Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

Eternity: The Last Unicorn opens with a clear, classic action RPG promise: venture into a cursed fantasy world, fight monsters, find stronger gear, and gradually turn a vulnerable hero into someone equipped for the road ahead. That simple loop is familiar for a reason. Progressing through Aurehen’s quest while adding skills, abilities, and weapon upgrades gives each new stretch of the journey a practical reason to matter beyond the central rescue mission.

The fixed-camera design is an intentional throwback, and your reaction to it will probably decide how quickly the game clicks. It gives the adventure a more staged, old-school feel rather than the freedom of a fully player-controlled view. If you miss that era of action games, it can make each location feel deliberately framed. If you want constant camera control and a more modern flow, it may be the first point of friction.

You also get two playable characters: Aurehen and Bior, a Viking searching for his missing troops. Their separate backstories and character-specific abilities add welcome variety to an adventure that otherwise stays close to traditional action RPG foundations. Go in wanting a nostalgic fantasy quest with steady progression, not a reinvention of the genre, and its straightforward structure is easier to appreciate.

Graphics

Vanaheim gives the journey its strongest visual material: Nordic-inspired temples, statues, paintings, weapons, gardens, and mythological landmarks such as Yggdrasil and Skadi Temple shape the world around Aurehen and Bior. The game leans into elves, Vikings, witches, giants, and other folklore creatures, giving its fantasy scenery a more specific flavor than a generic medieval backdrop.

Story

The premise is direct but effective. Aurehen is uniquely able to touch the cursed last unicorn, making her the one elf who can free the creature and restore peace to Alfheim. A land-wide curse and a rare creature in need of rescue are familiar fantasy ingredients, yet the goal is personal enough to keep the stakes understandable from the start.

Norse mythology does much of the heavy lifting for the setting. Gods, runes, mead, giant wolves, Jotuns, witches, and artifacts such as Freya’s Pearl give the world a recognizable cultural frame. That focus helps the adventure feel like it belongs somewhere distinct, rather than merely borrowing a few Viking names for decoration.

Bior provides a useful second thread alongside Aurehen’s mission, since he is pursuing clues about his missing troops. The story is best approached as a broad mythic journey, one centered on curses, ancient scrolls, supernatural enemies, and a looming rescue. For the developer’s own outline of that quest and its characters, the publisher’s description of Eternity: The Last Unicorn offers a helpful companion read.

Overall Experience

Eternity: The Last Unicorn is a sincere throwback. Its strongest pitch is not novelty, but the chance to spend a substantial fantasy adventure moving through a Nordic-inspired world, improving your characters, and following a clean heroic objective. The ingredients are familiar, though they are arranged with enough folklore-specific detail to give the game some personality.

Patience is part of the deal. The fixed camera and traditional progression are likely to feel comfortably retro to one gamer and restrictive to another. That does not make the approach inherently bad, but it means the game works best when you are in the mood to meet it on its own old-school terms.

Give it a chance if a 12-plus-hour action RPG about rescuing the last unicorn sounds more inviting than chasing the latest genre trend. The payoff is a conventional but committed fantasy trek, especially for anyone who likes Norse mythology and does not need every adventure to modernize its foundations.

Retro Replay Score

6.4/10