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The reviews and general opinions were seemingly good enough to get the developer interested in a port via the Switch. The question is this. Was this port worth the effort five years after the initial launch? Does Egglia Rebirth take full advantage of the console or does it still feel like a mobile game? Let’s go everything the game gets right and everything that could use a little work.
6 Best: Top Notch Designs
This may not be a Mana game, but it certainly looks like one. There is no matching the mastery of the design work in Egglia Rebirth. Characters are expertly detailed both in the in-game models and the more abstract character portraits. Players are going to recruit a lot of characters, which is typical for an RPG.
The best thing about this massive cast is that they all look uniquely different. There are some reused character designs, but on the whole, about 90% of them are unique. The backgrounds look equally gorgeous as a remaster should even if they are a bit more blurry than the character models.
5 Worst: Too Much Text
The one thing truly holding Egglia Rebirth back is the text. There is a lot of it and for the most part, it is unimportant. The story follows Chabo, a goblin, who wakes up in the mysterious land of Egglia. Chabo meets a random elf and faerie who task Chabo with rebuilding the entire island. When players find eggs, they create new stages. In these stages are mini-stories containing new characters for players to recruit into their town-building RPG sim of a village.
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When players enter a stage, they get story. After a battle, they get story. Go back to town, more story. It should be mentioned that combat should only take a few minutes at most meaning that a majority of Egglia Rebirth will be spent reading these text outbursts. 75% may seem like an exaggerated amount but it certainly feels like that’s how much text is in the game. There is no way to skip text or even fast-forward it. These story beats can be intrusive for gamers that just want to play Egglia Rebirth.
4 Best: Easy To Understand Tactical
Egglia Rebirth is like a hybrid of a tactical RPG and a traditional turn-based RPG. Everything in the game is on a grid. Players roll their dice and can then move up to that amount on the dice. They can also use only one action whether that is to attack an enemy, heal, or harvest a material.
Players gain no party members to use in battle individually, although they do have partners to accompany them. Some townsfolk can tag along to gather materials randomly in the background. Spirits are like Summons from the Final Fantasy series that can be equipped. This is how players can use magic. It’s not the most robust combat system on the market but its easy-to-understand nature is a plus.
3 Worst: No Autobattle
There are some improvements the developer could work on for a patch in Egglia Rebirth. There is an option in the menu to speed up the game by 50%. This is a nice addition but the game could do more. There could be a more refined fast-forwarding feature. Other modern RPGs like Bravely Default 2 have fast-forward options. It would be great to see them in Egglia Rebirth as well.
Another element that could get added into the game to make it better would be an autobattle mode. Again, this is something games like Bravely Default 2 have had for years now. As a port of a mobile game, oddly, this doesn’t have autobattle or fast-forward features.
2 Best: Building Your Town
The other core gameplay mechanic of Egglia Rebirth is town building. Go out to missions, recruit new townsfolk, do their requests, and the town will get bigger. The further players get in the game then the more options they will have to customize their town to their liking. It is simple but satisfying like the combat system.
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Players can get more detailed with customizing the town via their house. They can make it bigger as well as decorate the inside with furniture, wallpaper, art, and so on. This is going to cost a lot of money meaning that players will have to grind. Egglia Rebirth is a time investment but sim games usually are.
1 Worst: Still Feels Like A Mobile Game
There doesn’t seem to be a lot here in Egglia Rebirth to differentiate itself from the mobile version. The graphics look better and for the most part, it runs quickly on the Switch. Understandably, the gameplay designs of a mobile game are hard to escape. It’s hard not to think of what the game could have been as a remaster instead of what it is.
For example, There are timers in almost every area of the game. This includes harvesting materials such as plants and minerals. Party members can get exhausted from expeditions meaning they have to rest. Even building some things have timers attached. Thankfully everything ticks down in real-time but it can still feel like a drag. Removing these timers alone would have improved things.
Egglia Rebirth was released on February 10, 2022, and is available on Switch.
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