If youve played a narrative-adventure game in the last several years, theres a likelihood it came fromDont Nod.
Something even more haunting.
Disclaimer:This review was made possible by a review code provided by Don’t Nod.
Follow Red and Antea through an emotional tale of love, life and death, and humanity.
The company did not see the contents of the review before publishing.
What is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden?
That is the creed of Antea Duarte and Rauidhrigh Red Mac Raith.
Players are given some agency to explore New Eden at their leisure.
Of course, we couldnt have a story if banishing ghosts goes according to plan.
There are always conflicting sides to learn about; its in the details where Dont Nod truly shines.
Life to the living, death to the dead.
Closure isnt only for the living.
Players can cycle between Red and Antea dynamically by simply pressing Y on the controller.
At no point does any one character feel like it is carrying the other.
Players must decide to sacrifice everything for love or learn to let go.
I’ve already spent 50 hours in New Eden, being haunted by ghosts and charmed by Banishers.
Heaven, help me, I can’t wait to spend 50 more.
To see and do everything there is to see and do will certainly take more than one play-through.
Speaking with the dead provides insight into why they are haunting the living.
However, I spent close to 50 hours exploring New Eden for this review.
The game offers two modes, Performance and Quality.
However, this seemed to resolve after I shut the game down and restarted it.
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New Eden is as functional as it is pretty.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Should you buy it?
With Red and Antea, that emotional element is pushed to a new height.
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If I cried out “hey don’t make me blame this person!”
once, I cried it out at least a dozen times.
And yet, despite the emotional distress I was clearly feeling, I wanted to go back for more.
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Antea and Red have abilities and weaknesses that are complimentary to one another.
Red and Antea are written with charming and emotional moments together that help give them life on the screen.
Red and Antea’s fireside chats are as heartwarming as they are heartbreaking.
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
(Image credit: Cole Martin / Windows Central)
