If you’ve played any character-action game since the original Devil May Cry, you’ll immediately see where this one draws its inspiration from. Sprinkled throughout Soulstice’s stages are the far more compelling combat encounters. And while these linear stages hide collectibles, upgrade points in small detours and unchallenging platforming segments off the beaten path, I wasn’t very motivated to explore these largely underwhelming locations, especially if breaking even more crystals could potentially be involved. I hated every single repetitive second of these sections between fights – and there were a lot of them. It evolves to sending you to backtrack through stages to break smaller nodes in order for their connected walls to shatter, and eventually puts time limits on how many you need to break in succession. Most involve some form of breaking color-coded crystals to progress, which is just another face on the old-school keycard hunt. Even Briar and Lute, who constantly are attempting to avoid succumbing to corruption and transforming into monsters themselves, look super cool when they occasionally lose that battle.Īctually navigating through these stages is a chore as well. Bosses have a wide range of attacks and patterns that can be easy to identify but hard to master, on top of being visually expressive and cool. These freaks take all manner of shape and size, with the most eccentric having glowing prisms where their heads should be, or literally being a giant head that opens up to reveal a pulsating colossus within like the world’s most grotesque Matryoshka doll. Contrast that with the exceptional monsters populating the place, which are hit after hit of truly twisted and creative creature design worthy of being mentioned alongside the genre’s finest, and the environmental design seems especially lackluster. If I saw screenshots from each of those missions, I’d have a hard time telling the difference between them as they all feature the same dingy stone walls, dilapidated gates, and firey ramparts. Yet the many of these locations are dull and unappealing, and with the exception the last few locations in the end game, barely look any different than one another. Your journey to the ominous storm in the center of the fortified city takes you from the sprawling slums, into the castle walls, through the dank sewers, and into the reality-bent heart of the city itself. Soulstice is set to release this fall on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam).The city of Illdan, under attack by otherworldly forces, is a bland place populated with eccentric monsters. Uncover the Truth of Your Origin – Throughout the game, Briar and Lute will discover the truth about themselves and their power but must work together to stay to their unbreakable bond.Use Lute’s auras to weaken or expose them and adapt to a flow of battle that never feels the same. Combat Different Enemy Classes – Wraiths, Corrupted, and Possessed have transpassed into the world from beyond the Veil.Experience a grim world – Plunge into a dark story of sisterly love heightened by stylish and sleek art inspired by classic Japanese fantasy.A Tear in the Sky has opened above Ilden as Briar and Lute get closer to it, their surroundings become more menacing and twisted. Explore the city of Ilden – Discover puzzles and secrets in diverse locations within a troubled city in ruins.Customize weapons and abilities – Weapons are unlocked and upgraded throughout the game and can be switched even in the middle of a combo to deal greater damage to opponents.Combines their strengths to unlock powerful transformations and fulfill their true potential as a Chimera. Briar masters melee attacks and combos, while Lute controls the battlefield with her otherworldly abilities. Fight in synergy – Manage both characters simultaneously.However, as the duo fight to reach the Tear in the Sky above Ilden, their challenges will become greater and their surroundings more hostile and twisted. Thanks to diverse, combo-based combat and Lute will have a near-endless array of stylish and creative ways to dispatch their enemies as they explore a city in ruin. The striking, fantasy-inspired world of Soulstice will transport players to places filled with danger and beauty. Only by mastering the abilities of both characters will players be able to unlock their full potential as Chimera and put an end to the invasion before it’s too late. Voiced by Stefanie Joosten (Metal Gear Solid V), Briar and Lute are sisters who have been reborn as Chimera, and they are the only ones who can oppose the Wraiths, vile and ravenous beings that have come pouring into this world from the other side of the Viel. Soulstice invites players to uncover the dark truth of the Chimera, a hybrid warrior born of two souls.
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