You know a lot of games anymore you just don’t die a whole lot. Don’t get me wrong, it is a hard game - and it took me several hours across multiple play sessions (as it did with Lords of the Fallen), to find my groove and not die too often to the point I just couldn’t justify the time spent. One thing I really liked about it that I also found with Mortal Shell was that it is not as frustratingly hard as other games in the genre. For these kinds of games, of the ones I have played, my favorite so far has been Lords of the Fallen, and I eagerly anticipate its sequel. I think Mortal Shell also strikes a good balance between giving players a strong Soulslike experience but without busting their chops too badly. Anyway, Mortal Shell strikes a fine balance in that regard. It’s a fine line to walk for developers, though, as when a story is too vague it seems intentionally edgy and annoying, perhaps lazy even, but if it’s too informative it also leaves little to think about and imagine. Though the main appeal of the game is the combat, the story and its mysterious aura are fun and more interesting than eye-roll-inducing, if that makes sense. Plenty of enemies await, and indeed the challenge is stout. The story is serviceable for sure, as The Foundling, via these shells, you’re exploring a dark and dying land and must traverse a large nexus area called Fulgrim that interconnects three distinct temples.
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These shells can be upgraded, and as you do, you unlock more lore tidbits as you go, though they’re plenty cryptic and mysterious, fitting for the genre and the Souls series that Mortal Shell is paying tribute to. There are four distinct shells, each with their own character-class skill set, ranging from tank to lighter builds. Your own form is too weak to do this effectively, so you must inhabit fallen warriors (mortal shells), that give you a chance in combat. Known as The Foundling, you are a special, fragile creature who is tasked with fighting an undead army. In Mortal Shell, you play as a faceless and voiceless character, who is just about nameless, too. Our own Alex Tudor wrote a review when the game first launched, but now, developer Cold Symmetry has released the game on PS5, sporting some nice updates to the experience but leaving the core game intact.Īlex’s review covers the bases nicely, and I’d recommend you read it, but I’ll add some redundant information here as well. It created a whole new genre of third person action adventure games, and that’s right where developer Cold Symmetry was aiming for when it released Mortal Shell just six months ago. It was interesting - the aura of mystery and darkness surrounding the story, characters, all the lore really, and even the gameplay.
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I first played Demon’s Souls at E3 2009 or whatever it was when From Software first debuted it. Ever dabbled in a genre but can’t decide if you like it or not? Soulslike games are that way with me.