Eventide: Slavic Fable

This is another Artifex Mundi title here and another quick completion with a few more quirks to boot. Eventide sees you take control of a botanist who travels to some forest to save some flowers. However, she is attacked by Mothra and needs to go on a quest to stop the evil goat man from killing her grandma and becoming all powerful.

In the Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride, the protagonist had the uncanny ability to do pretty much anything. In Eventide, however it’s a different story. The character has had their brain melted to the point that they can’t do the simplest of things. Like using a stick to reach a high up object. Or using a knife to cut some string because it’s not the knife the game wants to use. Honestly, the specific item requirements seem to get more ridiculous the more of these games I play.

Outside of the game play there are two new sets of collectibles and not a lot else that different from previous titles. It’s not disappointing though and still provides the same level of fun as the others. None of the puzzles were ridiculous while still providing a challenge.

The one big annoyance though was the music. The sound was really high-pitched and jarring to the point where we had to turn it down.

Achievements – 1,000 Points – 27 Achievements

As these games have come out, they seem to be swinging more towards story related achievements. 10 of the 27 are awarded for story completion, and another for playing through on expert. In addition to these lot, you’ve got the usual ones for completing the game without using any hints or skipping any puzzles. You also have to find three items in a hidden picture scene within 3 seconds which also should come naturally.

The unique achievements to this game involve having to collect ethereal flowers, which are bright purple and pretty difficult to miss. The only thing to be aware of is that they show up in both mini scenes and the main scenes so you have to look everywhere. There are three achievements associated with these.

There are another three achievements associated with collecting various bestiary cards which show the animals you encounter on your travels. These are a little harder to find but, unlike the flowers, can be tracked in the collectibles menu and they are recorded in the order they are found within the game. This makes it easier to know which ones you’ve missed and where you may be able to find them.

Downloadable Content – N/A

Despite character retardation, Eventide is still enjoyable albeit a little frustrating. There are not many games left in the series for me to play now and they are starting to grate on me a little. Hopefully the next title will be a little refreshing.