Everhood (2021)

Everhood: Eternity Edition is a very successful rhythm adventure game, but it fails to reach the level of stardom of the game from which it is inspired. It's a very fun adventure, with a different combat style, a well-built world and a soundtrack that makes me tap my foot. But it tries too hard and without success to be a new Undertale, ending up leaving something to be desired in some moments of the story (especially in the ending) and in the characters it presents. It's a great, great indie, which I'll want to return to more often, but it falls a little short in some aspects, which prevents it from being a title for the ages.

Everhood: Eternity Edition brings to PlayStation platforms intense rhythm challenges, good electronic music, surrealist story and a lot of psychedelia. Fortunately, difficulty options help make this trip more accessible to those who want the dreamlike experience without suffering (too much) from the required reflexes. It may not be for everyone, but its peculiarities will fall in the taste of the target audience.

As one of the weirdest games I've ever played, Everhood: Eternity Edition stands tall as a unique and challenging reverse rhythm game.

After spending hours with it and writing this review, I still don't fully understand what Everhood: Eternity Edition is. However, I do know that it's a unique and mesmerizing experience by Chris Nordgren and Jordi Roca, capable of questioning its foundations and the player's role. Accompanying Rosso on his journey reveals a convincing and multifaceted gameplay, with a complex and hypnotic universe filled with bizarre characters.

Everhood just wasn't as thought-provoking as the subtitle "An Ineffable Tale of the Inexpressible Divine Moments of Truth" might suggest. While I found some enjoyment in the later part of the game, it didn't hit all the right notes for me.