As a massive drake spewed fireballs in my direction, I retaliated with a flurry of arrows, deftly dodging incoming projectiles. I was on a roll, doing great at avoiding those flames. However, they did manage to set the wooden scaffolding beneath me ablaze. The fiery inferno quickly turned into a structural collapse from a rather alarming height. Regaining my composure, I jumped to a safer, unburned section. Spinning around, I summoned my magical abilities to hurl a chunk of the flaming scaffolding back at the beast, delivering a powerful blow that finished it off. In that split second, I felt like the ultimate hero.
But the victory was short-lived. Dashing across a debris-strewn platform, I misstepped on a loose piece of wreckage. The game’s physics engine decided to have a laugh at my expense, sending me tumbling down the tower. Though I landed battered, I survived the fall. Just another typical day in the life of Eternal Strands, a quirky yet delightfully ambitious action-adventure RPG. – Zack Zwiezen