Child of Eden owes a lot to Rez and Flower. It’s precocious in its ambitions, ostentatious in appearance, perhaps even easily misunderstood by some. But underneath all that is a fantastically visceral and instinctive gaming experience, one that deserves the attention of all around it. There’s a problem with that though. Child of Eden isn’t obviously wondrous.
To the seasoned games player who knows all about the delights of Rez, it is. For the occasional gamer who spends their days playing FIFA, Call of Duty and the odd Rockstar game, it’s not so clear. In action, Child of Eden is amazing. Via screenshots however, it looks bizarre and difficult to pigeonhole into one category. Throw in the fact that it’s so heavily promoted as a “proper” Kinect game and far too many people won’t realise that it’s just as brilliant with a controller too. Sales analysis aside, this is exactly why Child of Eden is worthy of everyone’s attention: it’s different.
