Posted on: November 12, 2022
TheSilentRhino
Games: 53 Reviews: 4
Great Souls-Like Experience
This game is one of the best in the genre and comes at an extremely affordable price, even when not on sale. The gameplay is basically flawless: all attacks hit as they should and when you get hit or die you know it's because of what you did or failed to do, not because of things outside your control. There are lots of "charms" that give or enhance different abilities, though I found I only used a few of them, but you may use others depending on your play style and experience. Most enemies are cool-looking, and they all generally have unique attacks (some have no attacks other than to hit you by "accidentally" knocking into you), with some being quite memorable. Some bosses are very difficult, while others are beatable on the first try but it's nice to have an easy boss every once in a while. The locations are also very nice, having a decent mix of verticality and length. They all also have several hidden areas, which are fun to find. The only area that's a bit annoying is the one before the colosseum: too much verticality and some annoying enemies. The fast traveling mechanic is not the best out there, but each main area has at least one fast travel point and as you progress you obtain "charms" or abilities that increase your movement speed or dash speed/distance so you can move very quickly. The only gripe with traversal in this game is that you don't automatically get to see where you are on the mini-map, which I hope they fix in Silksong, but it's not the worst thing since you get the charm to be able to see yourself on the map very early on. And if you need that charm slot for something else during a boss battle you can take it out and put it back after. Overall, I highly recommend this game if you're looking for something a bit more challenging that will run on lower-end hardware. Looking forward to Silksong.
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