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Evoland

January 01, 1970

Evoland is a 2013 role-playing video game developed and published by Shiro Games. Evoland was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in April 2013, Android and iOS in February 2015 and Linux in March 2015.

Evoland
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Shiro Games
Designer(s)
  • Nicolas Cannasse
  • Sébastien Vidal
Programmer(s)Nicolas Cannasse
Artist(s)
  • Etienne Makowski
  • Jeremy Vitry
Writer(s)
  • Nicolas Cannasse
  • Sébastien Vidal
Composer(s)Camille Schoell
Engine
  • Heaps 
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, OS X
  • WW: April 4, 2013
Android, iOS
  • WW: February 2, 2015
Linux
  • WW: March 9, 2015
PlayStation 4
  • WW: February 5, 2019
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: February 7, 2019
Xbox One
  • WW: February 8, 2019
Genre(s)Action-adventure, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Inspired by The Legend of Zelda, Diablo and Final Fantasy gameplay, the game has many references to movies and video game history. As the player progresses, they unlock technologies and graphical upgrades that nod towards different eras of the video game industry.

A sequel, Evoland 2, was announced at the end of 2014 and was released August 25, 2015.[1] The two games were packaged together as Evoland: Legendary Edition and released for home consoles in February 2019.[2]

Gameplay edit

Evoland is based on the concept of tracing the evolution of video games. When the game begins, there are only four colors, simple pixelated graphics, and a 2D character. Through the adventure, the player gradually unlocks graphics, technologies and gameplay until reaching the HD age and a three-dimensional world. This evolution in-game of video game history is punctuated by many references to classic role-playing video games[3] and movies.[4]

The game alternates between action role-playing game-like phases similar to The Legend of Zelda and Active-Time Battles like those seen in Final Fantasy. The character moves in a world made up of dungeons, caverns, forests and villages with non-player characters. Players collect the in-game currency Glis after each battle, which can be spent in towns to purchase additional items and upgrades, many of which must be obtained to finish the game. In addition to completing the story mode, players can also attempt to find hidden stars and cards that are scattered around the game world, the latter of which can be used in a collectible card game based on "Triple Triad" from Final Fantasy VIII.

Development edit

Originally, Evoland was a video game created by Nicolas Cannasse during the 24th Ludum Dare, an "accelerated video game competition". Participants have 48 hours to create a video game respecting a given theme. The 24th Ludum Dare theme was "Evolution". Nicolas Cannasse proposed Evoland in about 30 hours and won first place out of 1400 participants.[5][6]

The player feedback was very encouraging. Evoland Classic quickly reached over 300,000 players within a couple of months,[citation needed] and is still playable on the Evoland Website for free. Also, as common in Ludum Dare, the Haxe source code was made available, in this case on GitHub.[7][8]

Given the success of Evoland Classic, Shiro Games decided to create a new version of the game with new bosses and monsters, new play styles, full environment 3D and an extended play-time.[5]

Release edit

Evoland was first released on Steam[9] and GOG.com[10] at $9.99[11] on April 4, 2013. In February 2015, the game was ported by Playdigious on iOS App Store[12] and Google Play[13] for $4.99.[14] On January 24, 2019, Shiro Games announced that Evoland and Evoland 2 would be packaged together in a single release, titled Evoland: Legendary Edition, and released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC the following February.[2]

Reception edit

The game was received by critics with an average rating of 61 out of 100 on Metacritic.[15] Specialized press and websites acclaimed the potential and originality of the concept as well as the references to cinema and video games history.

According to Destructoid[17] "Evoland's elements form a love letter to some of the most venerated games in their respective genres, and it's surprising just how well the shifting gameplay types work together." Many critics comment on how nostalgia helps make the game excel.

Main criticisms concerned the play-time and the lack of variety. Some players and specialized websites criticized the fact that the game stops evolving much after 30 minutes.[18][19]

Evoland reached approximately 460,000 sales on Steam alone according to Steam Spy.[20]

References edit

  1. ^ "Evoland 2 on Steam". Store.steampowered.com. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  2. ^ a b "Evoland: Legendary Edition - Official Trailer". IGN. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. ^ Savage, Phil (24 January 2013). "Evoland takes you through the history of the jrpg". PC Gamer. Pcgamer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ^ "Hipster tuesday: a game that evolves with you". Gameinformer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ a b . Evoland.shirogames.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  6. ^ "Evoland tous les détails de ce jeu créé en 48 heures". Jeuxactu.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  7. ^ ld24 on github.com/ncannasse/ld24
  8. ^ evoland by Nicolas Cannasse (Aug 29 2012)
  9. ^ "Evoland on Steam". Store.steampowered.com. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  10. ^ "Evoland". Gog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  11. ^ Sykes, Tom (8 April 2013). "Evoland evolves to the point of being released on gog and steam". PC Gamer. Pcgamer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  12. ^ "Evoland on the App Store on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  13. ^ "Evoland - Android Apps on Google Play". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Evoland for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  16. ^ Musgrave, Shaun (February 9, 2015). "'Evoland' Review – A Brief History Of RPGs". TouchArcade. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  17. ^ . Destructoid.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  18. ^ . Playtime.blog.lemonde.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  19. ^ "Evoland : review". Pocketgamer.co.uk. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  20. ^ evoland on Steam Spy (May 19, 2017)

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Shiro Games official website

