Eclipse: Edge of Light makes the most out of its humble mobile beginnings, making exploration visually and aurally entertaining. Deeper gameplay and a bigger focus on narrative would have pushed the game to the next level, but being able to ride a jetpack for a few hours is a winning mechanic right from the start.
Eclipse: Edge of Light
White Elk LLC · Nov 14, 2019
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Explore an unknown world. Discover its past. Uncover its mystery.
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- 6.0There are better games available on the platform - Farpoint, Obduction, hell even Skyrim VR - that make great use of the technology to create compelling and mysterious adventures despite the system’s limitations. VR-enabled or not, I came away feeling that Eclipse: Edge of Light was very middle of the road. It’s not terrible but it won’t leave a lasting impression.
- Although Eclipse: Edge of Light is a highly atmospheric game of planetary exploration, it loses its luster when moved from its VR origins to the flat screen of the Nintendo Switch. It’s an easy world to explore for a few hours, but one that offers little overall reward for its $15 asking price.
- There is nothing entirely bad about Eclipse: Edge of Light, but there is nothing entirely good about it either. The graphics are fine, the gameplay is simplistic, and the collecting of the story is more interesting than the story itself. Luckily, at around three hours long, none of these things have the time to affect you in a negative way. The game doesn’t outstay its welcome, so the gameplay never gets to feel overly repetitive because of this, but is that really a check in the “pro” column? What may have been a very good experience to show off mobile VR to someone just doesn’t translate to higher end VR units.
- 5.0Slow progression, short game length, and a blasé narrative came together to ensure I wouldn't want to take this adventure again...unless I just didn't have much else to do on my Switch. And without VR support for this version, there's no way to even pretend you're really some explorer who uncovered an ancient civilization. You just move like someone ancient.
- Eclipse: Edge of Light is a very engaging story that I found myself more attached to than I was expecting. Though it only lasts a few hours, that time yields a rich experience. I do wish there was more to it, but what is here is solid. While the Switch version perhaps carries a bit too much of the original release with it in terms of design choices made for VR, the core adventure will still be rewarding for those who are patient.
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