The constant changing of graphical styles and its accompanying gameplay limitations, whatever they may be, make it so that no one graphical or gameplay style gets stale. Don’t get too comfortable with those fancy aesthetics just yet though, because both Evoland games will frequently revert back to the designs (and limitations) of the past, often as part of the story process. Both games will bring you through the minimalistic Gameboy-esque color palette and design limitations, all the way to more “modern” (albeit cartoony) three-dimensional graphics. Over time, you will continue to add to the world in the form of additional actions and, sometimes, completely new graphical overhauls. Quickly, though, you will begin to unlock things such as multi-directional movement, sound, and the ability to interact with the environment. You will start both of these games under the guise of an original Gameboy game, and will only be able to move in a single direction for a time. While Evoland 1 closely follows the history of the adventure and RPG genres – starting from the 80s up to around the PS1 era – Evoland 2 takes it a step further by applying additional genres, such as the fighter and arcade scrolling shooter. As alluded to earlier, both Evoland titles are best described as a collection of game design concepts spanning multiple decades, stitched together to be consumed through the framework of a single game.

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