I initially thought tying my progress in the story to the development of my oasis would bother me, but it actually made my experience better. Limitations on where I can craft and equip weapons, where I can assemble my squad, and who I can assign to what task feel like remnants of a more restrictive era in gaming. Other niggling issues I learn to live with. Whether that is turning into a ball, using magic to illuminate a room, or flying to a distant ledge, the game forces me to swap out my squad more times than I like. Residents, all of whom I can call upon to join me in battle, each have a skill I will need to proceed through the game. For much of my adventure, including multiple times in most dungeons, I must return to my oasis to switch out my team for members that have the necessary skills to solve specific puzzles or reach certain chests. The map offers plenty to explore as it is littered with chests to unlock and puzzles to solve, but that actually might be the biggest point of contention. There is some noteworthy, middle-eastern décor to be found and the developers do try to change up the scenery in a few parts of the game, but it isn’t enough to make the world of Ever Oasis impactful. There are no significant points of interest and it is easy to get lost with how similar everything looks. In fact, beyond my oasis, there really isn’t anything quite memorable about the land.
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It’s just a shame these dungeons lack the diversity in design usually seen in the series outside of Breath of the Wild. The Zelda influence extends into the several dungeons in the game as well, each skillfully mixing combat with puzzle-solving to create some tricky challenges and memorable moments. This is the other part of the game, the Zelda-like action-adventure portion. It’s my responsibility to keep these shops well stocked, so I must venture out into the desert wasteland looking for supplies. As the population grows my oasis levels up and expands to allow for more shops. Part of it is a city builder, where I must go out into the world to find residents for my budding oasis, helping them set up shops that in turn bring in more potential tenants. Because the end of the world might be at my door, but this is capitalism baby and that shit don’t quit for anything.Įver Oasis weaves two genres into one charming game. And as the Chaos wraps itself around this last spot of green goodness, I know what I must do: I need to build a donut shop.
My seedling, the little Tethu, along with the last water spirit Esna, is the only being powerful enough to stop it. Now, it targets my oasis, my little vessel of hope in this arid wasteland, and it will stop at nothing until my home is wiped from existence. Nobody, no creature, has been able to stand up to it. The figureless fright known as Chaos has devoured and decimated every last ounce of good from the world, erasing each oasis it is able to corrupt. In the midst of a vast and expanding desert landscape stands this world’s last chance for survival.
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