Stumbling around the internet these days, trying to find a decent video game — I mean, seriously, it’s like swimming in a sea of platformers. Every corner you turn, bam, there’s another. How do any of these even make you pause for a sec and think, “Yeah, that’s the one!”? Yeah, uniqueness. No kidding. Shovel Knight? Celeste? They got it. So, there I was, with a slightly glazed expression, at PAX East 2025. Enter: Love Eternal. Seriously. It’s… a thing!
Love Eternal, man, it’s like this wild ride from two siblings. Totally feel the vibe of them moving from chill Oregon to the churn of Los Angeles — and those crazy wildfires? It all kind of seeps into the game. Almost like watching Perfect Blue, if you’re into that kind of psychological twist. You get dropped into the story with Maya — starts off utterly normal, which is suspect by now, right? Has a chat with her family, then, bam, creepy phone call, and her people? Gone. The world outside is ancient, kinda broken — like the area you grew up in, but if it went through apocalypse stylist school.
Cruising through scenes where reality waves at you from afar, Maya starts bouncing around — literally. Platforming levels kick in, and Maya’s got this sweet trick where she flips gravity to trot on ceilings. Sounds like a superpower, right? Wait, but hold on, you got to land before you do it again. Limitations, you know. Pick up these shiny red stones mid-flight (like a bird packing away snacks) and get another flip in — expect some mind-boggling puzzles. Difficulties ramp up, but you’re not down for good. Save points pop up — thank you, game devs with hearts of gold who loved them some indie stuff like Celeste and VVVVVV.
It feels like Love Eternal wants you to sweat through these danger-infested hops while whispering eerie secrets into your ears. The blurb also teases, “escape a castle built of bitter memories.” Feels like there’s a story there that’ll nudge you into an emotional corner — or, you know, shock you silly. With just four hours to spare when it drops on basically everything from Xbox to PC later this year, grab some popcorn, maybe tissues, and go wild. Really.
