Eikro: The Children of Darloum

This hack is themed beautifully, its levels are extremely fun, and its story combined with the cutscenes and pixel art make it feel like an entirely new experience, which makes and all-encompassing phenomenal experience. 10/10

I'm not the biggest fan of having no overworld in a romhack, but it worked really well here, giving story cards between levels was a good touch!

This is probably one of the best-looking hacks I've ever played, with custom graphics for just about everything, but I could still easily discern what each sprite was to be able to use it properly.

You're definetly my favourite creator. Really enjoying the lore in new hacks. Please keep it up!

Jordan you really outdid yourself with this one! The sheer amount of effort put into the custom graphics, cool lore, and story board type presentation in lieu of an overworld, is just astounding! On top of that, prime "Jordan Style" level design!?! This hack was easily the best I've seen from this creator. This one deserves all the praise...amazing job!

Thanks for the list of tracks, spooonsss!

And thanks to Jordan for the sweet rom hack!

I recognize some of the music, but some awesome songs I didn’t recognize.

How can I find a track list for the music?

Thanks!

your best work jordan

awesome hack that feels like it's own game. more hacks should take themselves seriously like this one imo

Jordan’s best work yet!! Creators will have to work hard to top this one as an early Hack of the Year for 2023 candidate!!

Definitely gave me White Castle vibes with the one long level feeling with no World Map. Loved the story and the sprites!! Brought the game to a whole new level!!

Final Rating = 5/5 - A Must Play!!

i feel like with this hack youve fell into your lane. superb aesthetics, sprinkles of chocolate, and nothing overly difficult while still being a challenge.

i didnt catch any of the hacks development, but im guessing this story and cutscene graphics were made with help from AI.

you set the bar high for 2023, great job on this

I came here just after finishing the hack, let's divide the review to make it more precise but first, my overall coments: Loved the hack, it has this unique component that makes a "Jordan hack" a Jordan hack, great use of all the resources:

Story:
Such a wonderful story, very intriguing, is told in a way that you become part of it, very good storytelling

Setups:
I liked the setups, all of them, in some short instances I felt like the gaps were too narrow, but just some, nothing to worry about.

Graphics:
Outstanding use of custom Graphics including the Eikro Sprite, loved it.

PS: if you haven't finished it yet, don't open the spoiler

A masterpiece and an absolute masterclass of romhacking potential! This was so much fun to play!

Looks and plays great! There are a few special level mechanics sprinkled in (I really enjoyed the castle one), but for the most part the levels flow very similarly to each other. I did enjoy this style, though the hack could have been a little shorter without losing too much.

Super fun fast placed platforming with amazing aesthetics and awesome presentation. Definitely a memorable experience!

I've played through this a few times and Jordan continues to deliver. Such a treat!

Of course it's amazing. All the same Jordan beats are still there, just absolutely covered in beautiful custom graphics and lore. Love it.

Lovely aesthetics with a story to keep you engaged as you progress, and fairly forgiving when it comes to length and checkpoints while still remaining a great challenge. Great hack!

Eikro my hero! What a special, fun and good looking hack. Also; THE LORE! All in all, masterpiece, must play. GG Jordan!

this hack is truly something special The overall theme, aesthetics and lore are wonderful and coherent. Along with that you will get your typical, distinct Jordan-leveldesign with a slight step up in difficulty from The Unknown or Everything Is Not All Right. A must play for all the slightly more experienced kaizo lovers out there!