Browsing for games online is like sifting through a giant pile of colorful Lego bricks. Platformers everywhere. How’s a developer supposed to pop out like a shiny star? By being their weird selves, I guess. Take “Love Eternal,” for instance. Caught it at PAX East 2025 and let me tell you, this one’s… different.
So here’s the deal. Love Eternal comes from a couple of siblings. They’ve got Oregon roots but hitched a ride to the chaos that is Los Angeles. Wildfires were in the mix. You know how moments can feel frozen yet ignored? That vibe. If we’re talking inspirations, “Perfect Blue” is stuck in there somewhere, like a song you can’t get out of your head. It’s a psychological platformer, and man, the story is deep and odd.
You’re Maya. Starts all normal with a chat with the fam in a comfy suburban home. Then the phone rings, and it’s like entering The Twilight Zone. Family’s gone. Poof. The world outside? It’s like something out of an ancient dream. All disjointed and hazy. I honestly felt like I was sleepwalking through someone else’s nightmare.
The meat of it is the platforming. Maya’s got this gravity-flipping trick. She can do the ceiling-walk thing, which is wild. But don’t get too comfy—she has to land before pulling her next trick. Picture this: red stones floating around, letting her flip again midair. Yeah, it’s tricky. Just look at those screenshots. Things get intense fast. But hey, there’re save points. So faceplants aren’t the end of the world. It’s like the devs had a love affair with games like Celeste.
Seems the creators want players to feel both smarty-pants proud and left scratching their heads story-wise. Titles like “escapes a castle built of bitter memories” are tossed around. What? I’m bracing myself for shocks and maybe a minor existential crisis. Expect a short yet mind-bending ride. Four hours, tops. It’s hitting Xbox, Switch, PlayStations… the whole shebang later this year.
And that’s it. Maybe you’ll love it, or maybe it’ll just leave you with that raised eyebrow, “What did I just play?” feeling. Only one way to find out.
