Blast off into the Sakura Cosmos with EDENS ZERO, a PlayStation 5 action RPG that turns Hiro Mashima’s space-faring manga into a galaxy-spanning thrill ride. From the whimsical androids of Granbell to the sprawling cities of Blue Garden, this in-depth exploration lets you pilot Shiki and crew through a universe brimming with ether gear, emotional twists, and explosive combat. With over 700 customisation options and a story penned by Mashima himself, EDENS ZERO isn’t just fan service, it’s a full-throttle fantasy forged in stardust and steel.

EDENS ZERO Review Pros

• Anime graphics. 
• 11.03GB Download size. 
• Platinum trophy. 
• Japanese voice with English subtitles. 
• Gameplay settings – vibration, Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, and minimap rotation. 
• Brightness slider. 
• Action RPG gameplay. 
• Tutorial pop-ups as you play and a few introductory sequences. 
• Awesome in-game cutscenes, character interactions and anime-like sequences. 
• You can skip the cutscenes and fast-forward interactions or set them to auto scroll. 
• A full 3D game world, and you have 360-degree camera control. 
• The game is in a third-person view. 
• Mission markers show on the mini map and in-game. 
• Full voice work throughout. 
• Combat is real-time time and you get a combo counter and can do basic attacks, special attacks, and fill your ether gauge to unleash a special skill. 
• The library fills in with a completion percentage and is split into sections for enemies, equipment, play records, and tutorials. 
• There are over 100 weapons to collect and use in the game. 
• Ten save slots. 
• You can save and load when you want from the pause menu. 
• Full photo mode integration. 
• Sparkly points are interactive places where you can get random items and food. They do replenish over time. 
• Loot chests can be found and opened. 
• The mini map can and will show any interactive points in the immediate area when you trigger them. 
• Resting points let you heal, autosave, and you can move around the world. 
• Boss fights are big, huge events with critical last hit sequences, over-the-top action and more.
• End of combat breakdown and rewards. 
• Your ship is where you can take on missions, explore, and talk with other characters. 
• There are main story missions and optional extra events, and you can choose the order you do them. 
• Based on the official Anime. 
• A fantastic group of characters. 
• Store points can be accessed, and you can buy and sell items and gear. 
• Earn exp and level up to increase your stats and health. 
• Glee is the game’s currency used for the shops. 
• Fast loading times. 
• When going into a mission, you spawn in a location, and these locations are quite big, and you can explore and find items and chests. 
• In the open, thugs will see and chase you. Running away is a tactic, and you can fill the escape bar and get to the icon on the map to successfully escape. 
• Your health is constant across all encounters, but you can obviously heal. 
• Each character, as they level up, gets ether points that you put into an ether gear enhancement skill tree to unlock new abilities and buffs. You can do this in the pause menu at any time. 
• Full loadout management for each character, where you can equip gear and weapons for buffs and stat increases. 
• I really like the over-the-top Anime sequence when you unleash your special attack. 
• Blue Garden exploration is like an open-world option where you can just go in and explore and find stuff. 
• Find elite enemies that are tougher but give more exp and glee, plus they are usually guarding something. 
• Use the d-pad to quickly swap control of the characters within your party. 
• Every character plays uniquely. 
• This is a game for the fans of this Anime, and it nails that for them.

EDENS ZERO Review Cons

• You cannot remap the controls. 
• No accessibility options like Colourblind or text size, etc. 
• The tutorials are very basic, and you don’t even get told the simple things in most cases. 
• A very slow starter with a lot of cutscenes and interactions. 
• Trophy text is Japanese, which looks cool, but it’s a bit hard to read for someone who struggles with English. 
• The game does like its invisible walls. 
• I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the general vibe is a bit flat and disconnected. 
• Combat is very mashy; it’s hard to get in a good rhythm of blocking and dodging attacks whilst also maintaining the camera. 
• The area of effect for thugs catching you feels inconsistent, and it honestly seems like its range is four miles circled. 
• At least early on, the game is very scripted in terms of loot you can get and interactions and exploration. It gets better, but it’s a rough opening flow. 
• No quick access to items like replenishing potions. 
• The combat gets very repetitive and only really gets mixed up when you get a new party member. 

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Developer: KONAMI

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