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So, here I am wandering the digital aisles of game stores, and yeah, there are like a million platformers. It’s like you can’t turn a corner without running into another one. What makes a game the next big thing like Celeste or Shovel Knight? Beats me. But I think it’s all about being kinda… weirdly different, you know?
Anyway, I ended up at PAX East 2025, and there it was — Love Eternal. No idea why it caught my eye. Oh right, the siblings behind it, they got this crazy backstory. Picture this: a move from Oregon to LA and boom, wildfires. It’s like they poured their chaos into the game. If you’ve ever seen Perfect Blue, this is like that—the game, I mean. More or less.
You start as Maya. Suburban life, chatting with the fam, then bam! Phone rings. Ominous vibe, like in a horror movie. She returns and poof, no family. Everything around her is ancient ruins now. Now, if that isn’t disorienting, then what is?
Oh! There was this image — tires screeching like wet cardboard. I know, I know, it’s weird, but bear with me.
Next, the juicy part: platforming. Maya can flip gravity like nobody’s business. Just imagine walking on ceilings. But wait, catch is, she needs to land first to flip again — can’t just float around flipping. Pic related: red stones in the air letting her flip mid-air. So yeah, puzzles. Tricky ones. Saw it — brain teaser alert!
Developers definitely have a thing for indie titles. Tons of Celeste and VVVVVV vibes. Puzzles are devilishly fiendish. But don’t worry, save points sprinkled all over. Die? Just try again. Like a video game form of tough love.
Okay, plot-wise? Apparently, you’re in a “castle built of bitter memories.” And, get this, Maya’s some suburban kid yanked away by a… lonely god? Haunting, right? Maybe. I’m betting on shock and trauma (the good kind?) by the end of this journey.
Expect a fast, four-hour soul ride when Love Eternal hits… later this year? Yeah, I think that’s right. Sounds oddly specific but whatever, it’s on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, PC. Stay tuned?
