Legends of Ethernal - 2020
Legends of Ethernal is a 2D single-player action adventure game where you need to explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, solve clever puzzles and battle challenging creatures to uncover the truth about your parents’ disappearance.
On a day like any other, a young boy returns home to find it in ruins and his parents, gone. Armed with courage and driven by the pain of his loss, he sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind his family's disappearance… But what he discovers will forever change the World of Arkanys…
Game Features
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Evolving Gameplay
Enjoy mechanics that are unlocking with weapons and items that you find.
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Enigmatic Events
Experience a compelling and linear storyline with great characters.
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Challenging Dungeons
Solve puzzles and unleash your strategies against boss battles in multiple dungeons.
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Melodic Musical Score
Listen to the wonderfully crafted score, produced and recorded by veteran musician William Gough.
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Crafting System
Gather ethers and craft items during the course of your journey to help you progress through the game.
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Multiple Difficulty Levels
Try the hardcore mode for an intense experience or enable Relaxed Mode to help you complete the game.
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Unique and Gorgeous Art
Admire beautiful 2D hand-drawn art covering multiple environments, scaling up to a resolution of 4K on supported platforms.
What I brought to the project.
I joined the team late in the development process and worked as a Game Designer to help polish the features and bring the game to new heights before its release.
Balancing, tuning and iteration
UX design improvements
Cinematic event scripting
QA
Reviews
“It has all the best elements of modern Zelda classics while retaining a personal identity...”
9/10 – Bonus Stage
“If you enjoy 2D puzzle platforming games with metroidvania elements then Legends of Ethernal might just suck you in with its great gameplay, characters, world and mysterious story.”
8.5/10 – The Indie Gaming Guild
“…Legends of Ethernal is reminiscent of classic adventure games of days past.”
4/5 – Common Sense Media
“Despite Wilfred’s youth, Legends of Ethernal tells a surprisingly mature tale, which caught me off guard. I was easily hooked by it.”
4/5 – Hey Poor Player
Awards & Recognitions
"Nomination at the Montreal Independant Game Awards for the Best Music Award."
"Nomination at the Montreal Independant Game Awards for the Best New Challenger."
"Nomination at the Montreal Independant Game Awards for the Best Canadian Game."
November, 2019
Team
Maxime Grégoire
Founder and CEO
William Gough
Musician and Composer
Francis Lapierre
Co-founder and Technology Director
Sara Cousineau
Game Designer
Véronique Bellavance
Art Director