A perfect love letter to the SNES RPG era.
Chained Echoes is great. This is inspired by the RPGs that were on the Super Nintendo. The style, art, and design here feel like the entire move to the third dimension didn’t happen. Beyond just imitating what was on the Super Nintendo, it feels like the developer evolved the formula to modernize it without ruining it.
This is a solid experience. There’s an excellent Overdrive system, which means you can’t just use the same attack every turn. Your characters fully heal between battles, which means you can use any ability you want. Even leveling has changed, where the focus is on skill points and leveling is based on how many bosses you have beaten.
Pick this up if you like turn-based RPGs, or like these graphics. This is a title that shouldn’t be missed. It’s a twenty-plus hour experience, and the only reason I stopped is I’m planning on playing through the entire game soon, and I didn’t want to leave it half-finished. I also picked this up on Steam as well to both support the dev and have it in my collection.
I covered this game as part of the Game Pass for December 2022, if you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games on Game Pass, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zMUphOC2gMI
Chained Echoes is great. This is inspired by the RPGs that were on the Super Nintendo. The style, art, and design here feel like the entire move to the third dimension didn’t happen. Beyond just imitating what was on the Super Nintendo, it feels like the developer evolved the formula to modernize it without ruining it.
This is a solid experience. There’s an excellent Overdrive system, which means you can’t just use the same attack every turn. Your characters fully heal between battles, which means you can use any ability you want. Even leveling has changed, where the focus is on skill points and leveling is based on how many bosses you have beaten.
Pick this up if you like turn-based RPGs, or like these graphics. This is a title that shouldn’t be missed. It’s a twenty-plus hour experience, and the only reason I stopped is I’m planning on playing through the entire game soon, and I didn’t want to leave it half-finished. I also picked this up on Steam as well to both support the dev and have it in my collection.
I covered this game as part of the Game Pass for December 2022, if you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games on Game Pass, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/zMUphOC2gMI