Sadly though, it could still pass as a game created a few years back. From ice caves, to swampy forests, and dark crypts, a lot of effort was put into every nook and cranny. Mortal Shell may not hold up to the AAA exclusives and titles we usually get, but it’s still a game that lures your eyes in its different environments. Some of the movements you try to complete seem to have a bit of latency or don’t respond whatsoever, leaving me defenseless against my foes. It seemed to happen so often that I’m still not sure whether or not it’s just me not having enough stamina or pressing it right, or it’s some sort of glitch.
#Mortal shell difficulty upgrade
The flipside to this is being able to upgrade your talisman and improve this, but it was still frustrating throughout the entire playthrough.Īnother quite noticeable annoyance was the sometimes unresponsive dodge. Even if you succeeded, the payoff was only a minuscule amount of health. First off, I seemed to never get my hands on enough healing items, and the timing for parrying was a little imbalanced. That being said, there were some things I had taken issue with.
Your warrior comes across many caskets like this. This still didn’t stop me from getting frustrated when enemies two times my size or in a large group would screw me over. The further I’d get into the game, the easier it was for me to tackle new and more enemies.
That’s the beauty of this unforgiving game, it wants you to fail so when you succeed, you feel even stronger than before. Even near the end of the game, I was disappointed in the lack of choice for difficulty settings.īut every time you die, you get right back up and learn what you did wrong. The first camp I came across annihilated me twenty times over, destroying my confidence in the game’s systems. Everyone who started their first Dark Souls or Bloodborne got frustrated out of their minds because they couldn’t get past the first boss if their life depended on it. One thing’s for sure, the unknown is scarier than the known. You fight boss after boss as the world twists and changes around you constantly. You’re a wandering soul who takes the shells of fallen warriors. I especially got interested each time she’d flirt with us about missing some of what she calls “human pleasures”, cough cough.ĭespite this slight setback, this leaves the player to let the story unfold in their minds. She is one of the main NPCs you can talk to, who’s always there to set your revive point or acquire some abilities. I, however, couldn’t fully get into the lore of the world, even though Sester Genessa’s explanations were insightful. Some players may find this entertaining and inviting. Get to know your shells more and more throughout the game. Instead of constantly comparing it to what they aspired to be, I’ll be discussing what the title was still able to achieve on its own merit, despite its shortcomings.
The further I dive into the game, the more I realize how important every detail was to the creators of this fascinating world.Įven so, there are still unique and interesting mechanics that set Mortal Shell apart from its inspirations. But from the perspective of someone who has only dabbled in a bit of Bloodborne before realizing I couldn’t defeat Father Gascoigne without crying myself to sleep at night, I think this game holds up quite well against its competitors.Ĭlearly, the developers who made this game are huge fans of the Dark Souls games, as the vibes from even someone who never played them are remnant from the characters, level design, and combat. I can’t say with certainty whether or not fans of the Souls-like genre would like this game by developer Cold Symmetry. Mortal Shell was a surprising adventure from start to finish.
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