Edge Of Eternity
Developer Midgar Studio
Publisher Dear Villagers
Format PC (tested), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Release Out now (PC), Q4 (consoles)
Within minutes of being introduced to Edge Of Eternity’s spiky haired protagonist Daryon, a friend mocks his oversized sword, before calling out another companion for her “clingy girlfriend routine”. Not long after, this self-aware camaraderie is cut brutally short when most of your starting party is wiped out by an invading alien force – and that’s before you discover your other comrades are being sacrificed by the religious Sanctorium, which is supposed to be protecting humanity. Right from the outset, then, it feels as if Edge Of Eternity is consciously subverting the genre it purports to be inspired by.
While we’re uneasy about a game by a non-Japanese developer being touted as a JRPG, it’s evident that the biggest influence on Midgar Studio – if the name didn’t give it away – is , arguably the most western-leaning of JRPGs. So despite that initial selfknowing air, is happy to plunder from (or be a
