The only redeeming quality of this game was the adding game mechanics/graphics part that kept me going. Everything else was like a parody of Zelda and Final Fantasy. Also Diabolo. Except the story was basic and inconsistent, unoriginal (maybe that was the idea) and almost downright insulting at times. The game is very easy, if not for the weird hitboxes thich made it feel clunky (looking at you, whirlwinds and knockback fireballs). I also had a bug where I beat one boss, but it didn't trigger the progression...so I had to go back and re-enter, re do the whole fights again. There are a few bugs, especially when you return to some places. The game really tries to capitalize on nostalgia. But doesn't add too much to it, which is unfortunate.

Still, my favorite part were the top down Zelda environment puzzles. These were made rather well.
Would I recommend this game? Mh...only if you pay like 5€ for it maybe. It wasn't horrible. And the bugs were not entirely game breaking and only a few inbetween. I had fun and it wasn't frustrating. But pick up literally any game this game tried to cram into one, and you'll have a better experience 100%.

Evoland 1 is basically only a gimmicky and once it doesn't evolve anymore, it slightly overstays its very short (2-4h) welcome. It also has terrible hit boxes on the final boss, which left a bitter taste.

Evoland 2 is more akin to a real game with multiple time travel periods within a small world, which is a fun idea to explore. It's much better and fleshed out, but Evoland 2's downfall is its absolute insistence to include some bad and some even worse mini-games, which can't be skipped. You have Street Fighter-inspired Fighting section (which was easy and fun enough), some terrible timed jump-and-run sections, a Gradius-like shmup which goes on way too long and an infuriating auto-runner which ultimately made me quit the game, because I have better games to play than force myself through that terrible instant-death-pit section of a chore and having to repeat the entire stage just to memorize the layout.

Overall, it's not terrible and on a sale you easily get your money's worth, but since there is no mixed review and these sections just soured my experience, I have to give it a thumbs down.