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Si bien no se ahonda demasiado en la historia -y promete más de lo que realmente da-, Etherborn da una mirada interesante respecto a la existencia y los ciclos de la vida. Cualquier amante de los puzles debería darle una oportunidad a esta entrega. Etherborn es un juego difícil pero no imposible, que asegura varias horas de diversión frente a la pantalla. La ambientación es sencilla pero explosiva. El entorno es completamente climático a lo que la historia ofrece. La música ayuda a que uno no pierda la cabeza durante los desafíos.

Etherborn es un juego de puzles que logra desafiar al jugador basándose en una muy bien planificada alteración de la gravedad. Su diseño de niveles es ejemplar, y el diseño artístico y sonoro acompaña bien. Puede resultar algo corto, pero por la pura razón de que deja con ganas de más, aun con su modo Nueva Partida+. Puzles con gravedad hay muchos, pero pocos exprimen tan bien sus posibilidades en un entorno tridimensional.

Etherborn es una muy buen juego de puzles de entorno y de física, el cual será especialmente apreciado por aquellos que buscan este tipo de experiencia rompecabezas a la vez que hipnótica e inmersiva, la cual consigue traer de una forma preciosa y con una delicadeza en su diseño muy interesante.

Etherborn è un puzzle game originale, con un level design raffinato che gioca un ruolo fondamentale nella creazione degli enigmi. La progressione è corretta, l’esplorazione assume mano a mano più importanza e viene impreziosita da un art direction semplice ma funzionale. Un paio di difetti sono presenti anche a livello ludico ma è nel suo voler esser qualcosa di più che Etherborn fallisce: la storia risulta infatti vaga e allo stesso tempo fumosa, sarebbe anche interessante eppure pare inserita in un secondo momento, quasi indipendentemente dalla struttura del gioco.

Etherborn is a charming game with great level design and soundtrack. While the story and character were rather flat the gameplay more than made up for it. A simple puzzle game at heart the main premises of perspective and gravity control was used to great effect. Etherborn is a rather short game and the levels don’t offer much replayability. I certainly enjoyed my time with Etherborn, but I would have liked to have a reason to return. Overall, Etherborn is a game I would recommend for anyone looking for a mellow puzzle game that will teach you how to approach problems from new perspectives.

Pese a la escasa duración, Etherborn nos enamora con su apartado audiovisual y muestra una nueva cara a los puzles en tres dimensiones con la mecánica de la gravedad, que aporta un soplo de aire fresco al género.

The highlights of Etherborn are undoubtedly its inventive puzzles and its constellation of small, compelling worlds. But with just five chapters, its brief runtime feels lacking, and it left me wanting for more puzzles to solve. Etherborn attempts to compensate for this by unlocking a new game plus mode after you've completed the game, which lets you dive into the same worlds once more. This mode is largely similar to the original one, the only difference being the crystalline orbs, which are located in harder-to-reach places. Apart from the slightly more challenging platforming puzzles, however, the electrifying thrill of discovery has largely subsided--you've already found all the secrets, after all--and there's little incentive to revisit it. By the end, even the allure of these small worlds isn't enough to make you return, with only the yearning for more remaining in its wake.

Etherborn is a game I’m not entirely sure I can recommend, because by the time it was really starting to get going, it was already over. The abstract and bizarre levels are pretty, and you could probably get some nice screensavers out of the game’s environments.

It may not be a long game, for a faster-witted player than I would get through it in an afternoon, and pretty games may not be all that scarce… but this is more than just pretty. It’s a carefully directed, genuinely beautiful game well worth your time.

However, the most disappointing part of Etherborn is that the gravity mechanic plays more like a prototype than something found in a completed game. There are so many unused ideas, and you mostly perform the same tasks repeatedly without any meaningful change or new spin on the core mechanic. It makes the game an underwhelming experience, with very few moments that invoke awe or intrigue.

En los momentos en los que un nivel se presenta especialmente peliagudo es cuando más se agradece la estética, la otra gran protagonista de esta obra. Y es que tanto el diseño artístico, en clave cromática Monument Valley, como el acompañamiento musical consiguen de forma efectiva que nos sumerjamos en sus mundos oníricos. No ocurre tanto con su historia, excesivamente abstracta, aunque conectada temáticamente a la idea de lo etéreo que intenta transmitir el juego.