Natural selection kneads like good bread in this review of The Eternal Cylinder
The evolution of the species described by Darwin is the main axis to offer the diversity of flora and fauna that we have today. What Darwin didn’t know is that this evolution can be wiped out in one fell swoop if a huge scroll destroys everything living on the surface of the planet. Under this hostile environment grows The eternal cylinder, a title developed by ACE Team and Good Sepherd Entertainment which returns to the fray with an improved version for the current generation. Are you interested in knowing the dangers of this alien world and what the new edition of the game offers us?
From egg to sky
Maybe the little creatures called trebhum are not the species best adapted to the environment. They are small, defenseless, and the perfect food for other larger beasts. But they have a virtue that makes them unique: his ability to mutate and adapt to the situations that the hostile environment favors. And with this pinch of ingenuity we will not only have to flee the Cylinder that destroys everything it surprises in its path, but also decipher the mysteries that hide in the sanctuaries that we will visit.
Under the pressure of always being in danger, we will have to go on a journey in search of long-awaited freedom. Thanks to the trunk that our protagonist will have, we can absorb different materials and objects scattered around the world. Some of them will give us water and food to survive our journey, but others will give us new powers that will be needed to overcome the obstacles that the planet offers.
The power of evolution
Although at first we will only have one trebhum available, over the hours we will be able to form a group of these creatures. Beyond “making pineapple”, we can give each bug a unique quality. As we mentioned earlier, this species has an incredible ability to mutate which happens instantly when it absorbs a specific material.
Thus, our super little hero from The Eternal Cylinder will be able to learn to jump, to be bioluminescent, to protect himself from the cold thanks to an additional fur or even to breathe through toxic gas zones. At the end, this turns out to be a curious way to pose the puzzles that we will find in our escape from the Cylinder.
To mutate your neurons!
And it is precisely the puzzles that will be the usual tonic of the adventure. It is true that we will have persecutions caused by this huge cylinder, and we will have to take our feet in the dust when we leave our “comfort zone” and let the bestiality start rolling again. What appears to be constant stress is not because of these downtimes or checkpoints that the colossal structure makes touch a pillar of the strange planet to which we belong.
From my point of view it is a pity that the universe of The Eternal Cylinder has not been exploited a little more. To begin with, despite the 50 mutations that we can find for our trebhum, There aren’t very palpable changes that are evident on screen. It’s a shame we don’t see different shapes beyond becoming a cube or being brighter.
I’m also not very convinced by his puzzle proposal. Its mechanics are good, but I miss a little more tension in the environment. Yes, there are predators that will see us as their lunch, and even the so-called acolytes, huge beasts that we won’t be able to face. But that leak, those action moments across the scene, aren’t properly reflected in our order.
Happy birthday, trebhum!
We can’t forget that we analyze The Eternal Cylinder: Anniversary Update, and this involves a series of improvements and novelties that are applied in its base game. To begin with, we will have a visual improvement, with higher resolution and better performance. We will even have Ray Tracing! Environmental destruction is still real-time, but now, with this facelift, it will be more spectacular.
In addition, this review will include two new types of animals in the bizarre bestiary of the planet and an additional mutation this will allow us to shoot through the trunk and thus warn enemies of our ferocity. These are not sufficient reasons to replay the game if you have already completed it, but they can complete the experience if we are undecided in acquiring it.
Conclusion of the Eternal Cylinder
ACE Team and Good Sepherd Entertainment are back with an improved version of their quirky and unique game. Embodying a trebhum, we must survive the threat of a huge roller that crushes everything it catches. The only way to escape a fateful fate will be to flee while we find a way to avoid its weight on our heads.
The Eternal Cylinder offers us a puzzle title where the mutations that our little bug can make are the essential playable base of the game. There will be more than 50 modifications, and we will have to use them wisely to overcome the dangers that the hostile world brings to us. has prepared. I miss a bit more straight action instead of so many puzzles, but at least those hunting moments manage to offer us enough tension before we tackle the next puzzle. Ready to save the evolution of this unknown species?
The Eternal Cylinder – Anniversary Update
24,99$
Advantages
- Interesting approach escaping the cylinder
- 50 different mutations for our trebhum
- Interesting story that feeds our curiosity and survival instinct
The inconvenients
- I need a little more action and tension
- Although it has been visually polished, it is also not a pointer in this section.
- It would be cool to evolve into completely different species
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