Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is my review of Sundered. As you can guess by the title, I don't think it's very good, but it DOES have a lot of really good ideas. In the end though, in spite of the good ideas and the beautiful art style, I'm convinced that this is how to NOT make a Metroidvania.
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All music is from the Sundered OST
WoW footage:
Tarou WoW Guides: youtube.com/watch?v=keda4aZl-f0
Super Mario Maker footage:
CarlSagan42: youtube.com/watch?v=DeN9TSYLh9o
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Resist or Embrace
Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity, a hand-drawn epic from the creators of Jotun. It is a replayable metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers. You play Eshe, a wanderer in a ruined world, trapped in ever-changing caverns filled with hordes of terrifying enemies. Harness the power of corrupted relics to defeat gigantic bosses, at the cost of your humanity. Resist or embrace.
Key Features
- Beautiful hand-drawn art and animation
- Terrifyingly epic boss fights
- Unique abilities that may be powerfully corrupted… at a cost
- Hundreds of upgrades and multiple character builds
- Dynamic encounters against hordes of enemies
- A mix of hand-crafted & procedural levels
- Multiple endings and over 15 hours of gameplay
Core Gameplay
Explore.
Delve into a procedurally generated dungeon at the heart of a beautiful hand-drawn world. Classic Metroidvania elements such as backtracking, secrets and unlocking new abilities that open new regions are at the core of the exploration experience.
Fight.
Confront hordes of dynamically spawned eldritch monsters. Put your skills and reflexes to the test through furious melee combat and epic boss fights against uniquely designed enemies. All monster spawns are dynamic, constantly keeping you on your toes.
Die.
Designed as a challenging adventure for seasoned gamers, frequent deaths are part of the Sundered experience. But taking our inspiration from our favorite rogue-like games, death in Sundered is only the beginning.
Upgrade.
When you die, you respawn in the Hub, where you level up and customize your character. Equip and upgrade a host of unique Perks, stats and special Abilities hidden throughout the world.
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Sundered on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/535480/Sundered
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This is my review of Sundered. As you can guess by the title, I don't think it's very good, but it DOES have a lot of really good ideas. In the end though, in spite of the good ideas and the beautiful art style, I'm convinced that this is how to NOT make a Metroidvania.
Join the community on Discord! ► discord.gg/NcthbGQ
Support me on Patreon! ► bit.ly/2sEpf0M
All music is from the Sundered OST
WoW footage:
Tarou WoW Guides: youtube.com/watch?v=keda4aZl-f0
Super Mario Maker footage:
CarlSagan42: youtube.com/watch?v=DeN9TSYLh9o
---
Resist or Embrace
Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity, a hand-drawn epic from the creators of Jotun. It is a replayable metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers. You play Eshe, a wanderer in a ruined world, trapped in ever-changing caverns filled with hordes of terrifying enemies. Harness the power of corrupted relics to defeat gigantic bosses, at the cost of your humanity. Resist or embrace.
Key Features
- Beautiful hand-drawn art and animation
- Terrifyingly epic boss fights
- Unique abilities that may be powerfully corrupted… at a cost
- Hundreds of upgrades and multiple character builds
- Dynamic encounters against hordes of enemies
- A mix of hand-crafted & procedural levels
- Multiple endings and over 15 hours of gameplay
Core Gameplay
Explore.
Delve into a procedurally generated dungeon at the heart of a beautiful hand-drawn world. Classic Metroidvania elements such as backtracking, secrets and unlocking new abilities that open new regions are at the core of the exploration experience.
Fight.
Confront hordes of dynamically spawned eldritch monsters. Put your skills and reflexes to the test through furious melee combat and epic boss fights against uniquely designed enemies. All monster spawns are dynamic, constantly keeping you on your toes.
Die.
Designed as a challenging adventure for seasoned gamers, frequent deaths are part of the Sundered experience. But taking our inspiration from our favorite rogue-like games, death in Sundered is only the beginning.
Upgrade.
When you die, you respawn in the Hub, where you level up and customize your character. Equip and upgrade a host of unique Perks, stats and special Abilities hidden throughout the world.
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Sundered on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/535480/Sundered
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![The Witness [Ep 36] - Hidden Intricacies - Gameplay / Lets Play](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oPGbXmfwE0A/mqdefault.jpg "The Witness [Ep 36] - Hidden Intricacies - Gameplay / Lets Play
Fort Beginnings has a lot more stuff than you initially give it credit for...
Link to the video I cut out: http://ludix.com/moriarty/psalm46.html
Its just audio, but theres not much to the video here.
The Witness is the latest game from Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid. In this game youre tasked with solving various puzzles at all follow the same basic principal: get through the maze. However, as you go through the game, the nature of these mazes changes to create different puzzles that keep you engaged throughout the game.
It is a highly immersive experience with a high-contrast art style full of color. There is no background music, because the developers believe that arbitrary background music would detract from the overall feeling of solitude and immersion. I tend to agree.
The Witness on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/210...
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![The Witness [Ep 38] - Complete - Gameplay / Lets Play](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ooAe2iNCPuE/mqdefault.jpg "The Witness [Ep 38] - Complete - Gameplay / Lets Play
We throw ourselves head first into the mountain obelisk and try and uncover its secrets.
The Witness is the latest game from Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid. In this game youre tasked with solving various puzzles at all follow the same basic principal: get through the maze. However, as you go through the game, the nature of these mazes changes to create different puzzles that keep you engaged throughout the game.
It is a highly immersive experience with a high-contrast art style full of color. There is no background music, because the developers believe that arbitrary background music would detract from the overall feeling of solitude and immersion. I tend to agree.
The Witness on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/
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![The Witness [Ep 24] - The Mountain - Gameplay / Lets Play](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qGWj5ITZU0g/mqdefault.jpg "The Witness [Ep 24] - The Mountain - Gameplay / Lets Play
This is it, the moment weve all been waiting for. Time to CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN! FINALLY!
The Witness is the latest game from Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid. In this game youre tasked with solving various puzzles at all follow the same basic principal: get through the maze. However, as you go through the game, the nature of these mazes changes to create different puzzles that keep you engaged throughout the game.
It is a highly immersive experience with a high-contrast art style full of color. There is no background music, because the developers believe that arbitrary background music would detract from the overall feeling of solitude and immersion. I tend to agree.
The Witness on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/
SUBSCRIBE! ► http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB90Sug0snkP1_nAFfHrajA?sub_confirmation=1
Follow me on Twitter! ► https://twitter.com/ingeniousclown
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