When it comes to style, Everhood has got it in spades. The vibes here are never ending, a necessity considering its the game’s strongest aspect. The overworld and character designs are good, sure, but it's in the combat where Everhood’s atmosphere really shines [Unless you don’t like flashing lights].
Unfortunately, Everhood also has some prevalent thoughts, most notably that attacks don’t necessarily line up great with their corresponding tracks, a huge problem for a rhythm game. It’s rough enough for some players to recommend doing some of the more difficult fights with the music. That's a fairly damning criticism (for the record I don’t think it's that bad but it's still a valid issue nonetheless) especially when considering the gameplay itself isn’t stellar. It's far from bad, but it isn’t any kind of revelation either. Most of the time it won’t ever be a negative, save for one or two longer, more difficult fights that will likely require several tries from the player.
The music, the lifeblood of any and every rhythm game, is… solid? Everhood doesn’t really have any bad tracks, but it doesn’t have enough bangers to stand out against other music-centric games. In no way should it be counted as a negative against the game, but it's hard to argue that it's any sort of massive story point.
Now, aside from the general atmosphere and visuals, the story is Everhood’s other main strength. It also isn’t revolutionary, but it's pretty damn good. It also happens to be the type of story best gone into blind, so anyone interested ought to go play it before reading/watching anything going into spoiler territory.
This review may seem a tad harsh, but don’t confuse it for a true knock against the game. For all of Everhood’s rough edges, there’s a strong heart to this game, one that shouldn’t be discounted.