On its surface, EarthNight screams of a simplicity that hides a complex and zen beauty. EarthNight is an auto-runner, which is not to be confused with an infinite-runner. There is a definite endpoint to EarthNight?s dragon-slaying descent into the atmosphere, though that endpoint doesn?t matter much when it?s so incredibly easy to start another run. And another. And another. Games don?t always have to be these complex sprawling open worlds with deep combat and crazy sidequests. Sometimes just running along the back of a dragon will suffice.
In EarthNight, humanity has been forced out into the stars by dragons who have taken over the earth. Our heroes are Sydney, a young girl with a hidden spirit power, and Stanley, the bearded and bald sword-wielder. These characters begin their journey in a spaceship high above the Earth?s surface, skydiving down to the planet below while eliminating dragons along the way. The ultimate goal is to reach the surface of the Earth and defeat the EarthNight dragon.
Running along the backs of dragons is a hazardous affair, and it?s not actually because the dragons themselves are all that dangerous. Waves of perilous creatures stand and fly and leap and all sorts of other things between you and the dragon?s head. Sydney or Stanley constantly move forward. Each character has their own set of moves, with Stanley having a simpler set of movement abilities and Sydney being a bit more complex but rewarding. Stanley has a higher potential skill ceilin...