Posted on: August 2, 2021
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Fun but short boss rush with decent lore
If Eldest Souls was twice as long, with the same level of quality, I'd rate it as high as a 4.5/5. It took me around 10 hours to beat, but if you are a god gamer, it's possible to beat it in 2-5 hours on a blind playthrough. (Yes, I watched someone do it in 2. The red skill tree = gorilla mode). That said, it does have a NG+ mode where the bosses' mechanics are upgraded to provide a much greater challenge. I haven't made it far into this mode, but even the very first boss becomes quite an S.O.B. with how his moves and patterns change. The game indicates there is a NG+2, 3...and so forth, but I can't say if the boss mechanics continue to change with each subsequent NG+, whether the story/lore changes, or how high the NG+ system goes to. But is it good? The boss fights are varied and provide a satisfying challenge. I never felt frustrated enough to want to quit, and when I won my heart was pounding and I felt strong sense of reward. Mechanically, the game has some interesting features. Instead of healing potions, you have a lifesteal mechanic called Bloodthirst which is triggered when you land a charged up attack. While in Bloodthirst you heal based on the damage you deal, and you can also perform a heavy attack called Bloodburst which ends Bloodthirst. You then have three skill trees, which are roughly based around mobility, damage, and defence. You get a skill point to invest from every boss you kill, and although you can only use one tree at a time, you can respec your skill points freely at any time. Finally, for every boss you kill you get a shard which represents that boss's powers. This shard can be slotted into your basic mechanics (charge attack, bloodburst, dash), as an active skill, or into your skill tree's active skill. The story notably seems to borrow a couple motifs from Song of Ice and Fire, like The Wall. There are five endings based on key item and NPC interactions, but unfortunately appear to only provide different flavor text. Possibly rushed
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