E.V.O.: Rebirth
46 Okunen Monogatari: Harukanaru Eden e · 46億年物語 はるかなるエデンへ
A restoration and rebalance of E.V.O.: Search for Eden that brings back the Japanese version's harder stomps and knockback, makes horns permanent and lets you re-equip parts for free once bought.
What it changes
RetchE's patch for the US release mixes a restoration with balance tweaks, without adding new parts, species, graphics or story:
- jump and stomp attacks deal full damage again, as in the Japanese version (the US release weakened them)
- collision knockback uses the stronger Japanese timing, so you are less likely to get caught in repeated hits
- ordinary horns no longer break, and their costs are rebalanced around that
- some evolution costs are lowered so more of the original parts are worth trying
- Perpetual Evolution: once a part has been bought, it shows 0 points and can be equipped again for free; the first purchase still costs EVO points
Version 1.0 also fixes an evolution-menu freeze found in earlier test builds. The author notes that AI assistance was used.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the US cartridge following the notes in the creator's repository.