with occasionally some other game types thrown in. This definitely has a lot of promise, but the game play i found clunky. Additionally the story is boring and filled with lots of bad stereotypes. One thing I really wish was that there was actually more often switching between the two main styles instead of areas being pretty much compartmentalized into the different types of game play.
Evoland 2:
This is actually a complete and polished game taking me 30 hours to 100% (collectibles wise). The game is reduced to be legend of Zelda game play for 50% of the time, 30% 2D platformer, with the rest being occasional story driven game play style changes. These span, bullet hells, fighting games, beat-em-ups, bejeweled, JRPGs, among others. The evolving through the ages of gaming has been entirely replaced in this game and is replaced with each era of gaming representing a different time in the time line. That is right, this is a time traveling game. The story is actually quite good in this game and has quite a bit of depth if you are one to try and figure out the lore. All and all I would recommend this game for people to play if you are a fan of more exploration and puzzle based games.
Final thoughts:
I would say that I much more enjoyed my time playing Evoland 2 than 1, but that Evoland 1 has the better potential game concept.

The first one was short and felt like you progressed faster, but was still quite fun to play. The second I haven't finished, but the progress definitely feels slower. I find them both fun plays when you just want to pick something up that isn't too intense.

I've always wanted a game like **Evoland**, a game that evolved in graphical style and gameplay complexity as I progressed. This part of the game is excellent. The parody/celebration of adventure and RPG tropes, particularly those of **Zelda** and **Final Fantasy** are also welcome... at first. The constant winking and nodding at the player does get tiresome after a while.
The gameplay is rudimentary, janky, and frustrating. There's no real sense of tactility in the combat, it feels vague and unsatisfying, and I never know whether my blows will actually land.
The plot... kind of isn't one. The characters don't develop, themselves being little more than parodies of Link and Aeris respectively. The main villain, whom you do not meet until pretty much the end of the game, is an obvious Sephiroth homage.
All in all, **Evoland** feels more like a tech demo or proof-of-concept than an actual game. That said, it is a concept I want more of, and the sequel is apparently much better regarded and content rich, so I'm looking forward to playing that. (It is also included in this collection.)
So, an old (2013) indie game, riddled with jank, feels incomplete. Still, premise shows promise. 6/10