Mini Review Lost Eidolons PS5 Solid Fire EmblemEsque Strategy Is Rough Around the Edges
Mire Emblem.
Lost Eidolons is an uncommon sight in the current RPG landscape. It's a strategy title that takes clear inspiration from games like Fire Emblem, but it forgoes a stylised art direction for realistic-looking characters who, at a glance, wouldn't appear out of place in a AAA, blockbuster production. And that's an important point to make, because outside of its largely solid voice acting and decent combat animations, Lost Eidolons feels decidedly thrown together, particularly in terms of presentation and performance. A strange mix, to say the least.
You take command of the battlefield as Eden, a local gang leader whose muddy village exploits give rise to a mercenary company that grows over the course of a 26-chapter campaign. It's a rags-to-riches story set in an intriguing medieval world, where a seemingly mad emperor's once iron grip on the land is loosening. Seeing Eden and his merry band of mercs establish themselves as a major player makes for a compelling story, even if the dialogue and cutscene pacing is tediously drawn out at times.
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