Developed and published by Cococucumber, Echo generation: Midnight Edition is the new version of, forgive the redundancy, Echo generation of 2021. This is a turn-based RPG graphic adventure located in Maple Town. Its “pixelated 3D” graphics are loaded with personality and its music highlights the mysterious tone of the game.
The story puts us in the shoes of a young man (or young woman) who, with a friend, tries to record a film about extraterrestrials. In doing so, they discover strange happenings in the town, which end up being linked to the disappearance of the protagonist’s father. We’ll have to meet all sorts of characters and creatures, from boxer raccoons to giant rats to an alien invasion. On this occasion, we were able to play the version of Steam.
Echo Generation gameplay
Echo generation combines elements of a point-and-click adventure with a classic turn-based RPG. We will have to look for useful objects and talk with the characters to advance in the story. Compared to the original version, which did not provide clear guidance on what was needed to move forward, the Midnight Edition includes a new tracking system. It is a journal in which we will see the objectives
Turn-based battles are similar to Mario RPGwhere attacks and abilities are performed via mini-games. Each skill has its own challenge, with the most powerful being the most complicated to perform. The more precise we are in the mini-games, the more damage we will do. Skill points are shared between the whole team, so we will have to use them carefully. For example, if our character has 4 points and 3 others, the group will have 7 points in total to use skills.
Skills are unlocked by finding comics scattered throughout the game. We can also obtain them by exchanging items with characters or completing certain events.
The importance of healing items
It may seem that the combat system of Echo Generation: Midnight Edition It’s simple, but Battles can quickly become complicated. This will happen especially if we have few healing items, which prove essential since the enemies do considerable damage to us. Skill points, needed to acquire skills, are also rare. It is true that as we move forward we find a greater number of objects.
On another side, health does not automatically regenerate after battles, unless we level up, which requires us to heal frequently or return home to rest. Teammates, like your sister Lily and various pets, also start at a low level and require effort to level up. Skill points regenerate
All this means is that, especially at the beginning, you’ll have trouble if you don’t find enough items, because there is practically no way to dodge enemy attacks, there is not even a percentage of error in their attacks, they always hit. There are times when you can do certain things to dodge, but very rarely and only on important bosses.
The audiovisual and technical section
The aesthetics of Echo Generation: Midnight Edition It’s pure 80s. From the first moment, you have the impression of being inside legendary films of the time, such as The Goonies, The Gremlins, AND or more currently Stranger Things. The setting of alien mysteries, strange monsters and bizarre situations fits these three-dimensional pixelated graphics like a glove. Seeing strange doll-like monsters, friendly ghosts or a rapping raccoon with a backwards cap is undoubtedly perfect.
Everything is full of details and movement, the animations are very pleasant to see and the lighting is neat, it’s a beautiful game. Technically the game is very solvent, there are not many configuration options on PC but it is the case. compatible with ultra-wide resolutions
As for the soundtrack, I can tell you that there is more than one theme that has been on my mind for days, notably that of the library. The whole thing has an 80s space and techno vibe that goes very well with the adventure and tense situations.
In short, Echo Generation: Midnight Edition is…
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition try to capture the essence of graphic adventures and the addition of turn-based RPG elements and, to be honest, this is nice. Although it is true that the dependence we have on healing items does not completely convince me, although with progress it is somewhat resolved.
The game is also very beautiful graphically and the soundtrack accompanies it perfectly. The characters are also colorful and likeable. There is no doubt that, even with his affairs, Echo Generation: Midnight Edition This ends up being a very fun game, which It will give us about 8 hours of quality pleasure, highly recommended.
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
Pro.
- Improvements compared to the original version
- The mix of RPG and graphic adventure
- The atmosphere
Contra.
- Addiction to Healing Items
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