Walkthrough for East Tower - Fifth Floor (2) in Eternal Strands. Learn about the gameplay, combat, crafting, and boss fights in this section of the guide.
This section of the Eternal Strands guide covers the East Tower - Fifth Floor (2). While the source text is a review of the game Eternal Strands by Yahtzee Croshaw, it provides insights into the game's mechanics, including its gear-grinding, extraction elements, combat, and crafting systems.
Walkthrough
- 1The game features expeditions from a base camp to open-ended areas to fight monsters and collect materials.
- 2Combat involves an elemental damage system, allowing players to freeze or burn enemies.
- 3Crafting recipes are unspecific, allowing for substitutions of materials.
- 4Giant monster fights are compared to "crawl around a big bastard's armpits, knifing his sensitive areas" affairs, similar to Shadow of the Colossus but less demanding.
- 5These giant monster fights are used to learn and upgrade spells.
- 6The game is described as a "Fisher-Price Monster Hunter" or a theme park version of Monster Hunter.
- 7The first half of the game offers a sense of exploration and discovery, while the second half involves revisiting areas for quest objectives.
Tips
- Focus on exploring and collecting materials, as crafting recipes are flexible.
- Giant monster fights are a key feature for learning and upgrading spells.
- The game is a solid starting point for the developers, demonstrating an understanding of game design principles.
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