Another Souls-like enters the ring, and I really enjoyed what I got to play.
I`ve made it no secret that I love Souls-likes, so much so that I tend to get excited when a new one appears. I enjoy the brutal challenge, engaging combat (most of the time), and the tendency toward obtuse storytelling. I love the Soulsborne franchise to death, perhaps even to undeath, and I`m obviously not the only one. Since Dark Souls debuted in 2011 and became a hit, we`ve seen plenty of copycats arise.
Some have even been good. Though we`d like to forget about Lords of the Fallen (aka Clunky Souls), there have been some genuinely good ones. I really enjoyed Code Vein and Salt & Sanctuary, for instance, and The Surge 2 received favorable reviews. Where the notable ones succeeded was not just copying From Software`s winning formula, but rather by adding to it. Code Vein had plenty of things like Blood Codes, Gifts, etc. Meanwhile, The Surge 2 presented a sci-fi take with plenty of nuance.
That bri...
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