Ereban Shadow Legacy from Baby Robot Games is a fast-paced stealth action platformer title. The game features an art style that’s incredibly captivating but does the rest of the title hold up and is it worth diving into?
Ereban Shadow Legacy
Players in Ereban Shadow Legacy will take on the role of Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race known as the Ereban. You’ll start the game off on a space station that belongs to Helios, a corporation that’s supposedly brought peace to the galaxy by harnessing the power of a sun.
However as it usually goes with things like this, there’s a far more sinister side to Helios that we’re not aware of and things go south quite quickly after a brief training session with the Helios A.I called Nascent. Ayana will have to fight for her life and escape and this is where the game really kicks off.
After a brief encounter with a shady member of a resistance force, you’ll crash onto a sand planet and dig deeper into Ereban’s story, learning more about yourself and your race as you explore levels and pick up collectibles.
Gameplay in Ereban Shadow Legacy involves using your shadow powers to traverse areas and avoid robots. Ayana can enter into the darkness and move around at a higher speed unrestricted in a similar manner to how the characters can move in Splatoon in their inkform. You can also unlock and use gadgets and abilities as the game progresses. These all help you in getting to your goal in each level and while it’s quite formulaic, it’s very straightforward and enjoyable.
You’ll have to scan your environment and use your skills to either completely avoid enemy robots or try to take every single one of them down. Each level therefore becomes quite a challenge to get through depending on your playstyle. Personally, I really enjoyed hunting down the robots one by one and picking them off. This was reminiscent of another game named Aragami from a few years back which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Ereban Shadow Legacy ticks all the right boxes for a good stealth action game, however it does suffer from some problems. The game does not seem to like you using your shadow powers to traverse some objects and it can and will throw you around a bit in the wrong direction. This can ultimately cause you to be detected or caught by robots. You will also mess up quite a bit when it comes to platforming your way across some gaps and crevices. Timing your jumps with meticulous precision is therefore required and this might upset some gamers who aren’t as adept with platforming through games in general.
The soundtrack of Ereban Shadow Legacy is perfectly suited to the type of game it is and surprisingly, the voice acting in the game is well done with Ayana herself sounding quite believable as the lone survivor of her race with multiple questions running through her mind.
Graphically, Ereban Shadow Legacy is a beautiful game with an artstyle that’s extremely captivating. The colours are really vibrant and contrast perfectly with the shadows throughout the game. The animations are also spot on and watching Ayana knife a robot never gets old because of how satisfying it is to see, especially if you’re doing an aerial takedown.
Ereban Shadow Legacy is a remarkably enjoyable game despite borrowing heavily from other greats in its genre. It does just enough to set itself apart from other games though and has an enjoyable story to boot. If you’re in the market for a platformer game with some replayability due to different play styles, Ereban Shadow Legacy is a title you should definitely check out.
The game isn’t that long at around 5 to 6 hours in length or longer depending on if you want to replay levels to get everything. Just be warned that the controls can be a bit unwieldy especially when coming out of the shadows or traversing vertical sections.
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