Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published May 3, 2024 · Updated June 3, 2024

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review, Discover to Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden – an all-new title crafted by the renowned studio DON’T NOD, known for their acclaimed works Life is Strange and Vampyr. Immerse in an unforgettable action RPG that takes you on an exhilarating journey between life, death, love and sacrifices.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review Pros:

Awesome graphics.
51.27GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – display mode, display monitor, screen resolution, maximum frame rate, gamma, v-sync, anti-aliasing, resolution scaling, motion blur, graphics quality, view distance, foliage quality, texture quality, shadow quality, anti-aliasing, and HDD compatibility mode.
Subtitles options – display subtitles, size, speaker names, name colorization, background, and high contrast background.
Five difficulties – story, easy, normal, hard, and very hard.
Full photo mode support.
In-game cutscenes and character interactions.
Strong voicework.
Action adventure gameplay.
Can remap the controls for the keyboard.
Full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
On-screen prompts.
The compass on the top of the screen shows objectives and markers.
Multiple-choice interactions can happen at any time.
Gorgeous looking locations.
Third-person action combat with block, banish, and heavy/light attacks.
Full your banish bar to instantly banish and kill an enemy.
Find materials and resources in the world and from enemy drops
Memorable set pieces.
Insight will trigger when walking around and will pulse to help you find what you are looking for.
Investigations are where you look into why someone is being haunted, you find clues and hints to fill in the concerned characters’ portraits.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review Cons:

Shader’s pre-compilation can take a while.
Doesn’t show a way to see and remap controller buttons.
Cannot always skip or fast-forward interactions and cutscenes.
Has brought back the walk and talk sections.
Facial expressions are either good, bad, or nonexistent.
Few robotic-looking animations.
You have to be so precise in lining up the cursor to interact/pick up items.
When someone is talking you cannot interact with anything else regardless if it’s written or spoken.