January 01, 1970
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Evoland is a 2013 role playing video game developed and published by Shiro Games Evoland was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in April 2013 Android and iOS in February 2015 and Linux in March 2015 EvolandDeveloper s Shiro GamesPlaydigious iOS Android Publisher s Shiro GamesDesigner s Nicolas CannasseSebastien VidalProgrammer s Nicolas CannasseArtist s Etienne MakowskiJeremy VitryWriter s Nicolas CannasseSebastien VidalComposer s Camille SchoellEngineHeaps Platform s Microsoft WindowsOS XLinuxAndroidiOSNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4Xbox OneReleaseMicrosoft Windows OS XWW April 4 2013Android iOSWW February 2 2015LinuxWW March 9 2015PlayStation 4WW February 5 2019Nintendo SwitchWW February 7 2019Xbox OneWW February 8 2019Genre s Action adventure role playingMode s Single player Inspired by The Legend of Zelda Diablo and Final Fantasy gameplay the game has many references to movies and video game history As the player progresses they unlock technologies and graphical upgrades that nod towards different eras of the video game industry A sequel Evoland 2 was announced at the end of 2014 and was released August 25 2015 1 The two games were packaged together as Evoland Legendary Edition and released for home consoles in February 2019 2 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editEvoland is based on the concept of tracing the evolution of video games When the game begins there are only four colors simple pixelated graphics and a 2D character Through the adventure the player gradually unlocks graphics technologies and gameplay until reaching the HD age and a three dimensional world This evolution in game of video game history is punctuated by many references to classic role playing video games 3 and movies 4 The game alternates between action role playing game like phases similar to The Legend of Zelda and Active Time Battles like those seen in Final Fantasy The character moves in a world made up of dungeons caverns forests and villages with non player characters Players collect the in game currency Glis after each battle which can be spent in towns to purchase additional items and upgrades many of which must be obtained to finish the game In addition to completing the story mode players can also attempt to find hidden stars and cards that are scattered around the game world the latter of which can be used in a collectible card game based on Triple Triad from Final Fantasy VIII Development editOriginally Evoland was a video game created by Nicolas Cannasse during the 24th Ludum Dare an accelerated video game competition Participants have 48 hours to create a video game respecting a given theme The 24th Ludum Dare theme was Evolution Nicolas Cannasse proposed Evoland in about 30 hours and won first place out of 1400 participants 5 6 The player feedback was very encouraging Evoland Classic quickly reached over 300 000 players within a couple of months citation needed and is still playable on the Evoland Website for free Also as common in Ludum Dare the Haxe source code was made available in this case on GitHub 7 8 Given the success of Evoland Classic Shiro Games decided to create a new version of the game with new bosses and monsters new play styles full environment 3D and an extended play time 5 Release editEvoland was first released on Steam 9 and GOG com 10 at 9 99 11 on April 4 2013 In February 2015 the game was ported by Playdigious on iOS App Store 12 and Google Play 13 for 4 99 14 On January 24 2019 Shiro Games announced that Evoland and Evoland 2 would be packaged together in a single release titled Evoland Legendary Edition and released for PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch and PC the following February 2 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPC 61 100 15 Review scorePublicationScoreTouchArcadeiOS nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 The game was received by critics with an average rating of 61 out of 100 on Metacritic 15 Specialized press and websites acclaimed the potential and originality of the concept as well as the references to cinema and video games history According to Destructoid 17 Evoland s elements form a love letter to some of the most venerated games in their respective genres and it s surprising just how well the shifting gameplay types work together Many critics comment on how nostalgia helps make the game excel Main criticisms concerned the play time and the lack of variety Some players and specialized websites criticized the fact that the game stops evolving much after 30 minutes 18 19 Evoland reached approximately 460 000 sales on Steam alone according to Steam Spy 20 References edit Evoland 2 on Steam Store steampowered com 2015 08 25 Retrieved 2016 09 20 a b Evoland Legendary Edition Official Trailer IGN 2019 01 24 Retrieved 2020 02 24 Savage Phil 24 January 2013 Evoland takes you through the history of the jrpg PC Gamer Pcgamer com Retrieved 2015 03 30 Hipster tuesday a game that evolves with you Gameinformer com Retrieved 2015 03 30 a b Evoland Evoland shirogames com Archived from the original on 2015 03 10 Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland tous les details de ce jeu cree en 48 heures Jeuxactu com Retrieved 2015 03 30 ld24 on github com ncannasse ld24 evoland by Nicolas Cannasse Aug 29 2012 Evoland on Steam Store steampowered com 2013 04 04 Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland Gog com Retrieved 2015 03 30 Sykes Tom 8 April 2013 Evoland evolves to the point of being released on gog and steam PC Gamer Pcgamer com Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland on the App Store on iTunes Itunes apple com Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland Android Apps on Google Play Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland Mobile Playdigious Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2017 a b Evoland for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved March 30 2015 Musgrave Shaun February 9 2015 Evoland Review A Brief History Of RPGs TouchArcade Retrieved June 23 2018 Review Evoland Destructoid com Archived from the original on 2015 03 24 Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland la revue en accele des RPG Playtime blog lemonde fr Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2015 03 30 Evoland review Pocketgamer co uk 9 February 2015 Retrieved 2015 03 30 evoland on Steam Spy May 19 2017 External links editOfficial website Evoland Classic Shiro Games official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evoland amp oldid 1226510908, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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