I feel like I didn’t give Pandora’s Tower a fair review last time as it had been a while since I played it, so today after replaying it for a bit I decided I would write a bit on it, as it’s one of my favourite games, and I feel like more people should give it a try and haven’t yet.
Pandora’s Tower is one of the Very Good Wii games I’ve played. Aeron and Elena are simple, sure, but very effective characters. Which is fairly important, as the relationship between the two is basically the entire point of the game.
See, Pandora’s Tower bases itself and its entire plot in the relationship you, playing as Aeron, build with Elena. She will be at home as you take Aeron to the towers, and it’s up to the player to show how much they care. Keeping her alive is not the same as making her happy, as supporting her in her time of need. It’s not about lifting her curse, as important as it is, it’s about love.
It’s not like you’re winning her favour, as Elena and Aeron already have a story and are very in love by the beginning of the game, and it’s very clear to see. It’s more of how much Aeron can do for her, how far he’s willing to go to save her. And honestly I thought that was great. I’ve seen a lot of people saying that was too much, and maybe it is? I found myself just thinking of things I could buy for her and if they would trigger special little interactions and events between the two. Aeron is very sweet with her and she’s so happy when he brings her small things, I found that so cute and I just kept bringing and buying her stuff.
The towers can be quite repetitive, especially since each of them does actually repeat. They’re small and not very complicated; since you often have to backtrack to take flesh back to Elena so the curse won’t overtake her. Even so I don’t find myself growing tired of annoyed of them, I think as small and simple as they are they are very effective, and while not the most fun I’ve had in a game, I was engaged. The bosses are not very hard but I found them entertaining and some did give me a hard time.
The controls of the game feel quite nice, and its use of the wiimote is actually quite good, not basing its entire combat on it but utilizing it just enough so that it’s a game made for the wii, and not a game you could play anywhere.
All in all, I think Pandora’s Tower is very much a game that you should give a try yourself and experience. It’s not life changing, or anything, but it’s a game i really enjoy, and one I found myself thinking of pretty often.
Pandora’s Tower is one of the Very Good Wii games I’ve played. Aeron and Elena are simple, sure, but very effective characters. Which is fairly important, as the relationship between the two is basically the entire point of the game.
See, Pandora’s Tower bases itself and its entire plot in the relationship you, playing as Aeron, build with Elena. She will be at home as you take Aeron to the towers, and it’s up to the player to show how much they care. Keeping her alive is not the same as making her happy, as supporting her in her time of need. It’s not about lifting her curse, as important as it is, it’s about love.
It’s not like you’re winning her favour, as Elena and Aeron already have a story and are very in love by the beginning of the game, and it’s very clear to see. It’s more of how much Aeron can do for her, how far he’s willing to go to save her. And honestly I thought that was great. I’ve seen a lot of people saying that was too much, and maybe it is? I found myself just thinking of things I could buy for her and if they would trigger special little interactions and events between the two. Aeron is very sweet with her and she’s so happy when he brings her small things, I found that so cute and I just kept bringing and buying her stuff.
The towers can be quite repetitive, especially since each of them does actually repeat. They’re small and not very complicated; since you often have to backtrack to take flesh back to Elena so the curse won’t overtake her. Even so I don’t find myself growing tired of annoyed of them, I think as small and simple as they are they are very effective, and while not the most fun I’ve had in a game, I was engaged. The bosses are not very hard but I found them entertaining and some did give me a hard time.
The controls of the game feel quite nice, and its use of the wiimote is actually quite good, not basing its entire combat on it but utilizing it just enough so that it’s a game made for the wii, and not a game you could play anywhere.
All in all, I think Pandora’s Tower is very much a game that you should give a try yourself and experience. It’s not life changing, or anything, but it’s a game i really enjoy, and one I found myself thinking of pretty often.