Another Eden Begins Review Summary

With full voice acting, a compelling story, improved visuals, and engaging chain combat, this game shines despite cumbersome demo save transfers and controller and mouse support issues.

Full Voice Acting Praised: Multiple clusters highlight that voice acting significantly enhances the story, adding immersion and emotion compared to the mobile version. It is a generous addition that fills a gap and is well-received.

Compelling Story and Characters: The story is highly regarded, with a strong main narrative and emotional character quests. Time travel creates varied situations, and the final chapters are particularly praised.

Improved Graphics and Visuals: Graphics are improved over the mobile predecessor, with higher fidelity and impressive visuals. The game looks amazing, especially on SteamOS and Linux devices.

Engaging Chain Combat System: The new chain skill system adds depth and strategy to turn-based combat, making party building and skill planning very fun. It is a fresh concept for turn-based battles.

Excellent Soundtrack and Music: The music, including battle BGM, is excellent and elevates the adventure atmosphere. Sound effects and voice work are carefully done.

Demo save transfer is cumbersome: The demo save cannot be automatically inherited and requires manual copy-paste, with official guides needed. This process is often described as unfriendly and terrible.

Controller and mouse support issues: Controller support is not working properly, and mouse controls are absent, with clicking acting as enter. Keyboard key bindings cannot be customized, leading to awkward controls.

Feels like a simple mobile port: Many reviewers feel the game is not differentiated enough from the predecessor mobile game, lacking novelty and standard features expected in modern RPGs like auto-battle. Graphics and combat are seen as cheap, resembling a mobile adaptation.

Combat is far too easy: Many players report that combat difficulty is too low, with enemies easily defeated after buffs and debuffs, even one-hit kills on story bosses. The introduction of numerous systems from the start further trivializes battles.

Audio and visual issues: Problems include muffled audio in some scenes, low-resolution animated cutscenes, no ultrawide support (black borders), and janky animations. These detract from the overall presentation.

Classic JRPG with party system: The game is described as an old-school JRPG featuring a party system with character switching and party formation options. Players obtain characters through the story rather than gacha, and combat involves chain skills with full voice acting.

Single-player version of Another Eden: The game is a single-player version of the mobile game Another Eden, with gacha mechanics removed and rebalanced as a regular JRPG. It is a PC port that retains the story, combat, animations, and characters from the mobile version.

Turn-based combat with strategic elements: Combat is turn-based and strategic, involving party and skill building. The battle system includes chain skills, Another Force, Stances, Combos, and other mechanics, though some players note it has changes from the mobile version but not enough to differentiate.

Voice acting and story animations: The game features full voice acting for the story and includes story animations. This enhances the narrative experience, with voice acting present in both main story and character quests.

Supports Chinese localizations: The game supports both Traditional and Simplified Chinese localizations, making it accessible to Chinese-speaking players. Language selection occurs at startup.

Stuttering on Windows 10: Players experience stuttering on some Windows 10 computers after running the game for a while. This can disrupt gameplay and immersion.

Audio issues in blacksmith scene: Weird audio issues occur, especially in the blacksmith scene. This suggests potential problems with sound design or triggering.

No ultrawide support: The game displays black borders on the sides, indicating a lack of ultrawide monitor support. This limits the viewing experience for users with such displays.

Inconsistent visual fluidity: Visuals are not always fluid, which may cause a jerky or unpolished appearance during gameplay.

Recommended for mobile fans: Players who enjoyed the mobile version or want to experience Eden without gacha are likely to enjoy this game. It is also recommended for original fans.

Not worth full price: Some players feel the game is not worth buying at full price, particularly if they can play the mobile version for free. DLC costs further reduce value.

Appeal to classic RPG fans: Fans of classic RPGs who enjoy charming characters and good music may find this game enjoyable. It is also recommended for those familiar with Another Eden.

Language considerations for players: Players using Simplified Chinese should read reviews before deciding, while Traditional Chinese is recommended for play. This affects the overall experience.

Original fans may be disappointed: Some original fans might be disappointed with this version. It is primarily recommended for original players or as a remake.

Mobile-Game Veteran Adapter: Comparison-driven and knowledgeable, noticing mechanical changes and actively anticipating specific upcoming story chapters. Motivation: Continue a long-running relationship with the IP while seeing how the console version reworks familiar systems and stories. Stance: buy.

JRPG-First Newcomer: Casual and story-and-character focused, with tempered expectations and low tolerance for overhyped systems. Motivation: A desire for a classic, old-school JRPG experience without prior franchise investment. Stance: sale.

Story And Lore Connoisseur: Narrative-focused, seeking out side stories and appreciating the mix of different writers and world-building elements. Motivation: Consuming rich, varied narrative content and the game's many side stories. Stance: buy.

Monetization: The audit finds that the game uses traditional DLC and a season pass for post-purchase monetization. Reviews mention character DLC that some find disingenuous and overpriced compared to the original mobile gacha, but gacha mechanics were removed in the PC port. No evidence of real-money gacha, pay-to-win microtransactions, or predatory currency systems. The score reflects fair monetization with traditional paid expansions.

Remake of mobile gacha game: Many reviewers note that the game is a remake or updated version of a mobile gacha game, such as Another Eden. It preserves the original while removing gacha mechanics and adding improvements like higher fidelity graphics.

DLC monetization criticized: Additional character DLC costs money, with some DLC gating characters behind a paywall and including a small introduction quest. Reviewers mention that DLC is more cost-effective than mobile gacha but still a point of contention.

Standalone single-player version: The game is a standalone single-player version of the mobile game Another Eden, developed by WFS with writer Masato Kato. It has multiple chapters and many characters.

Story identical to mobile version: Many reviewers point out that the story is nearly identical to the mobile version, including subquests. However, the story was highly regarded since the mobile era, and some note that skill sets are richer.

Mobile redemption codes included: The game includes official mobile game redemption codes, and after 2 hours of play, a redemption code is given that can be sold. This ties into the game's connection to the mobile version.