There are a wide cast of characters that youвЂ™ll meet in Eastward. But after a certain point, the story started moving faster to get towards the end rather than take the time to completely flesh out the story. As you progress, each area builds on the last and the details that you are able to gleam through conversation. Unfortunately, the storytelling in general for Eastward slowly starts unraveling in a way that shows its weaknesses. ThatвЂ™s exactly how you find yourself, Sam, and a strange jester known as Jasper thrown right towards the surface. All talk about the surface is prohibited, with the threat of being forced to the surface looming over everyoneвЂ™s heads.

You start off the game in Potrock Isle, an underground community.ДЄs you play through the beginning of the game, you quickly learn that the surface has been dubbed as a place of death. ItвЂ™s not explained until much later why this is the case. You donвЂ™t see how the two meet in-game, but there is a cutscene that plays before the game starts out that partially explains how it happened, showing John coming across Sam in some sort of cocoon in one of the underground dig siteвЂ™s caverns. He takes care of a young mysterious girl known as Sam. You play as John, a silent protagonist who works as a digger in an underground town known as Potrock Isle. But does the rest of the game hold up alongside the amazing aesthetics? LetвЂ™s dig deeper and find out. With gorgeous pixel art and beautiful music, Eastward having such a push of support prior to its release makes complete sense. Developed by Pixpil and published by Chucklefish, the hype around this game grew alongside each trailer, press article, and interview shown.

Eastward has had a lot of hype surrounding its release.

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