A game that walks through thirty years of video game history, shedding its skin at every era, from monochrome pixels to full 3D.

The gut verdict is harsh. With no criterion, on pure feeling, Evoland 2 only stays ahead of 30% of games. And yet, in the detail, several lines climb back above the median: desert island ahead of 62% of titles, controller feel ahead of 58%, attachment ahead of 59%. Fun sits just under average. The damage comes from elsewhere. Art direction leaves it ahead of only 5% of games, right at the bottom, and the soundtrack ahead of 18%, that last one on few votes. The wish to rediscover it for the first time also falls very low, ahead of 19% of games. Cruel paradox for a game built on visual homage: the community remembers precisely nothing of its look.

That may be the price of the concept. When your style changes every couple of hours, no graphic identity gets a chance to imprint. The RPGs that win on style hold one unmistakable hand from start to finish. Evoland 2 does the opposite, and pays there for what it gains in gameplay variety.

So, who is it for? For you if you love homage, constant genre switching, and the idea of an RPG that transforms under your fingers. Much less so if you want a strong aesthetic or music that stays with you.